Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested six alleged members, three of them women, of the militant outfit Hizb-ut Tawhid with leaflets and books of the organisation from Rajshahi city early Sunday.

The arrestees are Md Sujan, 20, his sister Mina Begum, 42, Altaf Hossain, 67, and his two daughters — Monika, 18, and Shikha Parvin, 22, and Md Sajal, 20.

On secret information that the Rajshahi district

Ameer of Hizb-ut Tawhid was holding a meeting at the house of Md Sujan in Baje Kajla area of the city, a team of Rab-5 led by company commander Squadron Leader Kamrul Islam raided the area around 4:30am and arrested the six, according to a press release.

The team also seized 200 leaflets and 10 books of the organisation, two photographs of Imam Bayazid Khan Panni, founder of the outfit, and two diaries from their possessions.

The arrestees primarily confessed to their involvement with the outfit saying that they were discussing distribution of leaflets, books, and compact disks among people aiming to recruit members for the party, says the Rab release.