report in The Daily Star, June 24, 2023
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police arrested Shamin Mahfuj, founder of militant outfit Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, and his wife from the capital’s Demra last night.
It also recovered a huge cache of explosives from the couple, said Md Asaduzzaman, chief of the CTTC.
Leaders of three militant outfits formed Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya in 2019.
Shamin, a former leader of outlawed militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, had been a key figure in the outfit since its formation, the CTTC official said.
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