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| Two Huji men held |
| 2010-06-22 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The Rapid Action Battalion in the last two days arrested two Huji (Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami) members, who had been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and explosives. The arrestees are Abul Kashem alias Abdullah and Abdul Haque alias Jahangir. The law enforcers arrested Abdullah on Sunday at about 9:00pm and Jahangir yesterday morning from Valuka bus stand in Mymensingh, said Legal and Media Wing Director of Rab Commander Mohammad Sohail. Earlier, Abdullah and Jahangir were arrested with another 39 Huji members on February 19, 1996 from a training camp in a deep forest at Thanaikhali of Ukhia near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. A large cache of firearms and ammunition were seized in the joint drive. In 1998, the arrestees were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a special tribunal. But they all were released on bail from the High Court soon after the BNP-Jamaat alliance assumed power in 2001. The two arrestees during interrogation said they are not directly involved with the banned outfit, the Rab official said. |
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