DHAKA: Bangladesh’s elite security force arrested three suspected extremist militants, including a British citizen who police said was the “main planner” of the murders of two prominent atheist bloggers.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) spokesmen said they had arrested Touhidur Rahman, 58, and two other “active members” of Ansarullah Bangla Team, which was banned in May over a spate of killings of bloggers.
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