Dhaka: Three more members of a banned Islamist group were arrested on Friday, in Bangladesh in connection with the brutal killing of a head priest of a Hindu temple, the latest incident of violence targeting religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country.

The three, including the mastermind of the assault, were nabbed during raids conducted in Panchagarh and Nilphamari districts, Rangpur divisional police chief Humayun Kabir told reporters.