Police arrest five ‘militants’ in Gazipur with bombs

Police in Gazipur say they have arrested five militants and found bombs and weapons in their possession.

Gazipur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 Nov 2016, 09:22 AM
Updated : 2 Nov 2016, 09:22 AM

The arrests were made late on Tuesday from Kachuparha Shalban area during a 'secret meeting',  said Superintendent of Police Harun or Rashid.

"A special task force conducted a raid around 11pm on a tip-off of the meeting," he said.

The five have been identified as Tanvirul Haq Shijul, 23, from Bogra and  Harun Miah,37, Md Hossain, 29, Din Islam,35, and Abdul Hannan, 35. All of them are from Kishoreganj.

Police said it seized 11 bombs, three sharp weapons, jihadi literatures and two flags during the raid.