DHAKA, Oct 27, 2022 (BSS) – A court here today placed five alleged members of newly emerged militant outfit Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya on a two-day remand each in a case lodged under Anti Terrorism Act.

The remanded accused are- Md Abdullah, 22, Md Tajul Islam, 33, Md Ziauddin, 37, Md Habibullah, 19, and Md Mahmudul Hasan, 18.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order as police produced the five accused before the court and pleaded to place them on 10-day remand in the case.

Police on October 26 arrested them from capital’s Demra area. Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit inspector SM Mizanur Rahman filed the case with Demra Police Station.