The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police arrested an active member of the banned militant outfit ‘Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB), from the city's Kuril Bishwa Road area on Monday night.
The arrested Mohammad Monwar Hossen, 28, is the son of Mohammad Ayub Mia of Golamunda village under Joldhaka thana of Nilphamari district.
“A team of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Bangladesh Police arrested Monwar during an overnight drive in the city's Kuril Bishwa Road under Vatara thana at around 9:45pm on Monday night,” ATU ASP (media) Wahida Parveen told BSS.
The arrestee, who has been hiding in different parts of the country for 12 years, is a fugitive accused in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act with the Hathazari police station of Chattogram.
Necessary legal actions have been taken against him, she added
