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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.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Islamic State threatens to attack on Washington, other countries

Islamic State in a video threatens to attack Washington warning that the countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer same fate as France.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

First attacker identified from Paris carnage

French police identify first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their probes into Paris's worst ever attacks.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

Islamic State video threatens France a day after Paris attacks

Islamic State releases an undated video threatening to attack France if bombings of its fighters continue, a day after gunmen and bombers killed at least 140 people in Paris.

October 6, 2015
October 6, 2015

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.

October 6, 2015
October 6, 2015

'JMB commander' killed in grenade blast: Cops

A man, whom police identified as the commander of Chittagong unit of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, is killed in a grenade explosion hours after his arrest with firearms and ammunition, according to the law enforcers.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

New kind of violence undid BCB plans

Ultimately it was the killing of an Italian national in Dhaka by unknown perpetrators that is believed, within the BCB, to have led to Australia calling off their tour of Bangladesh.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

Australia were 'overly sensitive' to cancel their tour of Bangladesh

Australia were "overly sensitive" to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan.

October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015

Australia’s tour of Bangladesh called off due to security reasons

Australia cricket team’s short tour for two Tests in Bangladesh is scrapped after high-level meetings regarding danger of militant attacks during the series.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Australia-Bangladesh series: Hope dims further

Bangladesh tour of Australia is in limbo as Cricket Australia sent back Test cricketers to state teams to train ahead of a domestic one-day tournament.

September 29, 2015
September 29, 2015

Australia's cricket tour of Bangladesh could be scrapped within days

Australia's cricket tour of Bangladesh could be scrapped within days amid heightened warnings from Britain and the United States about the likelihood of militant attacks.