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Bangladesh Arrests 37 Takfiri Militants in Crackdown

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Bangladesh Arrests 37 Takfiri Militants in Crackdown

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Bangladesh police have arrested 37 suspected extremist militants as part of a nationwide crackdown on Takfiris, an official said Saturday, following a spate of murders of minorities and secular activists.

Police officials said more than 1,000 people were detained after the anti-militant drive was launched across the country on Friday, although that number included regular arrests.

"In the last 24 hours, 37 ‘Islamist’ militants were arrested. They included 27 members of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh [JMB]," A.K.M Shahidur Rahman, deputy police inspector general told Agence France Presse.

"Police have also seized one weapon, explosives and ammunition from their possession," he added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team