Militancy

No room for militancy, reiterates PM

Reiterating her firm vow not to give any room to terrorism and militancy on the soil of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says no one would be allowed to play with the fate of the country in the name of militancy as long as she is alive.
5 May 2016, 17:25 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

Govt moves to form media monitoring centre

The government has taken initiative to form a “media monitoring centre” to monitor news items published in different media, the information minister tells the parliament.
4 May 2016, 13:09 PM

5 ‘militants’ deported from Singapore remanded

A Dhaka court has placed five alleged militants, who were deported from Singapore, on seven-day remand each in connection with a case filed under the anti-terrorism act.
4 May 2016, 09:33 AM

Terror cell 'unfazed' by earlier arrests

Around the time that Singapore announced in January the arrest and deportation of 27 radicalised Bangladeshis under the Internal Security Act (ISA), S-Pass holder Rahman Mizanur, 31, came up with plans for an extremist group and began recruiting his countrymen.
4 May 2016, 05:29 AM

“IS-linked hackers post target list of New Yorkers”

A group of hackers linked to Islamic State has posted online a list of thousands of New York residents and urged followers of the militant group to target them, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
30 April 2016, 14:56 PM

Claim of IS baseless: minister

Reiterating that there is no presence of Islamic State in the country, Bangladesh home minister terms IS claim of today’s murder of a Hindu tailor in Tangail as baseless.
30 April 2016, 14:08 PM

Tailor killed in Tangail, ‘IS claims responsibility’

Bike-riding assailants stab dead a middle-aged Hindu tailor in Tangail. Hours later, US-based SITE Intelligence Group tweet that international militant outfit Islamic State have claimed credit for the murder saying that he blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
30 April 2016, 09:01 AM

BNP says ready to cooperate with govt

BNP says it is ready to cooperate the government with its experience in combating militancy in the country.
29 April 2016, 08:27 AM

Bangladesh govt moves to boost harmony

The government is to launch a new initiative to get leaders of all religions together and speak against militancy and try to boost religious harmony, said police sources.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

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

Homegrown militants under control: Kamal

Admitting that there is existence of homegrown militants in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claims that they are under control.
21 April 2016, 10:02 AM

No IS in Bangladesh: Home minister

There is no existence of Islamic State in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reaffirms.
15 April 2016, 11:23 AM

Opinion: Pahela Baishakh and Olama League’s Haram ‘fatwa’

Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?
10 April 2016, 08:40 AM

Grenades, arms, ammo found at Bogra blast site

A bomb disposal team recovers at least twenty grenades, firearms and ammunition from a building in Sherpur upazila of Bogra where two people were killed in a bomb explosion yesterday.
4 April 2016, 05:28 AM

No room for terrorism in Islam: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought cooperation from the country's Islamic scholars in spreading the message among people that there is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam as it is a religion of peace.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Islam has no room for militancy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks cooperation from the country's Islamic scholars in spreading out a message among people that there is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam.
22 March 2016, 09:25 AM

Funding militancy: Stay on accused lawyer’s bail extended

Apex court extends the stay on bail for Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana, accused of funding militancy, until March 20.
29 February 2016, 05:05 AM

‘Bangladeshi’ college shooter held in India

A man of alleged Bangladeshi origin has been held from Uttar Pradesh over the shooting outside Kolkata's Loreto College.
23 February 2016, 09:31 AM

Twin car bombs kill 46 in Syria's Homs as truce efforts flounder

Double car bomb attacks kill at least 46 people in Syria's central city of Homs on Sunday as international efforts to bring about a ceasefire in the war-torn country have floundered.
21 February 2016, 11:19 AM