Militancy

‘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.
13 August 2016

2 ‘Huji men’ held in Dhaka

Police Bureau of Investigation claims to have arrested two leaders of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) including its Narayanganj regional commander in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
11 August 2016

Don’t appear for any ‘militants’, Anisul to lawyers

Law Minister Anisul Huq urges the lawyers not to appear before any court on behalf of the militants in any case filed against them.
11 August 2016

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 August 2016

Emajuddin made personal comment on Jamaat: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir terms Prof Emajuddin Ahmed’s comment on severing ties with Jamaat as his personal one.
3 August 2016

5 ‘members of newly formed militant outfit’ 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.
3 August 2016

Dhaka raid militant Abdullah’s aide held in Dinajpur

Detectives arrest an allegedly close aide of Abdullah, one of the militants killed in Dhaka raid, from Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur.
2 August 2016

Singaporean Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, detained under ISA for promoting violence and ISIS, radicalising others

A Singaporean who actively spread radical ideology online and helped radicalise at least two other citizens is detained under the Internal Security Act in Singapore.
30 July 2016

No negative message from foreign businessmen, companies: Tofail

The recent killing incidents of foreigners will not have any bad impacts on business in Bangladesh as the foreign businessmen have no plan to leave the country, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.
27 July 2016

Dhaka raid: 7 militants identified, 3 from city’s posh areas

Police disclose the identities of seven among the nine militants who were killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area yesterday.
27 July 2016

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 situation in the country.
27 July 2016

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 time to time from around midnight till dawn from an adjacent building.
27 July 2016

Dhaka raid militant Rouf missing ‘NSU student’

One of the militants killed in gun battle during Dhaka raid in Kalyanpur has been identified as a "missing student of privately-run North-South University". However, confusion has arisen over identity of another militant as two families are claiming the same body.
27 July 2016

Gain skills in using modern technology to combat terrorism: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs all the security forces to earn expertise in using modern technology alongside receiving training to fight terrorism and militancy.
19 July 2016

Gulshan attack a stain on country's image: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the Gulshan terror attack and subsequent incidents were carried out by a quarter with vested interest aimed at maligning the bright image of Bangladesh as 'a role model of development' which the country has earned over the years through persistent endevour of her government.
17 July 2016

From music lover to ‘militant’

Here is more about a music lover turned militant Tahmid Rahman Safi, who was the first person to appear in a video in Bengali allegedly released by the militant group Islamic State.
13 July 2016

Cop narrates surreal scenes of terror in Sholakia

The attackers were hesitant to cross the checkpoint and suddenly there was an explosion. Some members of the police team fell to the ground. Seconds later, there was another explosion. With firearms in one hand and a machete in the other, the attackers later tried to make their way to the road that leads to the Sholakia ground.
8 July 2016

Anger over security as Iraqis mourn 200 dead in Baghdad bombing

Iraqis mourn more than 200 people killed in a Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group and accused the government of not doing enough to protect them.
4 July 2016

Siege ends but fate of 7 Japanese hostages still unknown

Of the eight Japanese citizens who were taken hostage by gunmen at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, one was rescued, a top official says in Tokyo. Japan was unable to contact the seven, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters.
2 July 2016

IS link not confirmed yet: US

The US State Department says it “cannot yet confirm” the link of Middle-east-based terror group Islamic State (IS) with the hostage crisis at a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka though the group reportedly claimed credit for the attack.
1 July 2016