42 cadres of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) were arrested on September 17 during an overnight from Biral, Bochaganj and Sadar upazilas (sub-District) of Dinajpur District, reports The Daily Star. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested them for their suspected militant activities.
Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police on September 16 arrested two cadres of ABT from Muktagacha in Mymensingh District, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Mohamad Kawsar Ahmed Milon (30) and Zahid Mostafa (20). Two mobile phones, four SIM cards, seven soft copies of books promoting extremism and printed hard copies were recovered from them.