Convicted ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir member’ on the run for 11 years arrested

Rapid Action Battalion members have arrested a convicted member of the banned militant group Hizb ut-Tahrir from Jatrabari.

The arrestee was identified as Tauhidur Rahman Tauhid, 32, an active member of militant group. He was sentenced two years' imprisonment.

A special team of RAB-2 conducted a drive in Dhaka's Jatrabari on Saturday and arrested Tauhid, senior additional director of RAB-2, said.

According to the RAB official, Tauhid was actively involved in anti-state activities -- holding meetings to conspire against the government and distributing leaflets and posters of Hizb ut-Tahrir to encourage madrasa and school students to be engaged in militancy.