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Hizb ut-Tahrir militant arrested in Dhaka

BSS . Dhaka
03 Feb 2023 19:15:16 | Update: 03 Feb 2023 19:56:21
Hizb ut-Tahrir militant arrested in Dhaka
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Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Bangladesh Police on Friday arrested a member of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Natun Bazar area under Vatara Police Station in Dhaka.

Tamij Ahammed Sobuj, 32, was also convicted and sentenced to two-year imprisonment in an Anti-Terrorism Act case, in absentia.

Confirming the matter to BSS, SP Mohammad Aslam Khan of ATU (media and awareness wing) said a police team arrested Sobuj from Natun Bazar area at around 9am on Friday. Police said the convicted fugitive was hiding for seven long years and was tried in his absence.

"He was arrested in 2014 while distributing leaflets for Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later he went into hiding after coming out of jail on bail. Sobuj was sentenced to two-year imprisonment in the case filed with Kalabagan Police Station," SP Khan added.

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