3 Hizb-ut Tawhid men arrested
Leaflets, jihadi books seized
Police arrested three members of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tawhid in Panchagarh town yesterday and seized leaflets, posters, CDs and books on jihad from their possession.
The arrestees are Hozaifa Islam, 14, Zahid Islam, 20, and Sajid Hasan, 17. They hail from Gangni upazila of Meherpur district.
They had been living in a rented house in Tulardanga area of the district for the last one month, police said.
The Hizb-ut-men were distributing books on jihad and CDs among the locals and pasting posters on walls in front of the local press club at around 1:00pm.
Being informed by local people, law enforcers from Panchagarh Police Station reached the spot and arrested the Hizb-ut-Tawhid activists.
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