3 members of Ansar Al Islam arrested in Cox`s Bazar

Three active members of the banned militant outfit "Ansar Al Islam" have been arrested from Cox’s Bazar.

The arrestees are Zakaria Mondol, 19, of Islampur area of Jamalpur; Niamat Ullah, 21, of Borhan Uddin upazila of Bhola; and Md Ozair, 19, of Sonagajir area of Feni.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) media commander Arafat Islam confirmed the matter in a press conference at RAB-15 office on Friday noon (June 28).

Arafat Islam also said that based on the RAB headquarters' intelligence information, RAB-15 and RAB-7 jointly conducted the operation from midnight today until morning in the Choufaldandi area.

Meanwhile, extremist booklets, leaflets and manuals for making explosives were recovered from their possession.