Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 17 members of the new militant group 'Jamatul Ansar Fil HindalSharqiya' and three members of armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in the ongoing anti-militancy drive in the district on Tuesday.They were arrested in a raid in the area adjacent to Remakri Bridge of
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Militant who killed 101 at Pakistan mosque wore uniform
A suicide bomber who killed 101 people at a mosque in northwest Pakistan this week had disguised himself in a police uniform and did not raise suspicion among guards, the provincial police chief said on Thursday.Moazzam Jah Ansari said the bomber had been identified and police were close to arresting
Jamaat ameer involved in breeding new militant: CTTC chief
Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman was involved directly in providing assistance to the activists of new militant outfit Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya to take training in Bandarban and bear the expenses, chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP Asaduzzaman said Tuesday.Briefing reporters at
CHT Peace Accord: Militant activities new challenge after emergence of KNF
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord was signed two decades ago, but peace still remains elusive due to criminal activities like killing and extortion while the emergence of new armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) providing training to a militant group has become a major concern. Communities living in
N’ganj raid: Militant held with bomb-making materials
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on Sunday night arrested a suspected member of Neo JMB along with three bombs and bomb-making materials following a raid on a house in Kazipara area at Madanpur port of Narayanganj. The arrestee was identified as Major Osama alias Nayeem, a member of
Jihadists will be here but will not be a threat
Four members of Ansar al-Islam remanded
Four members of the banned Islamist militant outfit Ansar al-Islam were remanded for seven days each on Sunday after being arrested in an anti-terrorism law. Police produced the accused, Jasimul Islam alias Jack, Md. Abdul Mukit, Md. Aminul Haque and Sajib Ikhtiyar before the court on Sunday and sought 10-day remand