Two suspected IS activists held in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 25: Police have detained two suspected activists of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, a media report said on Monday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) spokesperson Jahangir Alam said that they were arrested on Sunday night from the city’s Uttara area, bdnews24.com reported. The official, however, did not provide any further details. “Two persons have been detained on suspicion of being IS militants. We will provide the details later in a media briefing,” he said. (IANS)