Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested a man on charges of militancy, contradicting the DMP commissioner's earlier claim that there is "no militant activity" in Bangladesh.

The suspect was arrested in the south-western side of Zia Udyan Lake on Saturday evening.

The CTTC says the arrested Ahsan Zahir Khan, 50, is a member of the banned militant organisation JMB.

"The arrested Ahsan Zahir Khan is an active member of the neo-JMB.

"He and his other fugitive associates, inspired by the ideology of the neo-JMB, met at the scene to plan and attempt to carry out subversive activities aimed at damaging the property of the country," the CTTC statement said.

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