Four alleged female JMB members remanded

Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui passed the order after officer-in-charge (operation) Md Shajalal Alam of Mirpur police, also the investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court seeking a seven-day remand in a case filed with Mirpur police under the Anti-terrorism Act. The remanded are – Istisna Akhter Oishee, 23, an intern of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and head of the female unit of the banned outfit, Aklima Rahman Moni, 23, Israt Jahan Moushumi alias Mou, 22, and Khadiza Parveen Meghla, 23. The latter three are fourth year pharmacy department students of Manarat International University. On Tuesday, Rapid Action Battalion detained the four suspected members from different areas of Dhaka. The elite force also recovered jihadi books, leaflets, documentaries and audio and video CDs from their possession. Later on the same day, RAB 4 Senior Warrant Officer Md Alauddin Miah filed a case against the four alleged female JMB members with Mirpur police station under Anti-terrorism Act. A RAB press release issued yesterday disclosed names of associates of the four JMB members. Some of the names are – Safia alias Sanjida alias Jhinuk, Maimuna alias Mahmuda alias Laila, Tasnuba alias Tahira, Saila alias Shahida, Saleha alias Putul, Dinat Jahan alias Naomi alias Bani, Tanzila alias Munni, Alia alias Tinni alias Teetli, Monira Jahan alias Mili and Sabiha alias Mitu. RAB has also asked to be allowed to investigate the case. In a letter to the Home Ministry the force asked for the case to be handed over to them, RAB 4 Additional Deputy Inspector General Khandker Lutful Kabir told the Bangla Tribune.