Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police on January 29 arrested nine cadres of the banned militant outfit Allahr Dal from Arambagh area of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division while they were holding a clandestine meeting to take preparations for carrying out subversive activities, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are: Manik Akand alias Mehedy Hasan (32), Jahir Uddin Babar (20), Rasel Ahmed (24), Kamal Ahmed (25), Abul Kalam Azad (20), Tomi Uddin Sumon (30), Ashraful Islam (29), Jewel Ahmed (24) and Swapan Ahmed (21).