In the latest developments over August 17 blasts, Shaekh Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai were charge-sheeted Thursday in Kushtia while seven more suspected extremists were arrested from Meherpur, Jhenidah and Netrokona. The CID submitted a chargesheet accusing 12 JMB (Jaamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh) members, including its top leader Rahman and JMJB (Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh) chief Bangla Bhai on charge of planting bombs in seven points in Kushtia on August 17. | Charge sheet all you want, but until you catch 'em you got nuttin'... |
Meanwhile, Law-enforcers arrested six persons suspecting them to be members of the outlawed Islamic outfit JMB from Jhenidah and Meherpur districts on Wednesday, as hunt for bombers continued across the country. Four of them denied their involvement with JMB (Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh), but they reportedly confessed to their being members of a different Islamic organisation styled " Talemar Jamaat". Professor Abdul Majid of Charfassion in Bhola is the chief of this new group—one of a good many already discovered in the current crackdown, prompted by recent serial bombings. Sources said Saiful Islam alias Tara, Azahar Uddin, Abu Sayeed and Firuzor Rahman alias Firoz were arrested in Jhenidah, while Milon Hossain alias Salam and Samad were run in from Meherpur.
In Jhenidah: Members of the eliteforce RAB with the help of Kotchandpur and Kaliganj police conducted a drive at village Dudshawra under Kotchandpur upazila early Wednesday, rounding up the four suspects. Police said Saiful rented the house of Abdus Samad in village Dudshawra on October 10. Firoz, Azahar and Sayeed went to visit Saiful’s house on Tuesday night. The operation was launched on receipt of secret information about the movements and motives of the self-confessed Talemar Jamaat members. In Meherpur, Milon, a trader, and Samad, a peasant, were arrested from their houses at village Kolaidanga.