Bangladesh police has arrested a top Islamist militant accused of being one of the masterminds of the country's worst terror attack at a popular Dhaka cafe and plotting murders of religious minorities including two Hindu priests. Counter-Terrorism and Transnational police unit chief Monirul Islam told media that ISIS-linked outlawed Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen recruiter Jahangir Alam was arrested last night from Elenga, some 120 kms north of Dhaka.<br/><br/>A breakaway faction of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen constituted the Neo-JMB which was behind the July 1 attack on the Dhaka cafe in which 22 people, including 17 foreigners, were killed. An Indian girl was among those killed in Bangladesh's worst terror attack.<br/><br/>Police said Alam's name surfaced during investigations<br/>when they found that he served Neo-JMB as the commander of the

Bangladesh police today arrested a top Islamist militant accused of being one of the alleged masterminds of the country's worst terror attack at a popular Dhaka cafe and plotting murders of religious minorities including two Hindu priests. <br/><br/>Counter-Terrorism and Transnational police unit chief Monirul Islam told media that ISIS-linked outlawed Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen recruiter Jahangir Alam alias Rajib alias Gandhi was arrested last night from Elenga, some 120 kms north of Dhaka.<br/><br/>A breakaway faction of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen constituted the Neo-JMB which was behind the July 1 attack on the Dhaka cafe in which 22 people, including 17 foreigners, were killed. An Indian girl was among those killed in Bangladesh's worst terror attack.<br/><br/>Police said Alam's name surfaced during investigations when they found that he served Neo-JMB as the commander of the outfit for the Northern districts.