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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.
'Militant' jumps off building to escape interrogation
A suspected militant sustained injury after jumping off the fourth floor of a building on Dhaka's Minto Road yesterday, to escape interrogation while on remand.
Bangladeshi held in Malaysia for ‘militant link’
Malaysia detains 15 suspected Islamist militants, including a Bangladeshi national, police says.
2 'Neo JMB' leaders held
Police yesterday claimed to have arrested a key financier of a militant group and an arms supplier for Gulshan café attack in 2016.
Father disowns body of Nakhalpara ‘militant’
The father of Nafis Ul Islam, who was killed along with two others at a “militant den” in Dhaka’s Nakhalpara, says he will not receive the body of his son for burial.
Gulshan Attack: 'Arms supplier' left den 2 days before raid
Hadisur Rahman Sagor, one of the most wanted suspects in last year's Gulshan café attack, left a militant den in Ghop Nawapara area of Jessore just two days before police busted it yesterday.
'Model to militant'
Once a young model, Imam Mehedi Hasan turned into a militant leader about two years ago, claimed Rab.
‘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.
‘Militant’ arrested in Baghmara
Police in a special drive arrest a member of banned militant outfit Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) from his residence in Baghmara upazila of Rajshahi.
Hasina very strong leader in fight against terrorism: US envoy
The United States has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s strong leadership role in fighting terrorism, and hoped that Bangladesh will continue to demonstrate its ‘strong commitment’.
19 dead in Somalia restaurant attack
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu.
6 killed in India air force base attack
Four gunmen and two guards are killed when unidentified militants attack an Indian Air Force base near the Pakistan border in an apparent challenge to attempts to revive a dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
21 killed in Taliban suicide bomb blast in NW Pakistan
At least 21 people are killed and dozens wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorbike crashed into the main gate of a government office in the northwest Pakistan town of Mardan.
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.
Autopsy verifies dead youth as bomber
As police sue two unknown assailants over the Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque blast in Rajshahi, autopsy report confirms the dead youth as one of the attackers. None of the attackers have been identified yet and none held.
15-hour raid on 'JMB den'
In a 15-hour crackdown in a militant den on the capital's Mirpur, detectives yesterday seized 16 improvised grenades, other ingredients, including power gel enough to make over 200 bombs and grenades, and a suicide vest, police said. Six youths, aged between 20 and 30, were said to be arrested during the raid at two apartments on the top floor of a six-storey building in Shah Ali area. Two of them are key operatives of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and the four others are suspected militants, detectives said, but did not disclose their identities.
Mirpur raid: How explosives were disposed
Law enforcers disposed at least 16 crude bombs seized from a Mirpur building during an operation to capture militants today.
Suicide vest, grenades found at ‘JMB den’, 7 held
In key raid in Dhaka’s bustling Mirpur suburb, cops bust a militant den and seize huge quantity of improvised grenades, plastic explosives and suicide vest. Seven – 3 of them confirmed as JMB militants – are detained after failed attempt to scare away cops by blasting the grenades.
Ugly clashes at anti-Islam rallies in Australia
Ten Australians have been arrested in nationwide protests involving both anti-Islam and anti-racism groups.