[Bangla Daily Star] Police arrested an Ehsar (full time) cadre of outlawed organisation Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Basail upazila yesterday.The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Yunus, 32, son of Idris Ali of Habla Dakkhin Para village in Basail.
Acting on a tip off, police raided Yunus's house at Habla Dakkhin Para early in the morning and arrested him.
Mohammad Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of Basail Police Station, told The Daily Star that Yunus is a JMB cadre and he had been absconding since the serial bomb blast incident on August 17, 2005.
He said Yunus is accused in at least seven cases in connection with militant activities in different districts. Of the cases, three were filed in Mymensingh, three in Netrakona and one in Joypurhat.
Yunus was involved in different militant activities including arms loot and assaults on police in Joypurhat, bomb blasts at four cinemas in Mymensingh, and bomb blast on Netrakona Udichhi premises, said sources in Basail police.
Tangail police are interrogating Yunus under tight security.