Police detained 23 people from a mosque at Tejgaon College in the capital after Friday prayers, suspecting them of having links to a militant outfit.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted the raid based on intelligence information, according to senior officials of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit and Tejgaon Division.
Police sources said they received information that a secret meeting was taking place at the college mosque and subsequently conducted the raid, detaining 23 people.
The detainees are suspected to be members of ‘Ittehadul Ummah’, according to primary findings.
An additional deputy commissioner of the CTTC unit told TIMES of Bangladesh that the detainees were taken into custody for their suspected links to a militant organisation.
“The detainees are suspected members of a militant organisation. Their identities and backgrounds are being verified,” he said.
The detainees were being taken from Tejgaon Police Station to the CTTC office for further questioning, the official said.
He added that further legal action would be taken after the verification process is completed.
