Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police arrested two cadres of banned militant group Ansar al Islam from Narsingdi and Narayanganj Districts on February 9, reports The Daily Star. A team of ATU first arrested Hizbullah Mia alias Rasel Ahmed (22) from Raipura area of Narsingdi District in Dhaka Division. Based on his information, they later arrested Nurul Alam (23) from Modonpur area in Narayanganj District of Dhaka Division. Police said that Hizbullah had created a secret group in Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, and added members and admins including Nurul for extremist activities. It was found in their group chat that they were planning to carry out targeted killings of political and religious leaders.