SAA event in Dhaka area, Bangladesh on Mon 12th October 2026

On October 12, members of the 'Four Star' group, who were spreading terror by spreading videos of weapons training and showdowns on social media to expand their dominance in the Pallabi and Rupnagar areas in Dhaka, have been arrested by the Special Response Battalion (SRB), including seven from the Mashiur-Mamun group identified as Saymon (20), Ramzan (22), Bijoy (23), Fazle Rabbi Chiku (23), Afsar Hossain Jim (19), Jahangir Hossain and Mission Islam alias Minhajul Islam, and one from the Moktar group identified as Jewel Rana (26), in the Ceramic area and Jhilpara No. 12 of Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka, reports Prothom Alo. A foreign pistol, a bullet, domestic weapons and drugs have been recovered from them. SRB stated that the arrested Afsar is known as a shooter of the Moshiur-Mamun section of the 'Four Star' group. A foreign pistol and a bullet were recovered from Afsar and his associate Simon. Stating that the arrested Jahangir used to control drugs in the area, SRB added that 25 Yaba pills and BDT 16,000 were recovered during his arrest.