Dhaka, March 7 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime, or CTTC, unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, has announced the arrest of three members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamist organisation. They were planning to attend a programme at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, according to the CTTC.

The detainees were identified as Monirul Islam, 40, Mohtasin Billah, 40, and Mahmudul Hasan, 21.

They were taken into custody from Uttara sectors 11 and 12 around midnight on Thursday, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of DMP's media and public relations department.

He added that the CTTC was working to "take action" against their other affiliates.

According to a DMP statement issued on Friday, the three were appre...