Militancy

Stop ignoring militancy threats in prisons

Focus more on deradicalising ex-militants, increasing surveillance

Video released by Rab: Families trace missing ones

Abu Jafar’s family was sure that he had been living in the Maldives for the last three years. He last visited Bangladesh in 2019 and left home saying he was going to the Maldives.

‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced

Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.

Fugitive convict Sohel’s house now branded as 'Jongibari'

The Lalmonirhat’s house of Abu Siddiq Sohel, one of the two militant convicts on death row who escaped from a Dhaka court premises yesterday, is under lock and key..Since this morning, Sohel’s neighbours in Kumrihat Bheteshwar village in Aditmari upazila have started calling his house “Jon

Why the delay in deradicalisation programmes?

There's no room for complacency when it comes to militancy

Religious freedom worsening in Bangladesh, across South Asia: US report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed deep concerns about the worsening religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

State needs to protect youths from militancy: Speakers

Speakers at a conference say the state has to take responsibility of ensuring that the youths do not get derailed by extremism and militancy.

Build resistance against militancy, terrorism: PM

Describing militancy, terrorism, corruption and narcotics as wounds of society, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon all to put up resistance unitedly against these menaces.

Stay away from militancy, drug: IGP to children

Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary asks all to stay away from militancy and drug abuse to build a prosperous Bangladesh.

November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015

‘IS is plotting deadly cyber-attacks’

Islamic State militants are trying to develop the ability to launch deadly cyber-attacks on UK targets such as air traffic control or hospitals, Chancellor George Osborne says.

November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015

Quick thinking, solid security, attackers' mistakes averted massacre at Paris stadium

Quick thinking, solid security, attackers' mistakes may have averted massacre at Paris stadium.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Pianist plays 'Imagine' cover at Paris memorial scene (video)

A pianist plays John Lennon's ‘Imagine’ on a portable piano at a memorial close to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where at 89 people were killed.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

France's fragile economy under siege after Paris attacks

France's fragile economic recovery is under threat after the Paris attacks, economists say, with tourism and consumer spending likely to come under siege.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Car used in attacks found in Paris suburb: Police

A black Seat car used by gunmen who fired at people in restaurants during the attacks in Paris on Friday found in the eastern suburb of Montreuil, police say.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

Govt to blame for rise of militancy: Moudud

BNP blames the government of Sheikh Hasina for “giving militants and terrorists a chance to raise their heads by weakening democratic forces.”

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

WhatsApp, Viber to be blocked, when needed: PM

PM Hasina tells the Jatiya Sangsad that WhatsApp and Viber will be blocked, when needed, to nab people who are carrying out criminal activities in the country using the apps.

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

US sees threat of more attacks on foreigners in Bangladesh

Foreigners may be attacked again in Bangladesh, the US State Department said in a travel alert on Tuesday that urged Americans to be cautious and vigilant in that country.

November 8, 2015
November 8, 2015

Claim of IS presence ploy to taint Bangladesh's image: PM

PM Hasina says a vested quarter is cooking a plot behind the scene to taint Bangladesh’s image to create a situation like in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and Syria by saying that there is the presence of Islamic State (IS) in the country.

November 1, 2015
November 1, 2015

Somoy Prakashan publisher gets death threat

A day into the killing of Jagriti Prokashani owner, Somoy Prakashan publisher Farid Ahmed receives threat on his life through short message service (SMS).