DHAKA, Nov 19, 2020 (BSS) – The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of DMP arrested
four members of the outlawed Hijbut Tahrir from city’s Dakshinkhan area
yesterday.
The arrestees are Md Jahirul Islam Titu, 32, Md Rashidul Islam alias
Hridoy, 23, Al Mahmud, 25, and Md Mujahid, 18.
The police also recovered 10 mobile sets, a CPU, huge number of extremist
books, leaflets, Pdf files and prints of online content, hand written diaries
and publications of ‘Hijbut Tahrir Media Ulaiyah Bangladesh’ from their
possession.
ATU Police Super (Media and Awareness) Mohammad Aslam Khan told BSS that
they were arrested during an operation conducted in the Kawla Chandartek area
of Dakshinkhan at around 4:15pm.
“They had been carrying out anti-state conspiracies, distributing
leaflets, propaganda through posters, online conferences and online campaigns
with an aim to establish the Khilafat (caliphate), for a long time,” he said.
A case has been filed with Dakshin Khan police station.