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Couple, baby ‘forcibly disappeared’
A madrasa teacher, his wife and their six-month-old son were allegedly forcibly disappeared for a month before being produced in a Dhaka court in a case.
‘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.
Not serious but threat is there
Militant group “Neo JMB” is still posing a security threat as its members are making efforts to carry out suicide attacks individually, said counterterrorism officials.
SC upholds lawyer Shakila’s HC bail order
The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that granted bail to lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed over her alleged involvement in financing a militant outfit.
Editorial / Counter-militancy efforts
A very important aspect of countering the onslaught of the militants in Bangladesh, particularly the religious militants...
Financing militant group: SC lawyer gets bail
The High Court grants bail to Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed for her involvement in financing a militant outfit, clearing the way for her release from jail.
6 suspected Huji men arrested
Police arrested six “members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji)”, including its “Kushtia regional commander”, in the capital's Kotwali area on Tuesday evening.
Terror suspects off the hook
Two alleged Hizb-ut Tahrir operatives, Syed Imdadul Haque Shaikat and Shahidul Islam Hasan, were arrested in the capital's Motijheel area on July 29, 2011, while distributing leaflets of the outlawed militant outfit. Seventeen days into filing a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, police pressed charges against them for working for a banned organisation, distributing its leaflet and inciting anti-government activities.
Ctg JMB den busted: 3 held with sniper gun, army suits
Two days into the unearthing of a key hideout of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, crackdown on JMB regional commander's den in Chittagong yields high precision semi-automatic sniper rifle, 13 sets of military uniform, explosives and ammunition, police say. The three militants arrested are said to be senior students of Chittagong University.
Girl’s hand blown off in Chuadanga blast
A schoolgirl sustains injuries in an explosion when her father is allegedly making bombs at their residence in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga.
3 lawyers held for funding militant group remanded
A Bashkhali court places the three arrested lawyers for their alleged funding of a new-found militant outfit, Shaheed Hamja Brigade in a four-day remand each.
2 members of 'new militant outfit' held in Dhaka
Detectives claim to have arrested two members of a new militant outfit with firearms in Dhaka.
‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’
Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.