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Bangladesh detectives arrest Jamaat-e-Islami man

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Detectives in Bangladesh have arrested a man belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami for threatening eminent intellectuals Proofessor Anisuzzaman and Muntassir Mamoon with death.

According to The Daily Star, the man was arrested in Tejgaon area last night. He issued the threats under the mask of so-called Islamic State, a text message floated to the media said.

Under pressure from international community to accept presence of ISIS in Bangladesh, the government repeatedly denied the terrorist outfit's establishment here.

Yesterday, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that those who claim to be belonging to ISIS are all "fruits of the same tree", namely Jamaat, Ansarullah Bangla and JMB.

 

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First Published: Nov 25 2015 | 5:04 PM IST

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