MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Four others believed to be members of the JMB managed to flee, counter-terrorism unit chief Monirul Islam said at a press conference, as quoted by BDNews24 online outlet, adding that the JMB has sent more of its members to Dhaka since the Kalyanpur police raid in July.
The detainees have been identified as Atikur Rahman Atik, Abdul Karim Bulbul, Abul Kalam Azad, Md Matiur Rahman and Shahinur Rahman Himel by Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
On July 26, nine JMB militants were killed during a joint operation involving SWAT, Rapid Action Battalion and local police in the Kalyanpur district of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
In early July, Islamist militants took hostages inside a cafe located in the Bangladeshi capital's diplomatic quarter. The army said that 20 people had been killed by the hostage takers before security forces began an operation to free hostages. Most of the hostages were Japanese and Italian nationals. A total of 13 people were rescued, according to the country's prime minister.
