9 'militants' arrested in Jhalakathi

Police yesterday evening arrested nine people as they were allegedly having militant training inside a madrasa-slash-mosque at Nalcity of Jhalakathi.
Superintendent of Police of Jhalakathi Md Majid Ali told a correspondent that they had raided Kamdebpur Qawmi Madrasa around 7:00pm following a tip-off and found the men training armed with sharp weapons like machetes.
Several books on jihad were also recovered from the madrasa.
He said, “The madrasa imparts lessons on the holy Quran in the morning and at night trained militants from different districts.”
Arrestees Moshiur Rahman, Nurul Islam, Sohag, and Baki Billah were from Nalcity, Mohammad Zubair was from Kathalia of Jhalakathi, Abul Bashar Mridha, Minhazul Abedin, and Abdul Aziz were from Rajoir of Madaripur, and Sirajul Islam was from Muksudpur of Gopalganj.