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.

A leader of banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir is arrested by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Rajshahi city.

A Dhaka court places three members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a seven-day remand each in connection with blogger Avijit Roy killing case.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to arrest three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including its chief in Dhaka for their alleged involvement in the killing of bloggers Ananta Bijoy Das and Avijit Roy.

Detectives claimed to have detained six people including two members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from the capital’s Uttara and Mugda areas.

Law enforcers claim arrest of eight leaders including a “key man” of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

The government of Bangladesh has banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team for its militant and anti-state activities.

Police arrested a leader of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Chittagong unit with explosives and grenade-making materials in the port city today.