Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Friday placed 12 suspected militants on police custody for three days in a case filed with Darus Salam Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Molla Saiful Islam passed the order when Darus Salam Police sub-inspector, also the investigation officer, Mohammad Jalal Uddin produced them before his court seeking a 7-day remand.

No bail petition was filed with the court for the 12 suspected militants as there was no lawyer for them.

Rab-4 inspector Mohammad Hasan Faruk filed a case with Darus Salam Police Station against them under the Anti-Terrorism and the Explosive Substances Acts.

General Recording officer of the CMM court Wahidur Rahman confirmed about the remand.

Earlier Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in simultaneous drives arrested 12 militants, including AQIS resident coordinator and the advisor, and recovered huge amount of explosives and bomb-making materials from different areas of the city early Thursday.