CTTC arrests 2 over plan to attack Jatiya Sangsad , provocative speech
Sakib (left) and Ali Hasan Osama. Photo: collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Counter-terrorism officials claimed to have arrested an operative of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam, who was planning an attack on Jatiya Sangsad, and a preacher for his provocative speech.
Sakib, who announced he will attack the parliament, was arrested from Dhaka s Sher-E-Bangla Nagar area around 7:45pm yesterday while Ali Hasan Osama was arrested from Rajbari district early today, Saiful Islam, a deputy commissioner of DMP s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit, told The Daily Star.
Bangladesh foils radical Islamists Parliament attack plan
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Bangladesh foils radical Islamists Parliament attack plan. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 6 : Chasing a lead generated by SIGINT interception, Bangladesh counter-terrorism officials have nabbed a militant of radical Islamist group Ansar-al-Islam, who has admitted to planning an attack on Jatiya Sangsad (parliament).
Anwesha Bhaumik
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Chasing a lead generated by SIGINT interception, Bangladesh counter-terrorism officials have nabbed a militant of radical Islamist group Ansar-al-Islam, who has admitted to planning an attack on Jatiya Sangsad (parliament).
Ansar radical Sakib has confessed to his plans to attack the parliament after his arrest from Dhaka s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on Wednesday evening.
Seven individuals have already been identified and the list is being updated, officers said.
The number of militant acts has fallen, thanks to crackdowns, but the threat of radicalisation is on the rise, said Saiful Islam, deputy commissioner of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police. The list we have been making contains the names of several leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam. We are working to bring to book the extremist speakers who are popular among militants, he said.
The speakers will be accused under the anti-terrorism act as instigators .
The CTTC has an online monitoring process, he said, But radicalisation cannot be stopped by monitoring alone. We have taken steps to take action.