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DHAKA, (APP/AFP) – Bangladesh police have
arrested 37 suspected Islamist militants as part of a nationwide
crackdown on militants, an official said Saturday.
Police officials said more than 1,000 people were detained
after the anti-militant drive was launched across the country on
Friday, although that number included regular arrests.
“In the last 24 hours, 37 Islamist militants were arrested.
They included 27 members of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB),”
A.K.M Shahidur Rahman, deputy police inspector general told AFP.
“Police have also seized one weapon, explosives and ammunition
from their possession,” he added.
Nine members of the JMB, a banned militant outfit, were
arrested in Rajshahi, Shariful Islam, a police inspector in the
northwestern district, told AFP.