Staff Reporter :
A joint force of police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive on Saturday arrested three persons, including a Saudi national and a leader of Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) on charge of funding militancy from Baharchhara area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.
Of them, two were identified as RSO leader Salahul Islam and Seyed Karim, said BGB-2 Teknaf Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jar Al Zahid. However, he could not identify the name of Saudi national. RSO leader Salahul Islam came from Arakan in Myanmar and he engaged in human trafficking, the BGB official said.
He also established Imam Muslim Islamic Center in South Muhurapara area and conducted militant activities there. The arrested persons were backed by local lawmaker Abdur Rahman Badi, the BG official said.
They were being interrogated at custody, he said.
“We will take legal action against them after interrogation,” said Abdul Majid, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Teknaf Police Station.
He claimed that MP Badi and his cohorts created obstacles on cops in discharging their duties, the OC said.
