Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)
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
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
JMB man arrested in Bogra
An alleged member of the killing squad of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been arrested from Baganbari area in Sherpur municipality of Bogra.
10 June 2016, 09:06 AM
Cops to launch special drive against militants tomorrow
Police will launch seven-day clampdown on militants and criminals across the country in the wake of recent murders, which law enforcers think are works of militants. The decision came at a meeting at Police Headquarters in Dhaka.
9 June 2016, 11:21 AM
‘JMB man’ among 3 killed in Gaibandha, Dhaka ‘shootouts’
An alleged operative of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and two suspected hijackers have been killed in separate "gunfights" with law enforcers in Gaibandha and Dhaka.
9 June 2016, 04:46 AM
‘Bogra Shia mosque attacker’ among 2 killed in ‘gunfights’
The main accused in Bogra Shia mosque attack case has been killed in “gunfight” with police in Shibganj upazila of the district while a robber killed in a “shootout” in Jessore.
8 June 2016, 04:48 AM
‘Ahmadiyya mosque attacker’ killed in ‘gunfight’
An operative of militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi, hours into the confession of his involvement in Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque attack, police say.
7 June 2016, 04:43 AM
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
No IS link found in recent 37 killings: Amu
No evidence of involvement of Islamic State (IS) has been found in recent 37 killings, Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu says.
22 May 2016, 12:19 PM
5 JMB men get life for Natore serial blast
A Natore court sentences five members of banned militant outfit JMB to life term in a case filed for serial bombing in the district on August 17, 2005.
28 March 2016, 06:57 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
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
Politics, terrorism, and the state of denial
While Islamist terrorists have re-emerged recently, killing bloggers, writers, foreign nationals and Shias, and attacking an Ahmadiyya mosque, with impunity, one wonders how leaders, intellectuals, and ordinary people in Bangladesh can afford to waste time and energy in partisan politics!
3 January 2016, 18:00 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
Reactivated JMB!
If all those extremists killed and arrested in the last one month belong to the JMB then all those that had written off the extremist group as a non-entity and without the capacity to create problems for the country must be eating their words, and that includes the head of our police too.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
3 Ctg JMB men on 5-day remand
A Chittagong court places three members of banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested yesterday, on a five-day remand in a case filed for terrorist activities.
28 December 2015, 12:56 PM
Ctg JMB den busted: 3 held with sniper gun, army suits
Two days into the unearthing of a key hideout of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, crackdown on JMB regional commander's den in Chittagong yields high precision semi-automatic sniper rifle, 13 sets of military uniform, explosives and ammunition, police say. The three militants arrested are said to be senior students of Chittagong University.
27 December 2015, 04:06 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
‘Fatwa required to combat militancy’
A group of the country's Olamas (Islamic clerics) at a view-exchange meeting say fatwa (religious edict) is needed to curb militant activities in the country.
17 December 2015, 12:10 PM