Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the “military commander” of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Friday.
The arrestee was identified as Hafez Nur Mohammad, 32.
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Based on information, a team of RAB-15 conducted a drive in Shamlapur and arrested Nur around 10 pm, said Abu Salam Chowdhury, senior assistant director of RAB-15 (Law and Media).
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Based on Nur’s information, the elite force is conducting drives to arrest other members of the group.
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