Police Grab Militant Group Leader In Dhaka
May 26 2010
Police in Bangladesh say they have captured the leader of a banned Islamist group in the Dania region of the capital Dhaka, reports the Daily Star (Bangladesh).
Saidur Rahman Jafar, the head of the Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB), was arrested Monday night, along with the head of the group's military wing, Ameer Hossain Sharif and two other JMB members.
Saidur has led the JMB since 2007, when the previous leader was executed, reported Reuters. He is suspected of planning...
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