US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical weapons attack by Syria’s air force. It was an “affront to humanity”, he said, adding: “When you kill innocent children, innocent…
Category: Conflicts
Suu Kyi claims: No ethnic cleansing of Muslim minority
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied there is ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, despite widespread reports of abuses. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Nobel peace prize winner acknowledged problems in Rakhine state, where…
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to remove border land mines
Dhaka, Apr 6 – Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to remove improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and land mines planted along the border of the two countries to avoid possible casualties and injuries.
North Korean missile fired ahead of US-China summit
North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South Korea’s defence ministry said the missile flew about 60km (40 miles). It is the latest in a series of tests…
Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
One of the worst chemical bombings in Syria turned a northern rebel-held area into a toxic kill zone on Tuesday, inciting international outrage over the ever-increasing government impunity shown in the country’s six-year war. Western leaders including President Trump blamed…
10 killed in explosion on St. Petersburg subway
At least 10 people were killed Monday in an explosion on the subway in St. Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported. President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on an unrelated trip Monday, said investigators were looking into whether the…
South Korea cargo ship disappears off Uruguay coast, leaving many missing
Some 22 people were missing on Saturday after a South Korean cargo ship disappeared and apparently sank in the South Atlantic Ocean. The 24-man crew on the Stellar Daisy carrier, which is owned and operated by South Korean-based Polaris Shipping,…
At least four minors killed as militants in Nasirpur
Dhaka – Four of the eight bodies recovered by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit during ‘Operation Hitback’ in Moulvibazar last Thursday were minors.UNB agency
Anti-militant raids at Moulvibazar, Comilla end: 3 bodies found
M Jahangir Alam & Khairul Ahsan Manik, UNB Correspondents Dhaka Apr 1 – The prolonged raids conducted by law enforcers at Comilla’s Bagmara and Moulvibazar’s Borohat ‘militant dens’ on east and northeast of Bangladesh capital Dhaka ended on Saturday with…
‘Operation Maximus’ postponed; to resume Saturday morning
The ‘Operation Maximus’ launched by members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) at a suspected militant den at Borohat in municipality area was postponed on Friday evening as darkness fell. Briefing reporters near the militant hideout around 7pm, chief of…
Making country a graveyard now AL agenda: Khaleda
Observing that the country’s people are passing their days in panic and anxiety, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said it seems that making Bangladesh a graveyard is Awami Leagues’ main political agenda. In a statement, she warned that the…
No militant found at Comilla den
No militant was found inside the suspected militant den at South Bagmara in Sadar Dakkhin upazila during an operation on Friday afternoon. However, two powerful bombs, four hand grenades and two suicide vests were found at the hideout during the…
Operation at Comilla ‘militant hideout’ awaited
Dhaka, Mar 31 – Preparation were taken by members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and police to launch an operation at a ‘militant den’ at South Bagmara in Sadar Dakkhin upazila of Comilla on Friday morning.
Anti-militant operation at Borohat ‘militant den’ begins
Dhaka, Mar 31 – Sounds of gunshots were heard as the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) launched an operation at the suspected militant den at Borohat in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar on Friday.
Rab intel chief Azad injuried at anti-militant raid dies
Dhaka, Mar 31 – The head of the intelligence wing of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad, who was injured during the raid on a ‘militant den’ in Sylhet, died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka…
Scattered body parts of 8 ‘militants’ found in Moulvibazar
Dhaka- Scattered body parts of seven to eight suspected militants were found yesterday by the joint forces when they entered into a militant hideout at the outskirts of Moulvibazar town after conducting a 22 hour long operation titled-‘Operation Hit Back’.
7 bodies at Nasirpur ‘militant den’: Police
Dhaka – Limbs of at least 7-8 bodies were found scattered as the operation ‘Hitback’, carried out by Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, at Nasirpur den in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila ended inside on Thursday. Police suspected that all…
India Ignores its Own Hate Crimes
On Monday, a mob in the Indian city of Noida, just outside New Delhi, brutally beat Nigerian student Endurance Amalawa after residents blamed Nigerians for the death of an Indian teenager. Cell phone screenshot depicting a victim of a mob…
‘JMB man’ held in Satkhira
Satkhira, Mar 30 – Police in a special drive arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh from Bangal intersection in the district town on Wednesday night.
Moulvibazar ‘militant dens’ drive held up for heavy rain
Dhaka, Mar 30 – The joint forces’ raid on two ‘militant dens’ at Nasirpur village in Sadar upazila and at Barhat in municipality area in the district of Moulvibazar, was suspended on Thursday morning due to heavy rain.
Sylhet’s Atiya Mahal not safe after 111 hours of operation
Dhaka – After 111 hours of tense end of operation Twilight by the law enforcing agencies on Tuesday in Sylhet at Atia Mahal, the block of flats were remained to be fully sanitized by the police bomb disposal squads on…
Stand against terrorism, militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the country’s people to stand against terrorism, militancy and drug addiction. While speaking at a mammoth rally at Faridpur Govt Rajendra College ground, she also urged all, including guardians, teachers, imams, professions, law…
Operation launched at Nasirpur militant den
Joint forces have launched an operation at one of the two suspected militant dens police cordoned off here early Wednesday. The joint team comprising members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, Rapid Action…
Now police encircle ‘militant den’ in Comilla
Barely 14 hours after law enforcers cordoned off two suspected militant dens in Moulvibazar, police encircled a building at South Bagmara of Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Wednesday afternoon suspecting it to be a militant den. Based on intelligence information, a…
Police cordon off two ‘militant dens’ in Moulvibazar
Dhaka, Mar 29 – Nearly eight hours after Bangladesh Army officially called off its operation at ‘Atia Mahal’ in Dakkhin Surma upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday night, police cordoned off two houses at Fatehpur village and Barohat in Sadar upazila…
‘Operation Twilight’ called off: Police take charge
Sylhet, Mar 28 – Bangladesh Army called off the ‘Operation Twilight’ at ‘Atia Mahal’ in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Tuesday night, 83 hours after its Para Commandos launched the raid on the militant den on Saturday morning. Army’s Military Intelligence…
Anti-terrorism steps shouldn’t restrict freedom: UN
‘Broaden NHRC mandate allowing it to probe all alleged HR violations’ Dhaka, Mar 28 – The UN Human Rights Committee has urged Bangladesh to make sure that counterterrorism measures are not used to restrict freedom of expression and opinion of…
UN to investigate violations against Rohingya
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Mar 27 (IPS) – A top UN human rights group has decided to investigate human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The UN Human Rights Council agreed to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate…
Blogger Rajib murder convicts’ appeal verdict April 2
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court Monday fixed April 2 to declare its verdict on the appeals filed by the convicts in the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider.
Turkish PM phones Hasina; wants to work together against militancy
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Monday expressed his country’s desire to work together with Bangladesh to curb militancy. He expressed the willingness while talking to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over telephone. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the Turkish…