66 Jamaat, Shibir men arrested in Savar for planning sabotage
Seven crude bombs, some jihadi books, donation receipts, Shibir hand notes, recruitment forms and bamboo sticks were seized from their possession
Police have arrested 66 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and Islami Chhatra Shibir, the party's student wing, from Savar for planning sabotage.
They were arrested from inside a housing project located in Vakurta union parishad while conducting a meeting on Friday (18 November) evening.
Confirming the matter to The Business Standard, Savar Model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Deepak Chandra Saha said, "Acting on a tip-off, we arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men and seized explosives, leaflets on radicalisation and other important evidence. They were conducting a secret meeting."
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Addressing the press, Additional Superintendent of Police Shahidul Islam said, "Seven crude bombs, some jihadi books, donation receipts, Shibir hand notes, recruitment forms and bamboo sticks were seized from their possession."
"They all have been shown arrested in two cases. They were sent to court earlier today (19 November). We have pleaded for remand."
However, police are yet to provide any personal details of the arrestees.
