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Huji leader arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged operative of banned outfit Harkat-ul Jihad (Huji) from Pabahati village in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The arrestee, Shaheen Mahmud, 46, son of Abdul Kuddus of Pabahati village, is a Khulna regional leader of the outfit. Hamidul Haque, squadron leader of Rab-6, said on secret information, a team of Rab led by Major Ashraf raided the house of Shaheen at about 3:30am and arrested him. They also seized 20 books on jihad, 13 leaflets, a foreign ID card and a passport from his possession. The arrestee was involved in serial bomb explosions on 21 August, added Haque.
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