A Bangladeshi businessman was deported from Malaysia on September 2 allegedly for supplying arms to a terrorist organisation, Malyasian daily The Star reports yesterday.

The 37-year-old man, arrested on Aug 19 for smuggling weapons for an international terror group, was deported, Malaysia Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said.

“He owned a restaurant in Bukit Bintang and was placed in Interpol's Red Notice. “He was deported on Sept 2,” Khalid said in a statement today, the report said.

He was among three foreign nationals in Malaysia deported over terrorist link.

The second suspect - a 38-year-old Nepalese businessman - was also arrested on Aug 19 and deported on September 2.

 “We discovered that he ran entertainment outlets and a hotel. We believe he was responsible for falsifying documents to facilitate the travels of terrorists,” Khalid said.

The other suspects - a 26-year-old Moroccan man, who worked as a welder, and a 34-year-old local man - were IS operatives in Malaysia with ties to Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi.

Turkish authorities arrested the Moroccan previously for trying to enter Syria.

 “After his release, he managed to find his way into Malaysia in May,” Khalid said. The Moroccan was arrested on Aug 2 and deported on Sept 21.

Another local man held during August 2 and September 17 is suspected of promoting IS propaganda and ideologies through his Facebook account. He worked as a driver for a businessman.