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Man arrested in Jessore 'terror den' is regional organiser of Neo-JMB: Police
Police say the man they have arrested in a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Jessore is a regional organiser of the revived edition of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or Neo-JMB.
Published : 23 Oct 2017, 04:10 PM
Updated : 23 Oct 2017, 06:03 PM
Jessore district Superintendent of Police Anisur Rahman briefed the media about the raid after it ended around 10pm on Monday.
The law enforcers cordoned off the house at Pagladaha village of Sadar Upazila in the evening following information from the Police Headquarters.
SP Rahman said eight teams of law enforcers, including police's counterterrorism unit from Dhaka and Jessore district force, carried out the three-hour-long operation.
The house's owner Mozaffar Hossain was arrested following the discovery of 30 grenade shells, 50 switches, two magazines for pistols, five rounds of ammunition, blast gel, 10 litres of chemicals, half a kilogram of nails and four knives from the house.
SP Rahman said Mozaffar is the Jessore region organiser of Neo-JMB.
The 40-year-old is a homeopathy doctor and imam of the mosque at MM College, said Moniruzzaman, assistant inspector general of police.
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