Bangladesh arrests militant Islamist leader

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 26, 2023 12:10 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested the leader of an Islamist organization at his hideout in Dhaka, officers said Saturday, months after the launch of a crackdown against the group.

Shamin Mahfuz, the founder of Jamaat al Ansar fil Hindal Sharqiya, is accused of helping to run militant training camps in the country's restive Chittagong Hill Tracts.

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