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From Shibir man to JMB military chief

STAR REPORT
Ataur Rahman Sunny used to be an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, who later became the commander of the military wing of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at the age of 26.
He is the youngest among the four brothers including fugitive JMB chief Shaekh Abdur Rahman and one of the seven members of Majlish-e-Sura, the top tier of JMB that organised the August 17 countrywide blasts.
Known to his fellow militants as Hasan alias Abdus Samad, he was responsible for operating militant training in arms and ammunition and for attacks in different parts of the country besides working as the coordinator of the organisation in Dhaka region.
Sunny is specialised in suicide attacks and has training in different other warfare techniques, sources
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said adding that he had travelled to Afghanistan.
He was arrested once earlier along with 18 others in Moheshpur village of Khetlal in Joypurhat in August, 2003 after some 150 armed JMB cadres had fought with the police at former Jamaat leader Montezar's house and fled away with six police rifles injuring six policemen.
Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai was arrested a month later from Joypurhat jail gate while lobbying for Ataur's release. However, Ataur was released on bail three monthslater.
Abdur Rahman in media interviews during JMB's 'anti-outlaw' operations in Rajshahi region last year boasted about Ataur's release from jail and said punitive measures had been taken against several police officials for arresting him, including transfers.
Abdur Rahman's another brother, Maulana Obaidur Rahman, is now in Jamalpur jail while another brother Maulana Oliur Rahman is now in Madina.
UNB reports that Sunny hails from Charshi Khalifapara under Jamalpur sadar. He passed the Dhakil examination from Kamalkhan Haat Senior Madrasa. He started his academic life at the residence of his father Maulana Abdullah ibne Fazal at Naodapara in Rajshahi.
Later he earned his Bachelor degree with honours from Islamic University in Kushtia where he got involved in the politics of Islami Chhatra Shibir. He became a prominent Shibir leader on the campus.
According to available disclosures, while at Islamic University he switched over to militant activities of JMB headed by his brother Shaekh Abdur Rahman. He built JMB networks with Jamaat and Shibir activists. Then he started functioning as the commander of JMB's armed wing.
Sunny acquired expertise through special training in bomb manufacturing and began leading JMB's suicide squads -- or so the story runs. Arrested members of JMB suicide squads confessed to the police that they had received training from Sunny.
He was also involved in the bomb blasts in Chittagong. He is the one who brought the suicide bombers to Chittagong.
Before the August 17 bombings, he had set up a secret militant camp at remote Gonarchar under Sharisabari in Jamalpur on the bank of Jamuna River. He used to stay in different districts, including Kushtia, Rajshahi, Joypurhat, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bogra, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Comilla and Gazipur.