The Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialized unit of Bangladesh Police, arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Bhatara area in the city on Wednesday night.
The arrestee was identified as Md Lutfar Rahman Junayet alias JB, 31. He is a student of 10th semester of BBA (Marketing) of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST).
Tipped off, a special ATU team conducted a drive in Bhatara area on Wednesday night and arrested Junayet, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Aslam Khan of the ATU headquarters (Media & Awareness).
A case was filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Bhatara police station.
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