The arrestees are Saiful Islam, 37, son of late Ansar Ali of Fulchhari upazila in Gaibandha, and Jikrul Ahmed, 32, son of Iman Ali of Chararpar village in Nilphamari Sadar upazila.
Tipped-off that a group of banned militant outfit gathered in a house at Bogulagari in Jaldhaka municipality area, a DB team raided the house and arrested Saiful, said Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman, Superintendent of Nilphamari Police, at a press conference on Thursday noon.
Following information gleaned from Saiful, the detectives conducted another drive at Chararpar village in Sadar upazia and arrested Jikrul.
Saiful is the coordinator of ‘Allahr Dal’ of whole Bangladesh while Jikrul is the publicity secretary of the militant outfit’s district unit, the SP added.
He said the arrestees are followers of militant Matin Mehedi, who established ‘Allahr Dal’ and was arrested in 2007.
Md Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Jaldhaka Police Station, said a case was filed against the arrestees in 2009.