The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested a man "virtually circulating contents against Bangla new year Phela Baishakh and the celetrations invilving it", reports The Daily Star.
Rasel Sarder Raj was arrested from Dhaka's Bailey Road area on Tuesday (April 12), CTTC officials said.
Opening a Facebook account with the name "Jihader Talwar", a group of people including Raj had been circulating extremist content and provocative lies about important establishments of Bangladesh, Bangalee culture and Pohela Boishakh, CTTC officials added.
Besides, the arrestee uploaded posts expressing his desire to join an extremist group "Ghazwatul Hind" and invited others to join.
