Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)

Dhaka court fixes October 27 for delivering verdict in blogger Oyasiqur murder case

A Dhaka court has fixed October 27 for delivering judgment in a case filed against five members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) over the murder of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu in 2015.
ABT man arrested in Faridpur

Anti Terrorism Unit of Police arrested an alleged member of banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team from Faridpur district last evening.
ABT man held in Dhaka: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have arrested a member of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team in a drive that was carried out at Rajuk Uttara Housing Project today.
ABT converting cash to Bitcoin to buy arms

To dodge the law enforcers, members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) are converting their funds to Bitcoin and planning to use the cryptocurrency in the dark web to buy firearms and narcotics, police claimed.
‘ABT militants exchanging their funds into Bitcoin’

With an aim to dodge the law enforcer's eyes, militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) is now exchanging their collected funds into Bitcoin and planning to use it on dark web to buy firearms and narcotics.
2 Ansarullah men get life term in Faridpur

A court sentences two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) to life imprisonment in an explosion case.
2 'militants' arrested for plotting to kill filmmaker Khijir Hayat

Police claims to have arrested two alleged members of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on charge of plotting to kill
8 ABT militants charged with Dipan murder

Detectives yesterday filed charges against eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, also known as Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), in connection with the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan in October 2015.
7 ‘ABT members’ held in Chandpur

Law enforcers claim to have detained seven members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from Faridganj area of Chandpur.
3 ABT men held in N’ganj

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested three alleged members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Rupganj of Narayanganj.
2 ‘Ansarullah militants’ held in Gendaria

A team of rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests two alleged members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Gendaria area in Dhaka.
3 more ‘Ansarullah men’ arrested in India

Three Bangladeshi youths, suspected to have links with banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), are arrested in Lucknow, capital city of India's Uttar Pradesh.
Another ‘Ansarullah militant’ held in India

A Bangladeshi, suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), is detained in a joint operation in New Delhi of India.
Militant IT expert Ashfaq remanded

Top militant IT expert Md Ashfaq-Ur-Rahman, who was arrested yesterday in Dhaka, is placed on a five-day remand.
Sust student held as militant suspect

Police claim to have arrested a student of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology from the campus this morning for his alleged involvement in militancy.
4 ABT militants detained in Ctg: Cops

Law enforcers claim to have detained four members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from different places of Chittagong.
No IS link found in recent 37 killings: Amu

No evidence of involvement of Islamic State (IS) has been found in recent 37 killings, Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu says.
Red alert at land, airports to arrest 6 ABT men

Authorities issue a red alert at the airports and land ports in the country to prevent the six alleged Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) men from leaving the country.
DMP announces bounty for 6 Ansarullah men

DMP announces Tk 5 lakh bounty on each of two Ansarullah organisers while Tk 2 lakh for each of four members of the banned militant outfit for their alleged link with recent militant attacks in the country.
Xulhaz killing: Ansarullah operative on fresh remand

A Dhaka Court today grants a five-day remand for an operative of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in connection with the killing of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Tonoy.
Ansarullah man held in Sylhet

Detectives detain a member of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Sylhet in connection with an alleged attack by the militant group during a raid on a flat in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda on February.
The real face of Bangladesh - moderate, secular

The high-profile arrests and deportation of 27 Bangladeshi workers from Singapore for planning violent attacks overseas may have caused some Singaporeans to wonder about Bangladesh and its people. The truth is that the country is a secular, moderate nation with a Muslim-majority population.
Blogger Rajib murder verdict Thursday

A tribunal in Dhaka sets Thursday to deliver verdict in the blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case. The chief of militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team and seven former students of a private university are the accused in the case.
Oyasiqur murder: Charges against 5 ‘Ansarullah men’ accepted

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of the charges against five alleged members of Ansarullah Bangla Team in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu murder case.
Avijit killing: 3 Ansarullah men on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court places three members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a seven-day remand each in connection with blogger Avijit Roy killing case.
Ansarullah chief, 2 more held over Avijit, Ananta murder: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to arrest three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including its chief in Dhaka for their alleged involvement in the killing of bloggers Ananta Bijoy Das and Avijit Roy.
Bank heists by militants

Following the arrests of nine suspected operatives of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) the police has revealed the formation of an umbrella organisation 'Bangladesh Jihadi Group' that has come up with a new way to raise funds for religious militancy: through bank heists.