DHAKA, Aug 20, 2023 (BSS) - Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
arrested an active member of Jamaat-e-Islami from Mohammadpur area of the
capital during a drive on Saturday night.

The arrested was Md Rasel Rony alias Talukder Shamim, 40, is the son of Shah
Alam Talukder, a resident of Haziganj Thana area in Chandpur district.

"A team of the RAB-2 arrested him after a search operation was conducted in
Dhaka Udyan area in Mohammadpur around 9pm on Saturday," RAB-2 Senior
Assistant Director (media) ASP Shihab Karim told BSS today.

"Rony is an active member and a leader of the banned militant outfit. He was
accused of arson and terrorism in a case file with Haziganj Thana on 2014.
After getting bail, he went into hiding," he added.

RAB-2 sources said that the arrestee was sentenced to five years of
imprisonment and was fined Taka 5,000. Multiple cases were lodged against him
at different police stations in Chandpur.

"He has been handed over to the Haziganj Thana Police," the RAB-2 official
added.