Dhaka, July 5 -- Three Bangladeshi nationals deported from Malaysia over their suspected involvement in militancy have been arrested and sent to jail in Bangladesh.

They were taken into custody by members of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) upon their arrival in the country on Friday.

Deputy Inspector General Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan, acting chief of the ATU, said 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 subsequently ordered their detention in jail.

The process of filing cases against them is currently under way, he added.

Section 54 of the CrPC empowers police to arrest individuals without a warrant under specific circumstances, particularly whe...