Dhaka Bureau: Sensational information is coming out after the arrest of two top leaders of the new militant organization Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal Sharqiya from Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. RAB says that these new militant members planned to take out the extremists by carrying out a simultaneous terrorist attack on the Kashimpur jail.
The head of the military wing of the new militant organization Masukur Rahman Masud alias Ranbir and bomb expert Abul Bashar Mridha were arrested in the RAB raid on the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar last Monday. After this, videos of training activities in the mountains were seized from their mobile phones.
A senior officer of RAB said about the video, these small videos were made three-four months ago. They had a plan to take responsibility by publishing these videos along with weapons by carrying out large-scale attacks. They planned to take out the extremists by carrying out a simultaneous terrorist attack, especially in the Kashimpur jail. Most of the weapon training videos were found on the device of Ranveer, the military trainer of the new militant outfit. 30-35 youths are seen in the video. The missing list of homeless youths that was released was also pictured in the military training video. Of those seen in the video, three have been arrested. They are Saleh Ahmed, Nizam Uddin and Abul Basha Mridha.
In a press conference at Karwan Bazar media center on Tuesday (January 24), Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of RAB’s law and media wing, said that the arrested Ranbir was a dacoit in his early life. While in prison, he came in contact with the top leaders of another militant organization, JMB, and he also got involved in extremism. His home is in Sylhet. Prior to 2007, he was working in the postal department. Besides, he used to rob in different places. Several cases were filed against him for robbery. After 2007, he was arrested several times in that case and served in prison. After being released on bail, he started working for JMB. He used to look after the families of JMB members who are in jail. He also kept in touch with the imprisoned JMB members.
He said that Ranbir met Mosharraf Hossain alias Rakib, the current Shura member of Jamaatul Ansar and head of finance and media wing in 2017. He joined Jamaatul Ansar as a founding member through Rakib. Ranbir used to select the members of the military wing along with the invitation and training activities of the organization in the Sylhet region. From the beginning, he played a major role in various policy-making matters of the military wing of the organization. Under the guidance of the Amir of the organization, he organized meetings of the Shura Committee at various places in the country, including Paduar Bazar in Comilla. In 2021, the agreement reached with the separatist party KNF or Bomb Party regarding the training of Jamaatul Ansar, Ranbir was present along with the Amir of the organization and other Shura members.
Asked whether the prison has become a safe place for extremist initiation, Al Moeen said that the matter has been told to the intelligence agencies and the prison authorities. they are working
