3 high-explosives defused, 2 Neo-JMB militants arrested in Bangladesh
Mon, Jul 12 2021 10:51:15 AM
By Sumi Khan
Dhaka, Jul 12 (IANS): Three high-explosives were defused and two members of the Neo-JMB banned militant outfit were arrested in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district by a specialised unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), a top official said here.
This was confirmed to IANS on Sunday night by Md Asaduzzaman, chief of the DMP's Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.
Three back-to-back explosions rocked the area during the operation between 10.45 p.m. and 11.06 p.m.
One of the arrested Neo-JMB members was identified as Abdullah Al Mamun, who had led several militant attacks on law enforcement and other professionals, officials told IANS on Sunday night.