Bangladesh: Two militants involved in Gulshan cafe attack arrested

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two organisers of banned militant outfit 'neo-JMB' from Rupganj area of Narayanganj district. Both are the members of 'Sarwar-Tamim Group' involved in the Gulshan cafe attack. Among them, Imran Ahmed is the 'Amir' of the organisation. Apart from firearms, a booklet called 'Passport of the Paradise' was recovered from them.

The suspects were arrested on Saturday night. The media wing chief Mufti Mahmud Khan said that through the book 'Passport of Heaven', people were motivated for militant activities. However, he did not elaborate on what was written inside the book.

The RAB officials said on the basis of inputs, they arrested Imran Ahmed of the JMB Sarwar-Tamim Group and his associate Shamim Mia.

During the initial interrogation, Imran revealed that he was a textile factory owner. In 2012, he got involved in militant activities through a friend. A lot of other literature related to militancy was recovered from his office, factory building and home.

The media wing chief added, "JMBs are now giving more importance to Dawah. That is why they had recently met in Bogra district recently wherein a 10-member committee was constituted for the activities of the dawah."

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