Ansar Al Islam
‘Why can’t law enforcers catch escaped militants?’
Wife of slain publisher Dipan asks as 2 escaped death-row militants still at large after more than 3 months
Fugitive convict Sohel’s house now branded as 'Jongibari'
The Lalmonirhat’s house of Abu Siddiq Sohel, one of the two militant convicts on death row who escaped from a Dhaka court premises yesterday, is under lock and key..Since this morning, Sohel’s neighbours in Kumrihat Bheteshwar village in Aditmari upazila have started calling his house “Jon
4 Ansar al Islam members arrested in Dhaka, Rab claims
Rab claimed to have arrested four alleged members of banned militant group Ansar al Islam from Dhaka’s Darussalam area last night.
Rab arrests 3 ‘Ansar Al Islam members’ in Rajshahi
Rapid Action Battalion members arrest three suspected activists of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi city.
Huji men now joining Ansar al Islam: Rab
The operatives of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) are now joining another banned militant group Ansar al Islam, responsible for killing bloggers, writers and free thinkers, Rab says.
4 Ansar al Islam men arrested
Police have arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam in the capital’s Jatrabari area.
4 ‘militants of Ansar AL Islam’ held in Dhaka
Police claims to have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in Jatrabari area of Dhaka.
Avijit Murder: 6 Ansar al Islam men indicted
A Dhaka Court yesterday framed charges against six Ansar al Islam leaders and activists, including Maj (sacked) Ziaul Haque in a case over the killing of blogger and writer Avijit Roy.
5 of a family held in Dhaka for 'militant link'
Five members of a family including a “Sonali Bank official” have been detained from a building in Dhaka’s Mirpur area for their alleged involvement with the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam.
Ansar Al Islam man held in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested a member of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Dhaka’s Badda area.
In the name of serving people
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit yesterday claimed to have busted a militant gang whose members in the guise of NGO workers had long been spreading terror propaganda among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar.
Dipan Murder: Ansar al-Islam leader confesses involvement
A top leader of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam yesterday confessed to supplying the money used in connection with the killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan in October 2015.
Ansar Al Islam maybe behind Shahjahan murder: Monirul
Ansar Al Islam, a banned militant outfit, might be behind the murder of free-thinking writer-publisher Shahjahan Bachchu, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Chief Monirul Islam says.
4 ‘Ansar Al Islam militants’ held in Rajshahi
Rapid Action Battalion have claimed arrest of four members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila.
2 Ansar Al Islam militants held in N’ganj
Law enforcers claim arrest of two members of banned Islamist outfit Ansar Al Islam from a raid in Narayanganj’s Araihazar.
'2 Ansar Al Islam militants' held in N’ganj
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested two members of banned Islamist outfit Ansar Al Islam from Fatullah of Narayanganj city.
Mysterious al-Qaeda statement condemns SP wife killing
In a mysterious statement, Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, condemns the murder of Mitu, wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter, says SITE Intelligence Group. The Daily Star could not verify the claim.
Cops to launch special drive against militants tomorrow
Police will launch seven-day clampdown on militants and criminals across the country in the wake of recent murders, which law enforcers think are works of militants. The decision came at a meeting at Police Headquarters in Dhaka.
Militants grow in silence
While the government was taking pride in containing militancy by cracking down on Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over the last several years, two new radical Islamist groups have built up an extensive network that remained relatively unnoticed until late last year.
