Two alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir men arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-2) personnel early yesterday arrested two alleged members of banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, including a Dhaka University student, from a house in the city's Hajaribagh area.
Of the detainees, Towhidur Rahman, 22, is a second semester student of the DU marketing department, while Tariqul Hasan Ashiq, 18, is an admission seeker, said Mohammad Safiul Sarwar, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Rab-2.
Sarwar said huge anti-state publications, including leaflets and books and a laptop, have been seized from their possession.
Towhidur and Ashiq are staying on the second floor of the house of a retired secretary as tenants near Madhubagh Mosque.
Sarwar said the detained persons admitted their involvement with the banned organisation.
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