The escape of these militants poses serious risks for national security.

Counterterrorism police have arrested an alleged operative of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team for “directly taking part” in the murders of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend in 2016.

A year has passed since the murder of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend, but police could neither complete the investigation nor arrest any of the five killers.

The United States yesterday pressed the Bangladesh government to bring the perpetrators of the brutal murders of secular bloggers and activists to justice through effective and prompt investigations.

Two representatives of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) yesterday met a team of the Detective Branch of police in

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has said what have been happening in Bangladesh are not its “characteristics” at all.

Some important documents left behind by the killers of Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tonoy include a list of targets, police said.