Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with four crude bombs from Ujirpur area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.
The arrestee was identified as Abdul Awal, ameer of Chhatrajitpur union unit of Jamaat and son of Elias Uddin, a resident of Chandipur village of the same upazila.
Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station, said on secret information, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Abdul Awal at about 12:45 pm and recovered the bombs from his possession.
He was wanted in four cases, the OC added.
