Three Malaysia returnees have been sent to jail after showing them arrested over their suspected involvement in militancy.
They were taken to the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) custody after they arrived in Bangladesh on Friday (July 4).
The three were arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and produced before the court on the same day. The court then sent them to prison, according to Deputy Inspector General Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan.
When asked whether the trio had any criminal record in Bangladesh, DIG Akkas Uddin said authorities are still verifying their background as they were only recently deported.
Police have not disclosed the identities of the three Bangladeshi nationals.
According to Malaysian authorities, the group of Bangladeshis arrested in the country was suspected of sending funds to Islamic State (IS) cells in Syria and Bangladesh.
On Friday, Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said that the arrests followed a series of operations conducted since April. Most of the suspects were employed in factory, construction, or service sectors.
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