DHAKA, May 17, 2024 (BSS) – Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested the main arms supplier of the banned militant outfit 'Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya' in Gazipur, police said.

The arrested was identified as Abdur Rahim.

DMP Additional Police Commissioner (CTTC) Md Asaduzzaman disclosed this in a press conference at DMP's media center here today.

A team of CTTC arrested him from Kaliakair in Gazipur on Wednesday, he said.

Later, based on the information given by him, the law enforcers recovered a large amount of arms and explosives from two hidden drums in the forest located at Naikhongchhari in Bandarban district, he added.