Islamic State (IS)

Anxious wait for families of Holey Artisan hostages

Panic can be clearly seen in all of their faces as the family members wait for the rescue of their dear ones held hostage inside the hitherto quiet dining place in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone.
1 July 2016, 22:20 PM

IS prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 41 at Istanbul airport

Turkish investigators pore over video footage and witness statements after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up in Istanbul's main airport, killing 41 people and wounding 239.
29 June 2016, 10:46 AM

‘Bangladesh assured Muslim world of fighting terrorism’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that Bangladesh assured the Muslim world of doing everything necessary to fight militancy and terrorism. She says that the Saudi coalition formed recently is a chance for the Muslim Ummah to unite against terrorism in the name of Islam.
22 June 2016, 06:00 AM

IS 'claims' credit

With no visible progress in the murder probe of Nityaranjan Pandey, a volunteer of a Hindu monastery in Pabna, Islamic State has
11 June 2016, 18:00 PM

IS claims Pabna Hindu ashram volunteer killing: SITE

Islamic State (IS) claims the responsibility for the killing of a volunteer of a Hindu monastery in Pabna Sadar upazila, according to a report of US-based SITE Intelligence Group.
11 June 2016, 05:17 AM

Terrorist attacks rise in Bangladesh in 2015, says US State Department report

Terrorist attacks and the total number of deaths increased in Bangladesh in 2015, according to the US State Department.
3 June 2016, 05:41 AM

RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE

Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The fuss about ISIS and what we need to do

The murders of bloggers, intellectuals, priests, academicians, rights activists, and also persons of ordinary vocations committed by allegedly extremist groups...
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

IS 'destroyed aircraft' at Syria base

New satellite imagery appears to reveal extensive damage to a strategically significant airbase in central Syria used by Russian forces after an attack by so-called Islamic State (IS).
24 May 2016, 11:33 AM

IS ‘claims’ credit for Kushtia killing

A day into the killing of homeopath Sanaur Rahman in Kushtia, global terror outfit Islamic State yesterday claimed responsibility for the
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

IS suicide bombing kills 14 in Iraqi gas plant

The Islamic State (IS) group has staged a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people were killed and 20 wounded, Iraqi officials say.
15 May 2016, 12:58 PM

Bangladeshi-origin man jailed for life

A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.
14 May 2016, 11:28 AM

Baghdad car bombing kills 64

A car bomb at a crowded market in northern Baghdad has killed at least 64 people and wounded 87 others, Iraqi police and medical sources say.
11 May 2016, 09:16 AM

‘IS sailing plot’ foiled in Australia

Five men arrested in Australia allegedly intended to cross the ocean in a small fishing boat and join the so-called Islamic State group.
11 May 2016, 06:38 AM

‘US, India to work together to help Dhaka fight terror'

In the wake of the recent spate of targeted attacks on secular activists, bloggers, writers, professors and minorities, the US
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

How Islamic State in Bangladesh began

Radicalised worker Rahman Mizanur recruited countrymen in Singapore with help of material linked to terror groups.
5 May 2016, 05:07 AM

OPINION: Caught between two states: The Islamic and the United

While there is no gainsaying that there is no ‘physical presence’ of IS in this country, the fact that the terrorist organisation has brought this country under its radar is a matter that the security agencies in Bangladesh cannot overlook.
4 May 2016, 10:24 AM

Thousands of protesters storm Baghdad 'Green Zone', parliament

Thousands of angry protesters break into Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and storm the parliament building after lawmakers again fail to approve new ministers.
30 April 2016, 12:14 PM

Belgium extradites Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam

Belgium extradites Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to face trial in France.
27 April 2016, 11:20 AM

Enemy of none, lover of sitar

He was a sitar player. All his life, he was devoted to music, culture and peace. His family members and colleagues don't believe he had enmity with anyone. He never said or wrote anything against any religion or hurt anybody's religious sentiment.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM