Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned militant outfit, from Char Raninagar in Chapainwabganj Sadar upazila early on Friday.
The arrestees are Manirul Islam 30, Ziaul Haq, 33 and Hossain Ali, 39.
On information that a group of people gathered in the area for holding a clandestine meeting, a team of Rab-5 conducted a drive in the area and arrested three people around 3:30 am, said a press release of RAB-5.
The elite force members also recovered some jihadi books and leaflets from their possession.