On Thursday morning, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Bangladesh security force arrested a Pakistani national for suspected links to Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. According to RAB, Mobasser Shahid Mubin had been coordinating LeT operations in Bangladesh.
Mobasser Shahid Mubin also known as Yahia, was arrested in the Chankharpool area. A RAB spokesperson said that 26-year old Yahia told RAB officials that he was involved with LeT since 1989. He was sent to Bangladesh in 1998 to recruit Bangladeshi youth for LeT.