DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State group who had planned to fight alongside militants in Syria, a police official said on Monday, adding to concerns about the rise of extremist groups in South Asia.
The pair were detained during a raid in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, on Sunday night, said Sheikh Nazmul Alam, a senior official of the police detective branch.
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