Dhaka, April 29 -- Four suspected members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) have been arrested in Dhaka with explosives, firearms and other equipment, according to the Detective Branch of police.

A DB team from the Ramna Division carried out a series of raids from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon, leading to the arrests.

The detainees are Imran Chowdhury, 29, Mostakim Chowdhury, 25, Ripon Hossain Sheikh, 28, and Abu Bakkar, 25.

ARSA chief Ataullah Jununi was arrested in Mymensingh in March last year and has remained in prison since.

Briefing reporters on Wednesday, DB Additional Commissioner Shafiqul Islam said two firearms, two toy guns, machetes, more than 1.5kg of explosives, jackets, jihadist books, and other materials...