A team of Special Branch (SB) of police have arrested seven members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from four districts of Rajshahi division over the last couple of days.

All the arrestees were paraded before the media at Rajshahi Metropolitan Police headquarters yesterday morning. However, journalists were not allowed to talk to the arrested militants.

Police identified the arrestees as JMB Rajshahi division chief Ashraf alias Haider, 32, JMB ehsar (full-time) members Md Momtaz, 20, Asadul Islam, 30, Rohidul, 35, and Isarul Islam. 22 and Naogaon district chief Abdur Rahim, 30, and Natore district chiefSahabuddin, 35.

Ashraf was arrested from Maida Colony in Rajshahi city on Wednesday night and following his statement police arrested JMB ehsar members Asadul Islam and Isarul from Chapainawabganj the next day.

The SB team arrested .Abdur Rahim and Momtaz from Atrai upazila.

The same day Shahabuddin and Rohidul were rounded up from Boraigram upazila of Natore.

The arrestees were handed over to Boalia Police Station. Officer-in-charge of the police station said.

"Our operations against the JMB will continue and we are now trying to nab all the district level commanders of the outfit," said Additional Superintendent of Police Zannatul Hasan.

Hailed from Chapainawabganj. Ashraf has two wives. His first wife is JMB’s woman wing commander.

Terming Ashraf a hardened militant, a police official said, as he was being taken to the Boalia Police Station from Rajshahi Metropolitan Police headquarters, Ashraf told him, "I will be in your place on the judgement day when I will order you and you have to follow."

The police also recovered a number of books on jihad, eight mobile phone sets, computers and CDs from their possession.

Ahle Hadith Ando 1 on Bangladesh Chief Asadullah Al Galib, international terrorsuspect Abdur Razzak Bin Yousuf, Jamaat-e Islami founder Sayed Abul Ala Moududi, Jamaat's Assistant Secretary General Mujibor Rahman and Hizb-ut Tawhid Chief Bayazid Khan Ponny were the writers of some of the books recovered.