Authorities uncovered a cache of weapons and bomb-making materials during a raid on an Islamic school in southern Bangladesh on Tuesday, a police officer said.
| Well, where else would you find arms and bombs? |
A special anti-crime unit found about a dozen guns, several thousand bullets, bomb-making materials and booklets on 'jihad' or holy war at the 'Green Crescent' Islamic charity school in the coastal district of Bhola, said Mamunur Rashid of the Rapid Action Battalion. He said a teacher and three employees at the religious school, or madrassah, had been arrested and officials were continuing to search the premises.
Rashid said the school, which also houses orphans, was opened a few months ago in a remote area of the coastal district, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of the capital, Dhaka. No further details were immediately available.
Last week, Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith said authorities would examine the activities and sources of funding of some Islamic charities that were approved by the previous alliance government, which included two Islamic parties. |