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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.
Doubts mount over Australia's tour of Bangladesh amid security fear
Australia's tour of Bangladesh appears increasingly in danger of being cancelled, with Cricket Australia's security team on their way home to brief players and the board following a series of meetings in Bangladesh over the past two days.
Australia delay Bangladesh tour over 'security concerns'
Australia's Test tour of Bangladesh is in doubt after Cricket Australia delayed the departure of its team due to increased security concerns.
2 ‘militants’ held with arms, explosives in Cox’s Bazar
Rapid Action Battalion claim to have arrested two militants with firearms and explosives in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila.
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 lawyers ‘indirectly involved’ in funding extremism: Prosecution
Prosecution claims that the three lawyers, who were arrested over funding Islamist extremism, confessed before a court in Chittagong about their involvement in the act.
Bangla Bhai’s ‘adviser’ held in Rajshahi
Law enforcers claim arrest of an adviser of the notorious Bangla Bhai, ex-chief of the now banned militant Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
Afghan fighters 'linked to IS in Syria'
A senior US commander in Afghanistan says that fighters allied with Islamic State are in contact with militants' Syrian headquarters.
3 ‘Hizb-ut Tahrir militants’ held in Ctg
Three alleged militants of the banned outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir arrested from Chittagong city's Muradpur. An English medium school teacher and a lawyer are among them.
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
The Taliban warns the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a string of defections and reported clashes with militants loyal to IS.
2 'Islamic State men' held in Dhaka
The Detective Branch of police detain two suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) from Dhaka. One of them is said to be a local recruiter who already gathered about 20 activists including an teacher.