The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) on June 11, arrested Shakhawat Ali Lalu (40), Ansar Al Islam’s IT specialist from Khulshi residential area of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, reports Dhaka Tribune. In 2017, Lalu went to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) and received training on operating heavy weapons for nearly six months there. Later, he took part in battles for IS. After completing his mission in Syria, he travelled to Indonesia via Turkey. From there, he went to Sri Lanka and returned to Indonesia. He came back to Bangladesh on March 22, 2021 to continue “jihadi” activities, according to CTTC.