Two members of a banned Bangladeshi radical group have been arrested for trying to recruit young Muslims to fight with Daesh, FRANCE 24 reported.

Aminul Islam Baig, 40, and Shakib bin Kamal, 30, were both arrested on Sunday night during raids at two addresses in Dhaka, police said.

Dhaka police spokesman Jahangir Alam said both men were members of the banned militant outfit Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).