Four Islamist militants of the banned homegrown JMB group, including its top regional head, were arrested
on Thursday, who authorities said were responsible for Bangladesh’s worst terror attack on a cafe in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided a hideout of militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Gazipur’s Tongi this morning and arrested the four militants.
Mahmudul Hassan Tanvir, the ‘Amir’ of the group’s southern region was among the arrested persons, the RAB spokesperson said. The other three have been identified as Ashiqul Akbar Abesh, Najmus Shakib and Rahmatullah Shuvo.
RAB’s media wing Director Mufti Mahmud Khan said a huge quantity of weapons, ammunition and bomb-making material have been recovered from the house. Khan said the RAB swung into action after receiving a tip-off that the four were present in a building.