Bogra: Detectives in a drive arrested two suspected leaders of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from separate places in the district on early Sunday.

The arrestees are its district commander Mehedi Hasan alias Jihad, 20, and assistant commander Modassir alias Tanjim,21.

Being tipped off, a team of detective branch of police conducted a drive at Palsha village in sadar upazila at about 3:00am and arrested him along with 5 machetes and 72 islamic books, said Amirul Islam, officer in-charge of DB.

According to Jihad’s statement during primary interrogation, DB police conducted another drive at Deogram village in Kahalu upazila early in the morning and arrested Tanjim, added the OC.

A case was filed in this connection.