2 ABT Members Held with Explosives in Bogura

Two members of the outlawed Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) militant group were arrested on Sunday with explosives and weapons from Baghupara in Bogura.

The arrestees were identified as Ikbal Hossain Sarkar, 40, and Jaedur Rahman, alias Abdulla, 38, both from Cumilla, reports media.

Confirming the news, Bogura Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Asraf Bhuiyan said that the main operation of the two militants was to raise funds for their organization.

Police recovered 475 grams of explosives, a pistol, two rounds of ammunition, 25 books on extremism and 50 leaflets from their possession.