<p>The women's wing chief of the terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who confessed to training at least 25 women in West Bengal has been arrested here, the media said Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fatema Begum is said to be the wife of JMB commander Sajid, the prime accused in the Oct 2 blast at Burdwan in West Bengal that left two people dead and ignited a major probe into terror modules in the two countries.<br /><br />Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman was quoted by The Daily Star as saying that Begum was caught Saturday night along with three associates from Sadarghat area here. <br /><br />Explosives, other bomb-making materials and jihadi literature were seized from their possession, Rahman added.<br /><br />Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam later said that Begum was a training coordinator of JMB and she was with her husband, also the political chief of the militant group, during the Burdwan blast. <br /><br />Two suspected JMB militants were killed in the accidental blast in a house in Burdwan's Khagragarh area.<br /><br />During interrogation, Begum reportedly confessed that she trained at least 25 women, including five Bangladeshis, in Burdwan's Simulia area.<br /><br />"Three women trained those interested to join JMB. Fatema Begum was their coordinator," said Islam. <br /><br />"They sought members from the poor and middle income group (families). They convinced the poor to join JMB," said Islam.<br /><br />Begum told police they were storing explosives with a view to launch attacks in line with the directives of their commanders in Bangladesh and India.<br /><br />India's National Investigation Agency is also probing the case.<br /></p>
<p>The women's wing chief of the terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who confessed to training at least 25 women in West Bengal has been arrested here, the media said Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fatema Begum is said to be the wife of JMB commander Sajid, the prime accused in the Oct 2 blast at Burdwan in West Bengal that left two people dead and ignited a major probe into terror modules in the two countries.<br /><br />Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman was quoted by The Daily Star as saying that Begum was caught Saturday night along with three associates from Sadarghat area here. <br /><br />Explosives, other bomb-making materials and jihadi literature were seized from their possession, Rahman added.<br /><br />Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam later said that Begum was a training coordinator of JMB and she was with her husband, also the political chief of the militant group, during the Burdwan blast. <br /><br />Two suspected JMB militants were killed in the accidental blast in a house in Burdwan's Khagragarh area.<br /><br />During interrogation, Begum reportedly confessed that she trained at least 25 women, including five Bangladeshis, in Burdwan's Simulia area.<br /><br />"Three women trained those interested to join JMB. Fatema Begum was their coordinator," said Islam. <br /><br />"They sought members from the poor and middle income group (families). They convinced the poor to join JMB," said Islam.<br /><br />Begum told police they were storing explosives with a view to launch attacks in line with the directives of their commanders in Bangladesh and India.<br /><br />India's National Investigation Agency is also probing the case.<br /></p>