Anti Terrorism Unit of Police  arrested an alleged member of banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team from Faridpur district last evening.

The arrestee was identified as Md Salahuddin, a resident of Saltha upazila, in the district.

A team of ATU carried out a raid around 6:30pm at Majhhikanda village under Nagarkanda upazila and arrested Salahuddin along with a mobile phone and some extremism provoking books, Aslam Khan, superintendent (media) of ATU, told The Daily Star.

Salahuddin was active on social media to propagate the activities of the outfit, he added.