Neo JMB
‘Neo JMB’ man killed in ‘gunfight’ with Kushtia police
A suspected member of banned militant outfit “Neo JMB” is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
25 August 2017, 04:38 AM
Militants adopt new strategy
Shortage of funds and difficulties in renting apartments are forcing “Neo-JMB” militants to shun the practice of leaving their homes
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Gulshan cafe attackers’ ‘trainer’ Rashed remanded
A Dhaka court has placed key “Neo JMB” militant Aslam Hossain Rashed alias Rash, “arms trainer” of the Gulshan café attackers, on a five-day remand in connection with a case filed over the Kalyanpur raid.
16 August 2017, 13:19 PM
Target Aug 15 Mourners: Terror attack plan foiled
A suspected suicide bomber of “Neo JMB” was killed during an anti-militancy operation at a city hotel yesterday as counterterrorism officials claim he had planned to carry out an attack on the crowd paying homage to Bangabandhu on National Mourning Day at Dhanmondi 32.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Café attackers had grenade training in the Buriganga
A couple of weeks before the Gulshan café siege on July 1 last year, two of the five attackers received training in throwing grenades in the middle of the Buriganga.
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Ex-Shibir men leading 'Neo JMB': Monirul
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) Chief Monirul Islam claims the former activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami, are now leading “Neo JMB”.
29 July 2017, 14:55 PM
Another café attack planner arrested: cops
A key “Neo JMB” militant, who is one of the planners of last year's Gulshan café attack, was arrested in Natore early yesterday, police say.
28 July 2017, 18:00 PM
3 ‘Neo JMB’ men held in Jhenidah
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrest three suspected members of Neo JMB's 'Sarwar-Tamim' group from different parts of Jhenidah.
28 July 2017, 04:36 AM
Gulshan Café Attack: 2 suspects killed in raid months ago
Key “Neo-JMB” militants Basharuzzaman Chocolate and Mizanur Rahman alias Chhoto Mizan were killed during a raid by police on a
20 July 2017, 21:30 PM
2 militants linked to Dhaka café attack killed in April raid: Cops
Two “Neo JMB” militants who supplied arms and collected fund for Dhaka café attack were killed in a raid in their Chapainawabganj hideout on April 27, police say.
Law enforcers came to know about the two suspected militants’ -- Basharuzzaman Chocolate and Mizanur Rahman alias Chhoto Mizan -- link with the café attack in Gulshan from Sohel Mahfuz, another bomb supplier whom they arrested on July 8.
20 July 2017, 18:06 PM
2 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests two active members of Sarwar-Tamim group of the militant outfit “Neo JMB” in Demra of Dhaka.
20 July 2017, 09:25 AM
He is India's worry too
Sohel Mahfuz, who had worked for about five years from 2009 to set up an extremist network in India's West Bengal, was planning to expand the activities of IS-inspired militant group “Neo JMB” to the neighbouring country.
15 July 2017, 18:00 PM
'Neo JMB leader' Rajib on remand under anti- terrorism act
Militant outfit "Neo JMB leader" Jahangir Hossain alias Rajib Gandhi, also a plotter of Holey Artisan Café attack, was placed on a six-day remand yesterday in another case filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Neo JMB leader Rajib Gandhi on 6-day remand
Militant outfit Neo JMB leader Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, also a plotter of Holey Artisan Café attack, is placed on a six-day remand in a case filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
10 July 2017, 10:15 AM
Sohel Mahfuz: A Valued hand for 'Neo JMB'
After the emergence of “Neo JMB” in 2014, its leaders chose Sohel Mahfuz for his expertise in bomb-making and knowledge about arms smuggling routes and smugglers in bordering areas.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM
2 ‘Neo JMB militants' held in Savar
Law enforcers arrest two alleged members of banned militant outfit “Neo JMB” in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
8 July 2017, 07:37 AM
Dhaka attack planner Sohel was ameer of West Bengal JMB: Cops
Sohel Mahfuz, who was arrested along with three suspected militants in Chapainawabganj today, was ameer of West Bengal unit JMB and one of the key accused of Burdwan blast, police say.
8 July 2017, 04:26 AM
4 ‘Neo JMB men' held in Rajshahi
Police claim to have arrested four operatives of “Neo JMB”, an ultra-radical offshoot of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Durgapur and Puthia upazilas of Rajshahi.
7 July 2017, 04:22 AM
'Safe haven' for top 'Neo JMB' leaders busted
Counterterrorism officials claimed to have arrested three suspected female militants, including the wife of “Neo JMB” chief Ayub Bachchu, raiding a hideout in Kushtia's Bheramara yesterday.
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
'Plot to kill Islamic scholar' foiled
Counterterrorism officials have arrested six suspected “Neo JMB” men who allegedly planned to carry out attacks in Ramadan to mark
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM