Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh
Aug 17 series blast: 14 JMB militants jailed for 20yrs
A Tangail court sentences 14 militants of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years’ imprisonment in August 17 series blast case in Tangail district 12 years ago.
DMP publishes videos of ‘Avijit killers’
Dhaka Metropolitan Police publishes seven videos of six suspected killers of writer and blogger Avijit Roy.
‘No national unity with BNP’
The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance leaders turn down any possibility of forging a national unity with BNP-led alliance for stamping out militancy from the country.
Japanese killing: 8 JMB men indicted
Eight militants of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are indicted over the murder of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in Rangpur.
RU hands over list of 30 ‘absent’ students to cops
Rajshahi University (RU) authorities hand over a list of 30 students of different departments who remained “absent” for a long time.
5 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains five alleged members of newly formed militant outfit Al Ansar (Huji), including its chief coordinator, from Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area.
Dhaka raid: Cops identify 7 militants
Police disclose the identities of seven among the nine militants who were killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area yesterday.
BNP discusses militancy issue with diplomats
Diplomats of different missions in Bangladesh hold a meeting with BNP leaders at the party’s chairperson’s office at Gulshan in Dhaka this afternoon to discuss militancy issue and present political...
Dhaka militants changed dress after Fazr prayers when they saw end coming
The militants who were killed in gunfight with the law enforcers early morning Tuesday change their dress after the Fazr prayers and wore black punjabis, says a neighbour who observed the militants...
Sheltering café attackers: 3 sent to jail after remand
A Dhaka court sends three people, who were arrested for renting out a flat to suspected Gulshan café attackers, to jail after completion of their eight-day remand each.
Cops release stunning pictures of Dhaka terrorists’ den
Police release stunning and chilling pictures of what was found inside the terrorists’ den at Kalyanpur in Dhaka that give a glimpse of the militants’ life.