A suspected member of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam was detained from the capital's New Market area by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday night.
The arrestee is identified as Md Mujahid, 23, hailing from Bhola district, reports UNB.
A special team of RAB-2 conducted a drive at New Way Service Station area at 25 Mirpur Road under New Market Police Station at 9:05 pm on Thursday and detained Mujahid, said a press release on Friday.
The elite force claimed that Mujahid is an active member of the militant group Ansar Al Islam and was going to participate in a meeting with other members of the banned group.
A case was filed against him at New Market Police Station under Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 (Amendment 2013).
RAB-2 has tightened its surveillance as per the information gleaned from another active member of the militant group who was arrested recently.
RAB learned that a member of Ansar Al Islam was going to join a clandestine meeting with other members of the group and conducted the drive and detained him.
Mujahid was trying to collect new member for the militant group using social networking sites. He used to take part in secret meetings with other members of the banned militant group, RAB said.
Examining his social networking ID, his involvement with militancy was found, RAB claimed.
