Four IS members arrested in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan 19: At least four members of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) have been arrested from Dhaka, police claimed. The Islamic State's chief coordinator in Bangladesh was among the arrested, bdnews24.com quoted the Bangladesh police detective branch's Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman as saying. The four were identified as Shakhawatul Kabir, Anwar Hossain, Rabiul Islam and Nazrul Islam. They were arrested from Dhaka's Jatrabarhi and Khilkhet areas Monday. A laptop and IS leaflets have been recovered from them, added the police official. Police inspector Abu Zafar said Kabir's brother-in-law Shamim and Baten's brother Sayem lived in Pakistan and they were members of IS. The two had given Kabir the responsibility to work as IS chief coordinator in Bangladesh, Zafar said. According to the official, Kabir had been frequently travelling to India, Pakistan and other countries.