Ansar al Islam, which claims to be the Bangladesh chapter of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, has received about Tk 1.5 crore in the last three and half years from people in the UK and Australia for its operational activities as the militant outfit looks to stage a comeback.

In the backdrops of recent militant attacks across the country, law enforcers will beef up security in and around Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi on the occasion of National Mourning Day on August 15.

An organisation named Islamic Liberation Front (ILF) sends a hit list containing names of 10 dignitaries who include teachers, lawmakers, politicians and journalists.

It’s been a week since the government has blocked public access to several social media and Internet applications...