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In a stepped up drive against religious extremism eight Islamic priests were arrested in the northern Pabna district for spreading militancy through mosques. Seven alleged militants were also rounded up after an overnight raid on a hideout used by the extremists evading arrests in Bogra district north of Dhaka. Four others were also detained for distributing Islamic posters and booklets.
Earlier eight suspected Islamic militants were captured by an anti-terror police squad in central Bangladesh Sunday during a raid on an Islamic religious school, officials said. The arrested militants were members of the outlawed Mujahideen group who have vowed to change Bangladesh, a Muslim majority country, into an Islamic state ruled by the Koran.
Police raided a madrassa, an Islamic school, in central Tangail district after a tip off that the militants had gathered for a secret meeting. A huge number of home made explosives including hand grenades were seized.