HuJIs Bangladesh chief arrested

We also recovered some jihadi books,a book on how to produce bombs and three bus tickets from their possession, Sohail said.

Mohammad Bahauddin,22 and Yar Mohammad,50,the two suspected militants accompanying Yahiya,were arrested at a RAB checkpost near Bhairab Bridge.

Sohail said following the arrest of his predecessor Maulana Farid earlier this year,Yahiya,46,was entrusted to lead the Pakistan-based HuJI in Bangladesh after it was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and Specially Designated Global Terrorist group by the US state department in 2008.