Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin says in line with the country’s anti-terrorism 'zero tolerance' policy, it is working emphatically with the US and other alliance countries to wipe out the menace from its soil.

People have recently become victims of extremism, militancy, murders and enforced disappearances as an unaccountable government is running the country, a senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed.

Police claims detention of 10 suspected militants on the sixth day of the nationwide crackdown on militancy.

The "Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime" unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police starts functioning from today with newly promoted Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Monirul Islam as its chief.

Despite a commendable initiative by the government to combat militancy by targeting schools, madrasas and mosques, lethargic implementation has reduced it to a forgotten official circular.