Ansarullah Bangla Team
ABT targeted top editor
Banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team had plans to assassinate an editor of a leading national daily for publishing an article that allegedly criticised the “hadith on marriage”.
3 Bangladeshi brothers held in India for 'ABT link'
Three Bangladeshi brothers, suspected to have links with militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team, have been arrested by the Anti-
‘ABT militant’ detained in India
A Bangladeshi national, who is suspected to be a member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), is detained in Muzaffarnagar district of India’s Uttar Pradesh.
A little groundwork too much to ask?
Should we take what police say at face value? The answer would hardly be in the affirmative anymore, especially after what has unfolded since Sunday's police briefing on a “shootout” victim they introduced as Sharif.
Now confusion over arrest of Mukul's relative
Two days after Mukul Rana was kidnapped in Jessore on February 23 by persons identifying themselves as “Detective Branch members”, his brother-in-law went to the DB headquarters to enquire about him but got arrested, family alleges.
'Attacker' of Tutul held
Police yesterday claimed to have arrested an alleged operative of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) who they said directly took part in the murder attempt on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul last year.
26 ‘militants’ among 3,115 held on day 4 drive
Over 3,100 people have been detained that includes 26 alleged militants during day four of the nationwide crackdown on militants. This brings up the total tally of people held during the anti-militancy crackdown to 11,648 with only 145 among the alleged militants in the last four days.
48 'militants' among 2,000 new arrestees held across Bangladesh
Police arrested 48 more suspected militants on the third day of their countrywide clampdown yesterday, taking the total number of captured “militants” to 85 since the special drive began following Sunday's murder of a top police official's wife by suspected militants in Chittagong.
Inu ‘threatened with death’
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu is anonymously threatened with death through a package containing a shroud, says a ministry official.
Law and order satisfactory, Kamal reiterates
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal reiterates his claim that the current law and order situation in the country is satisfactory.
Ansarullah behind attacks, DMP suspects
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam suspected that banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team is responsible for yesterday’s attacks on two publishers.
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.
Ananta killing: 5 Ansarullah men on 7-day remand
A Sylhet court places five members of banned organisation Ansarullah Bangla Team in seven days remand each over the killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das.
2 shown arrested in blogger Ananta killing case
Two members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including a Bangladesh-born UK citizen are shown arrested in blogger Ananta Bijoy Das killing case.
Fresh death threats from ‘Ansarullah’
Banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team allegedly issues death threats to three persons including International Crimes Tribunal’s prosecutor Rana Dasgupta this morning.
Blogger Oyasiqur killing: 5 Ansarullah men to be charged, says DMP
Detectives will submit charge sheet against five members of Ansarullah Bangla Team and several unknown persons in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman killing case.
2 Ansarullah Bangla Team men on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court places two members of banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a five-day remand each in connection with the blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy murder case.
3 Avijit killing suspects remanded again
A Dhaka court places three alleged members of Ansarullah Bangla Team on a fresh three-day remand in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy.
'Ansarullah press release' refutes role in Niloy killing
Ansarullah Bangla Team has refuted its role in the assassination of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement published in a website named Jihadology dated August 19, it claimed it has no ties with the Ansar Al-Islam Bangladesh group.