Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged activists of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam from Shibrampur Bus Stand area in Faridpur Sadar upazila around noon yesterday.
The arrestees are Rajib Biswas (25) from the upazila, and Nayan Sheikh (24) of Rajbari Sadar.
Md Mohiuddin Faruque, company commander of Rab-2, said on information from an arrested Ansar al Islam member, a Rab-2 team conducted a drive in the area and arrested the two. They also seized two knives and a book on how to make bombs, among others, the official said.