Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Police arrest 10 female Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh members
Satkhira: Bangladesh police have arrested 10 members of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh group Satkhira, media reports said.
They were arrested from the house of Abdul Jalil in Bashtala upazila in Satkhira during a secret meeting, reports Dhaka Tribune.
The arrestees are Majeda Khatun, 45, Firoza Begum, 55, Morzina Khatun, 50, Farida Khatun, 45, Rizia Khatun, 35, Rafiza Khatun, 45, Beauty Khatun, 45, of Alipur village of Sadar upazila; Khadija Parveen, 40, China Parveen, 35 of Sultanpur and Anwara Begum, 58, of Bagerhat district, the newspaper reported.
Satkhira Sadar Police officer-in-charge Md Delwar Hussain told Dhaka Tribune that a drive was carried out on Friday morning over a tip-off. During the drive, 33 jihadi books were also recovered.
A case has been filed against them at Satkhira police station.
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