NAKHALPARA ‘SHOOTOUT’

RAB to file case under anti-terror act

A case will be filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with the anti-militancy drive at Dhaka’s Nakhalpara on Friday.  Lt. Colonel Imranul Hassan, Rapid Action Battalion-3 (RAB-3) commander, said yesterday (Saturday) that the case would be filed on behalf of the RAB.  Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon police station, told The Independent that all procedures for filing the case had been completed. "We will file case after receiving case related documents," he added.

On Friday, three militants were killed in a raid on a militant hideout at Dhaka’s Nakhalpara. They were identified as banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) members, according to RAB. Their names are yet to be confirmed. Investigation is on.

The three were aged between 25 and 30.

A RAB team raided "Rubi Villa" near the Prime Minister’s Office around 2am. A group of militants was staying on the fourth floor of the six-storeyed building at west Nakhalpara. Two firearms, three suicide vests, three improvised explosive devices and some detonators were seized from the hideout, said the elite force.

During the raid, RAB personnel rescued four tenants who were in the other two rooms of the flat on the fourth floor. RAB had raided the same building in 2013 and 2016 and arrested several people.

RAB suspects that one of the militants had faked his identity as it found copies of two different national ID cards with his photograph. In one ID, his name was mentioned as Jahid from Comilla, and in the other as Sajib from Brahmanbaria.

RAB officers said the owner of the house, Shabbir Hossain, was a Flight Officer of Biman.

Rubel, responsible for ensuring the building’s security, was detained for interrogation. But no vital information could be gathered from him. 

 

NAKHALPARA SHOOTOUT

RAB to file case under anti-terror act

A case will be filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with the anti-militancy drive at Dhakas Nakhalpara on Friday. Lt. Colonel Imranul Hassan, Rapid Action Battalion-3 (RAB-3) commander, said yesterday (Saturday) that the case would be filed on behalf of the RAB. Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon police station, told The Independent that all procedures for filing the case had been completed. We will file case after receiving case related documents, he added. On Friday, three militants were killed in a raid on a militant hideout at Dhakas Nakhalpara. They were identified as banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) members, according to RAB. Their names are yet to be confirmed. Investigation is on. The three were aged between 25 and 30. A RAB team raided Rubi Villa near the Prime Ministers Office around 2am. A group of militants was staying on the fourth floor of the six-storeyed building at west Nakhalpara. Two firearms, three suicide vests, three improvised explosive devices and some detonators were seized from the hideout, said the elite force. During the raid, RAB personnel rescued four tenants who were in the other two rooms of the flat on the fourth floor. RAB had raided the same building in 2013 and 2016 and arrested several people. RAB suspects that one of the militants had faked his identity as it found copies of two different national ID cards with his photograph. In one ID, his name was mentioned as Jahid from Comilla, and in the other as Sajib from Brahmanbaria. RAB officers said the owner of the house, Shabbir Hossain, was a Flight Officer of Biman. Rubel, responsible for ensuring the buildings security, was detained for interrogation. But no vital information could be gathered from him.