Bangladesh police arrest 2,000 more in crackdown on militants
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Bangladeshi police escort arrested men in Dhaka, who were detained during an anti-militant crackdown across the country, June 12, 2016.
Police in Bangladesh have arrested more than 2,000 more people, including militants, as part of a crackdown on suspects in a series of deadly attacks in the country.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Shahidur Rahman said on Sunday that 2,132 people were held on the second day of the nationwide police operations.
Some 48 of those arrested were suspected militants from the banned group of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), he added.
The Bangladeshi government blames the JMB for a spate of gruesome murders in recent months. The government rejects claims of responsibility by the ISIL Takfiri terror group and a branch of al-Qaeda, saying international terror groups have no presence in the country.
Some 3,000 other suspects were detained on Saturday.
Bangladesh has come under international pressure to end the ongoing attacks that have killed 50 people, including members of religious minorities and liberal activists, over the past three years.
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