The Counter Terrorism and Transitional Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a member of militant outfit neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from city’s Shyamoli area yesterday.

The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman alias Sokal.

According to the information of the DMP news portal, a team of the CTTC’s Investigation wing conducted an operation at Shyamoli link road area under Adabor Police Station and arrested him.

It said the CTTC team also recovered a chapatti (sharp weapon) and three books related to JMB ideology and fundamentalism from his possession.

The CTTC team sent Hafizur to the court after lodging a case against him.