Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh
Verdict on Gazipur bomb attack appeal on July 28
The High Court fixes July 28 for delivering verdict on the death reference and appeals in a case filed over a suicide bomb attack inside the Gazipur Bar Association office in 2005 that killed nine people and injured scores of others.
20 July 2016, 11:34 AM
Gain skills in using modern technology to combat terrorism: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs all the security forces to earn expertise in using modern technology alongside receiving training to fight terrorism and militancy.
19 July 2016, 07:19 AM
Tk 10 lakh reward for militant who returns to normal life: Rab
Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), announces Tk 10 lakh reward if any activist of militant outfits returns to normal life and gives specific information about their activities.
18 July 2016, 09:55 AM
NSU prof, Mirpur landlord remanded for ‘sheltering militants’
North South University Professor Gias Uddin Ahsan, a Mirpur landlord, and two others are placed on eight-day remand each for allegedly sheltering Dhaka attackers and withholding the mandatory tenant information from police.
17 July 2016, 07:28 AM
Govt fails to provide security to people: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad alleges that the government has completely failed to provide security of the country’s people and stop terrorist attacks.
16 July 2016, 15:47 PM
AL, BNP to discuss Bangladesh situation at UK House of Lords
Two high-profile delegations from the ruling Awami League and BNP are to attend a seminar organised by UK House of Lords over Bangladesh’s prevailing political and human rights situation on July 19.
16 July 2016, 11:44 AM
From music lover to ‘militant’
Here is more about a music lover turned militant Tahmid Rahman Safi, who was the first person to appear in a video in Bengali allegedly released by the militant group Islamic State.
13 July 2016, 12:05 PM
Resist terrorism, militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the people to be united in resisting terrorism and militancy to establish peace and security in the public life.
13 July 2016, 12:03 PM
Bangla Bhai’s close aide held in Rajshahi
Law enforcers claim to have detained a member of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi.
12 July 2016, 12:35 PM
‘Govt calls for meeting with pvt universities’
Bangladesh government calls for a meeting with private universities in the backdrop of finding involvement of private university students with terrorism.
11 July 2016, 14:52 PM
Court orders DNA test of Dhaka attack militants
A Dhaka court orders for DNA testing of the militants found involved in the gruesome Dhaka cafe attack of July 1.
11 July 2016, 14:38 PM
4 ABT militants detained in Ctg: Cops
Law enforcers claim to have detained four members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from different places of Chittagong.
11 July 2016, 14:28 PM
Muhith stresses need to fortify parental bond
Finance Minister AMA Muhith underscores the need to strengthen the bond between parents and children in view of the recent attacks held in Bangladesh.
11 July 2016, 13:03 PM
Biswal assures US support against terrorism
Visiting special US envoy Nisa Desai has met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and assured of her country’s full support to Bangladesh in fighting terrorism. Earlier, she met two advisers of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
11 July 2016, 05:03 AM
NSU might scrap studentship if absent for 1 semester
North South University is on the verge of taking a major decision to strip studentship for anyone being found absent for four months without valid reason. A recommendation for such stern action has come in view after the university’s students have been found involved in terrorist activities.
10 July 2016, 15:24 PM
Cops sue 2 detained over Sholakia attack
Police sue the two detainees and some anonymous others over the Eid-day attack on Sholakia Eidgah in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.
10 July 2016, 10:36 AM
Be cautious in granting bail to ‘militants’: Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq urges the judges to become more cautious and rigid in granting bail to the accused detained in connection with militancy-related cases.
10 July 2016, 08:52 AM
In terror-hit Kishoreganj, a bullet cuts short a life at home
A bullet comes through a window of her house and hit 40-year-old Jharna Rani Bhowmik on the forehead. She dies instantly.
7 July 2016, 14:32 PM
Dhaka attack: Philippine expresses solidarity with Bangladesh
The Philippine government expresses solidarity with the people of Bangladesh after a bloody hostage-taking incident at Gulshan in Dhaka.
7 July 2016, 13:53 PM
Anti-militancy Islamic leader says he was the target of attackers
Noted Islamic thinker Maulana Fariduddin Masud says he was the target of the attack at famous Sholakia Eidgah during Eid prayers on July 7, 2016.
7 July 2016, 13:14 PM