A couple from India’s Dalit community have been been hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state.Police said the couple, Bharat and Mamta, were murdered by an upper caste…
Category: Conflicts
‘Frustrated youth ‘militants’ ready to die to take control,’ says Police
One shouldn’t undermine the enemy, says police official Dhaka – The militant suspects, arrested recently, are highly motivated as they are ready to die to implement their agenda and they want to bring the whole country under their control within…
India with BD in fight against terrorism: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed that India is with Bangladesh in its fight against terrorism as it did during the Liberation War in 1971.The Indian Prime Minister came up with the assurance when Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman…
NATO orders four additional battalions to Russian border
By Thomas Gaist The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is sending 4,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe in the name of reassuring Poland and the Baltic states, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed on Monday. “We will agree to…
Ten including 9 killed in Tuesday’s police operation sued
Dhaka – A case was filed accusing 10 people over the busting of Kalyanpur ‘militant’ hideout at Kalyanpur in the capital under the Anti-terrorism Act. The accused included the nine suspected militants who were killed in an operation by a…
Arrested Rakibul’s coaching centre vandalised in Bogra
Bogra – Miscreants went on rampage at Retina and Focus coaching centres in the district town on Tuesday, alleging that Rakibul Hasan alias Regan, arrested by police during the Kalyanpur raid in the capital as a suspected militant, was a…
Body of missing DBCCI president found in the Buriganga
Four days after he had gone missing, police recovered the body of Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) president Md Hassan Khaled from the Buriganga River on Tuesday afternoon.Sub-inspector of Keraniganj Model Police Station M Ilias Hossain said…
RAB drops 74 percent names from list of 261 missing youths
Rapid Action Battalion has updated the list of 261 missing youths, released after such youths were found among the Gulshan and Sholakia attackers, dropping 74 percent names.Media reports said many of the listed youths were found in their workplaces, houses…
Bavarian official says attacker was denied asylum
Berlin (AP/UNB) — A man who blew himself up and injured 12 people after being turned away from an open-air music festival was a 27-year-old Syrian who had been denied asylum, Bavaria’s top security official said early Monday. “We don’t…
Illegal money being used in militancy: ACC Chairman
Illegal money, accumulated through corruption, is being used in spreading militancy, says Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood.“If illegal money is not used in militancy, where from such huge money is coming to foreign bank accounts?” he…
Gulshan attack masterminds identified: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said the masterminds of Gulshan café attack have been identified and they will be arrested soon.“Those behind the planning have been identified and now it’s a matter of time to…
IS attack on Afghan protest kills at least 80, wounds 231
At least 80 people were killed and another 231 wounded in the Afghan capital on Saturday, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.In a statement issued by its news…
Nine dead in Munich shooting, attacker kills himself
Munich (AP/UNB) — An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the chief of police in the Bavarian capital said.…
‘Mentally derailed’ woman arrested for Gulshan attack
Dhaka-Ruma Begum who was arrested from Polash in the district on Thursday night in connection with militant attack in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery is known as said to be partially mentally derailed.
Japan seeks thorough probe into Dhaka attack
Dhaka – Japan has sought a thorough investigation of the facts regarding the killing of its nationals during the Dhaka cafe attack, sharing of related information and strict punishments for the perpetrators, UNB news agency has reported. Japan also hoped…
Four held reportedly busting ‘JMB den’ in Tongi
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its southern region ameer, busting a den of the outlawed militant outfit at Cherag Ali in Tongi early Thursday, UNB news agency reported. The…
Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency after failed coup
Turkey (AP/UNB) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt, declaring he would rid the military of the “virus” of subversion and giving the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that…
BAU anti militancy rally and discussion held
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) authorities on Wednesday held rally and discussion as a part of programme against terrorism and militancy in country.
Court asks for DNA test of Sholakia ‘attacker’ Zahidul
Dhaka – A court in Kishoreganj on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to conduct DNA test of Zahidul Haq Tanim, one of the suspected criminals who attacked police near Sholakia Eidgah, UNB news agency reported. Chief Judicial Magistrate Abdus Salam…
N. Korea says missile tests simulated nuclear strike on South
North Korea said Wednesday its latest ballistic missile tests trialled detonation devices for possible nuclear strikes on US targets in South Korea and were personally monitored by supreme leader Kim Jong-Un.Tuesday’s test firing of three missiles in violation of existing…
How Erdogan escaped coup, called his people to streets
Relaxing on a terrace of a private villa overlooking the sparkling waters of the Marmaris Sea, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had little idea he would be facing the most momentous 12 hours of his life. But as darkness fell…
Sholakia ‘attacker’ Zahidul lands in jail
Dhaka-A court here on Tuesday sent Zahidul Haq Tanim, one of the suspected criminals who attacked police near Sholakia Eidgah, to jail.
Ministers concerned over their own security: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said ministers are a bit concerned over their own security in the wake of recent militant attacks in some western countries as well as Bangladesh. “There’s little room for the ministers to be sure…
Common Khutba not imposed on anyone: Committee
The Khutba Formulation Committee on Tuesday said Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s khutba that identically delivered in many mosques across the country before the last jum’a prayers was not imposed on anyone or made specific for anybody. The committee in a…
Rab video footage of 4 suspects in Gulshan café attack
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday released the video footage of four suspects of the Gulshan café attack.Uploading the video footage on the Rab facebook page, the elite force urged people to inform to the nearest Rab Battalion or…
Threat to blow out Nakla PS, UNO office in Jamalpur
Dhaka – Miscreants on Monday issued a threat to blow out the UNO office, police station, two Awami League leaders’ houses and all the mosques in Nakla upazila of Shewrpur district by hurling grenades, UNB news agency reported.
‘IS’ threatens to kill 20 N’ganj Club members
Dhaka – Militant outfit Islamic State (IS) has reportedly threatened to kill 20 members of exclusive Narayanganj Club located at the Narayanganj district town adjacent to capital Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
Seoul says North Korea has fired 3 missiles into sea
South Korea (AP/UNB) – North Korea on Tuesday fired three ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, which followed a week of verbal warnings against the South over its decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system to better cope…
Baton Rouge suspect Gavin Long was marine
Jon Swaine Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. Using the pseudonym…
Suicide bombers kill 5 Yemen soldiers
Suicide bombers on Monday attacked two army checkpoints in a former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in southeastern Yemen, killing five soldiers, an officer said.One bomber drove his vehicle into a checkpoint in the west of Mukalla while the second struck in…