Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his associates — Delwar Alias Ripon and Sharif Shahedul Alam alias Bipul — who were condemned to death in a case filed over the grenade attack on ex-British envoy Anwar Choudhury in 2004…
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4 militants killed at Sylhet Atia Mahal: Army
Army Para Commandos found the bodies of four militants, including that of a female one, at militant den Atia Mahal at Shibbari of Dakkhin Surma upazila on Monday. Brig Gen Fakhrul Ahsan, spokesperson of the operation, ‘Twilight,’ came up with…
Blasts, shots near Sylhet ‘militant den’ on: 6 killed
Sylhet, Mar 26 – Sound of big explosions and sporadic gunshots was heard from militant den Atia Mahal at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila from Sunday morning to afternoon amid joint forces’ operation that began on Saturday afternoon.
Ohio nightclub shooting kills one injures 15
One person was killed and 15 other people were wounded in a shooting at a crowded nightclub early Sunday in Cincinnati, in U.S. Midwestern state of Ohio, officials said.
Two cops among 3 killed in blast near Sylhet ‘militant den’
Sylhet, Mar 25 – Two policemen and an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were killed and 16 people injured in a bomb blast in front of Gotatikor Madrasah adjacent to militant den Atia Mahal in Dakkhin Surma upazila on…
Gunshots rock Shibbari as raid on ‘militant den’ continues
Explosions and gunshots rang out as members of joint forces led by army commandos stormed the ‘den of militants’ in a building at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Saturday afternoon after rescuing 69 members of 28 families trapped in…
28 families rescued from ‘Sylhet militant den’
Sylhet, Mar 25 – Army commandos rescued 69 members of 28 families trapped in the ‘den of militants’ in a building at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Saturday.
Joint forces raid on Sylhet ‘den of militants’ begin
Sylhet, Mar 25 – oint forces started their operation at a ‘den of militants’ at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Saturday morning. Additional Deputy Police Commissioner (Media) Jedan Al Musa said the law enforcers had asked the militants to…
President, PM describe Genocide Day as protest against Pakistani atrocities
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today described the “Genocide Day” as a strong protest against genocide carried out by the then Pakistani occupational forces on unarmed Bangalees in 1971 Liberation War. In a message on the eve…
Joint forces ready for raid on Sylhet ‘militant den’
Joint forces are preparing to raid a house, presumed to be a hideout of militants, at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila. Police cordoned off the suspected militant den in the early hours of Friday asked the suspected militants to surrender.…
Unknown youth killed in city bomb blast
An unidentified young man was killed as a bomb he was reportedly carrying exploded near a police outpost at Airport Road in the city on Friday evening. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman told UNB that…
London defiant as IS claims attack by Briton
London, Mar 24 (AP/UNB) — Authorities on Thursday identified a 52-year-old Briton as the man who mowed down pedestrians and stabbed a policeman to death outside Parliament in London, saying he had a long criminal record and once was investigated…
Police cordon off reported ‘militant hideout’ in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 24 – Police on Friday cordoned off a house at Shibari in Dakkhin Surma upazila as it is said to be the hideout of militants.
Mufti Hannan two others convicts get 7 days for mercy plea
The copies of the death warrants against death row top leader of banned terror outfit Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HUJI-B) Mufti Hannan and his cohort Sharif Shahedul Alam reached Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur. The death warrants reached Kashimpur Jail from…
Coalition of More Than 300,000 Food Workers to Join May Day Showdown
A network of more than 300,000 farmworkers, servers, cooks and food-manufacturers, including a large local chain of the Service Employees International Union, is joining a May 1 nationwide strike “to stop the relentless attacks of the Trump administration and its…
London attack: World leaders show solidarity
Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing two,…
Isolated, militants now in suicide attacks: Police
‘Family members either being forced or motivated to join them’ M Jahangir Alam & Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writers Dhaka, Mar 23 – Turned furious amid law enforcers’ strong vigilance and continued drives, the militants are now opting to…
Five dead in London Westminster terror attack
Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament.
Asia’s Water Politics Near the Boiling Point
In Asia, it likely will not be straightforward water wars. Prolonged water scarcity might lead to security situations that are more nuanced, giving rise to a complex set of cascading but unpredictable consequences, with communities and nations reacting in ways…
Death warrants issued for Mufti Hannan, 2 others
A special tribunal here on Wednesday issued death warrants for Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two others condemned to death in a case filed over the grenade attack on ex-British envoy to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury in 2004. Copies…
North Korea missile launch fails
A North Korean missile launch has failed, South Korean defence officials say, but it is unclear how many were fired or what exactly was being tested.
Death row convict Mufti Hannan to seek clemency
GreenWatch Dhaka Report Dhaka, March 22 – Mufti Abdul Hannan, chief of Harkat-ul Jihad al Islami (Huji) who has been handed down deathn penalty in a grenade attack case will seek presidential mercy, reliable sources have informed quoting a senior…
No need for nat’l consensus to fight militancy: Nasim
Dhaka – Ruling Awami League presidium member and Health Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday categorically said that there was no need to forge a national consensus to combat against militancy and terrorism that gripped the nation nowadays.
India Pakistan resume talks on Indus Treaty: Stakes are high
When on March 20-21, 2017, on the eve of the World Water Day, India and Pakistan’s Permanent Indus Commission met in Islamabad for its 113rd meeting, there is a lot at stake besides the immediate issues or even the Indus…
Sitakunda slain ‘militants’ buried as unclaimed bodies
Chittagong, Mar 21 – The suspected militant couple and their six-year-old boy, killed during a special drive at Premtala in Sitakunda upazila, have been buried at a graveyard in Sitakunda upazila as their family members refused to receive their bodies.
Families reluctant to receive bodies of ‘militant couple’
Feeling embarrassed at their activities, family members of a suspected militant couple, who along with their child and two other militants were killed during a special drive at Premtala in Sitakunda upazila, refused to receive their bodies. “They’ve humiliated us…
Joint forces raid 2 ‘militant hideouts’ in Ctg
Joint forces on Monday conducted drives at two houses, believed to be militant hideouts, at Colonel Haat and Uttar Kattoli in Akbar Shah areas of the city on Monday evening. However, no arrest could be made during the simultaneous drives…
Israel reportedly launches strike on Syria as tensions rise
An Israeli aircraft reportedly launched a strike into Syria on Sunday that left one person dead, in what appeared to be the second cross-border attack in three days as tensions between the neighbors escalated over the weekend. The Israeli attack…
Can India and Pakistan bridge differences over river pact?
By Juliet Perry and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN)For years, it’s been held up as a rare diplomatic success story between rivals India and Pakistan. But last year a long-standing river pact that governs how the two countries share crucial water…
Israel threatens to destroy Syrian air defenses
Jerusalem (CNN)Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman has warned Syria that Israel will destroy its air defense system if Syria fires an anti-aircraft missile at Israeli aircraft again.