Dhaka Bureau: DMP’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Chief Additional Police Commissioner Md. Asaduzzaman.
He said, the chief coordinator of the Sylhet region of this organization. We have come to know that Rafat is Jamaat Amir’s son. Whether the father’s organization (Jamaat) had any instructions or was instructed by them to join this new militant organization or not will be questioned on remand. He said these things in a press conference held at DMP’s media center on Thursday.
Before this, Jamaat Amir’s son, Dr., was arrested from Sylhet area on Wednesday afternoon on charges of militant involvement. Rafat Sadiq Saifullah.
CTTC claims, arrested Dr. Rafat was playing the role of chief coordinator of the banned militant group Ansar al-Islam in the Sylhet region.
In the press conference CTTC Chief Additional Commissioner of Police. Asaduzzaman said, Sejadul Islam Sahab Tanim alias Isa alias Arafat alias Anwar alias Anbir, Md. Three members of banned militant organization Ansar Al Islam named Zahid Hasan Bhuiyan and Syed Riaz Ahmad were arrested. They migrated from Sylhet. Most of the young people who have recently migrated to Bangladesh are in Sylhet. He first migrated from Sylhet. The mastermind of that emigration. Rafat. Dr. Rafat was interning after passing MBBS from a medical college. We arrested him.
It has been revealed in the statement given by the arrested Tanim, Anbir and Zahid, that the main person behind it was the arrested Dr. Rafat.’
CTTC chief said, Dr. Under Rafat’s leadership, 11 youths migrated from Sylhet in June 2021. It created quite a stir at the time. They went to Bandarban but due to communication being lost for some reason, they returned to Sylhet after seven days. But they did not stop their activities. Dr. Tahhiyat is a great collaborator and organizer like Rafat. He migrated again in August last year. We identified and interrogated a young man returning from training at Naikshyongchari Hill.
When Tahhiyat’s picture was shown, he identified it. Several others, including Tahhiyat, then joined the training camp in August 2021. The young people who migrated from the Sylhet region were initiated, influenced, invited, encouraged to migrate and sent to training camps. Rafat.’
He said, after the Comilla incident, the name of a new militant organization came up. After that CTTC and other forces started a massive operation. They cover up. They again prepare for migration from Sylhet. On November 1, Tanim, Anbir and Zahid were arrested and there was another big exodus. However, the information provided by Dr. Rafat was arrested.
Asaduzzaman said, Dr. Rafat had been campaigning for a long time, encouraging the religious youth of Sylhet region to jihad and militancy. Militancy was being initiated under the guise of Quran training. They have trained several jihadist youths in bomb making. Besides, they also verified the training capability. We have identified the bomb maker. An operation is underway to arrest him.
Dr. When asked if there is any contact with Rafat in the Jamaat or the camp, he said, Dr. once camped. Rafat. However, he did not say that he was a leader at any level. I am looking into his secret communication with various organizations.
CTTC head Asaduzzaman said in response to the question of the journalists whether the new militant organization has the aim or purpose of attack-sabotage like other militant organizations, Shamin Mahfuz is the mastermind of this organization. His partner is Tamal. If they are arrested, its future plans will be known. Militant organizations only try to attack and show their strength. By attacking that target. But this new militant organization could not go there so far. We were able to stop them in the preparation phase.
