militants

‘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

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5 things to know for Nov 24: PM Jashore rally, World Cup, and more.

It’s Brazil day. We predict Brazil will win 3-2 against Serbia. But as we know, the World Cup so far, with two major upsets already, is proving to be far from predictable. Here’s our highlights from yesterday and other important stories to catch-up on. 

Corrupt, militants must face trial

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the trial of those involved in corruption, terrorism and militancy must be held as the

Militants in Prisons: Deradicalisation call falls on deaf ears

The fight against militancy remains challenging as ever as dozens of militants are getting freed every year from prisons that have no de-radicalisation programmes.

Inmates exposed to radicalisation

Parents should always keep an eye on their children, discuss various issues in their lives and encourage them to engage in cultural activities, family members of a number of militants came up with these suggestions yesterday.

3 militants killed in Rab operation

Three suspected militants, who had holed up in a flat near the Prime Minister's Office in the capital, were killed in a Rab raid early yesterday.

C'Nawabganj Raid: Identity of 3 dead 'militants' not known yet

Rab has collected fingerprints and DNA samples to identify the three militant suspects killed in Tuesday's anti-terror operation in Chapainawabganj.

5 ‘JMB militants’ held in Naogaon

Police arrest five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in different areas of Atrai upazila in Naogaon.

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017

Militants pose no major risks now

The DMP's counterterrorism chief has claimed to have destroyed the operational capacity of militants and has expressed confidence

July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

'Safe haven' for top 'Neo JMB' leaders busted

Counterterrorism officials claimed to have arrested three suspected female militants, including the wife of “Neo JMB” chief Ayub Bachchu, raiding a hideout in Kushtia's Bheramara yesterday.

April 24, 2017
April 24, 2017

Two ‘militants’ held at Dinajpur

Rapid Action Battalion detains two “militants” from Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur.

March 26, 2017
March 26, 2017

Shun path of militancy, suicide attacks: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges those wasting their lives in suicide attacks to return to the right path.

March 17, 2017
March 17, 2017

Sitakunda raid: 2 ‘militants’ remanded

A Chittagong court places two militants on 12-day remand each in connection with four cases filed over Wednesday’s raid at a militant hideout in Sitakunda of Chittagong.

November 13, 2016
November 13, 2016

Sting reopens Paris' Bataclan hall on anniversary of militant attack

Rock star Sting headlined a concert in Paris' Bataclan music hall on Saturday to mark the venue's reopening a year after three Islamist militants gunned down 90 revellers in France's bloodiest terror attack.

August 4, 2016
August 4, 2016

Foreign tourists attacked in Afghanistan

Suspected militants attack a convoy carrying foreign tourists in western Afghanistan, injuring six.

July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016

Video interview of neighbours who saw Dhaka terrorists Tuesday night

The militants who were killed in gunfight with the law enforcers early morning Tuesday changed their dress after the Fazr prayers and wore black punjabis, said a neighbour who observed the militants time to time from around midnight till dawn from an adjacent building.

July 23, 2016
July 23, 2016

Brazil holds terror suspects, seeks leads about possible Olympic threat

Brazil hold 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail as police comb their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

July 16, 2016
July 16, 2016

NSU professor, 2 others arrested

Police arrest three persons including a professor of North South University on charges of renting out a flat to Gulshan café attackers without keeping their personal information.

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