Fugitive JMB man arrested

Detectives arrested a fugitive Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) man from Kanhor village in Trishal upazila under the district on Tuesday afternoon.

The arrestee was identified as Zonayed Siddique Bibek, 40, son of late Zobayed Siddique of Kanhor.

On information, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police led by sub-inspector Mofizul Islam raided the area and arrested Bibek from his home around 3:30pm, said Imarat Hossain Gazi, officer-in-charge of DB police, Mymensingh.

Bibek is an accused in series bomb attacks in Mymensingh on August 17, 2005, police said.

He was being interrogated at the DB office as of filing of this report.