Bangladesh Police has proposed renaming its specialised counterterrorism agency, the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), and expanding its mandate to cover broader internal security and national stability, prompting concerns among serving officers that the move could dilute its core counterterrorism mission.

Two fugitive members of the banned militant outfit Jamaa't-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh were arrested during a raid by the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police at Chattogram today.