Islamic State recruiter arrested in Bangladesh

May 31, 2015 14:23

A suspected Islamic State recruiter has been arrested here by Bangladeshi police, the third operative belonging to the dreaded terror group to be held in the country within a week.

"The members of our detective branch arrested him last night raiding a house at Baridhara area (in Dhaka) acting on a secret tip off," an official of the Dhaka metropolitan police told PTI.

Abdullah Al Ghalib, who was arrested by police, appeared to be in his early 30s and was believed to be a trained recruiter of the outfit.

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