The RAB arrested two suspected activists of the banned Islamist militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from separate spots in Khulna metropolitan area last night. The arrested are: Md Motiur Rahman alias Masud, 20, son of Md Banat Ali of village Haradanga under Gangni police station of Meherpur district and Abdur Rokib alias Nuruddin, 22, son of Md Ishak Ali of village Moupara under Mahanpur police station of Rajshahi district. Motiur Rahman was arrested from Daulatpur Natunrasta area and Rokib from Daulatpur rail crossing area. During interrogation, both Motiur Rahman and Rokib had admitted their involvement in the planting of bombs in Jessore town on August 17 this year, according to a RAB press release. They also admitted that they belong to the Ehsar category of JMB activists who are ready to sacrifice life for Allah.
| And they're going to get the chance to do so on a dark night in a deserted industrial district of Chittagong. |