banned militant outfit
Video released by Rab: Families trace missing ones
Abu Jafar’s family was sure that he had been living in the Maldives for the last three years. He last visited Bangladesh in 2019 and left home saying he was going to the Maldives.
2 February 2023, 01:30 AM
Sleeper cell of militant group behind attack
Investigators have claimed that a “sleeper cell” of a militant outfit was behind the knife attack on Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
‘Hizb-ut Tahrir militant’ held in Mohammadpur
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained an alleged activist of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) from Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.
9 September 2017, 06:58 AM
Aug 17 series blast: 14 JMB militants jailed for 20yrs in Tangail
A Tangail court sentences 14 militants of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years’ imprisonment in August 17 series blast case in Tangail district 12 years ago.
8 August 2017, 12:41 PM
4 female JMB members on 4-day fresh remand
A Dhaka court places four female members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
22 August 2016, 10:30 AM
Dhaka raid militant Abdullah’s aide held in Dinajpur
Detectives arrest an allegedly close aide of Abdullah, one of the militants killed in Dhaka raid, from Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur.
2 August 2016, 15:36 PM
Cops release stunning pictures of Dhaka terrorists’ den
Police release stunning and chilling pictures of what was found inside the terrorists’ den at Kalyanpur in Dhaka that give a glimpse of the militants’ life.
26 July 2016, 11:40 AM
Gaibandha madrasa teacher held for ‘renting house to Sholakia attacker’
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains a madrasa teacher in Gaibandha for renting out his house to a suspected militant, who was arrested during Sholakia attack on the Eid day.
23 July 2016, 11:50 AM
'Attacker says he is Hizb-ut Tahrir man'
Golam Faizullah Fahim, one of the three attackers who badly hacked a Madaripur college teacher on Wednesday, has admitted to be a member of banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir, says the district police chief.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
3 killed in Hizb-ut Tawhid-villagers clash in Noakhali
Three people including two alleged members of the blacklisted Hizb-ut Tawhid are killed in a clash with villagers over the construction of a mosque in Shonaimuri upazila of Noakhali today.
14 March 2016, 09:53 AM
5 ‘JMB’ men held with large cache of explosives
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim to arrest five militants including a district-level chief of a banned militant outfit and seize a large cache of explosives in Matuail of Dhaka.
13 March 2016, 16:30 PM
Counter-militancy efforts
A very important aspect of countering the onslaught of the militants in Bangladesh, particularly the religious militants...
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
The real face of Bangladesh - moderate, secular
The high-profile arrests and deportation of 27 Bangladeshi workers from Singapore for planning violent attacks overseas may have caused some Singaporeans to wonder about Bangladesh and its people. The truth is that the country is a secular, moderate nation with a Muslim-majority population.
25 January 2016, 12:24 PM
Mirpur ‘JMB den’: 3 suspects on 4-day fresh remand
A Dhaka court places three suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
1 January 2016, 11:52 AM
‘JMB man admits’ role in Iskcon temple attack
Suspected militant of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) held over the attack on an Iskcon temple in Dinajpur is said to have confessed his role in the attack.
20 December 2015, 07:02 AM
3 ‘JMB’ men on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court places three suspected members of banned militant outfit JMB on a five-day remand in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Detectives arrested them in Uttara of Dhaka.
6 December 2015, 05:18 AM
Pabna ‘JMB chief’ held
Pabna regional chief of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is arrested from Tebunia of the district, law enforcers claim.
28 October 2015, 12:39 PM
Government's anti- militancy campaign
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.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Pastor attack: 4 ‘JMB men’ on 5-day remand
Four out of five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, who were arrested yesterday over the attack on a pastor in Pabna, are placed on a five-day remand.
13 October 2015, 07:19 AM
JMB trying to resurface, govt not letting: Kamal
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says banned militant outfit JMB is trying to surface again but failed due to government’s strong vigilance.
7 October 2015, 10:43 AM