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Assam NRC updation has spurred radical Islamist activity; security forces say outfits may exploit discontent among migrants
Rajeevbhattacharyya • 7 years agoThe process of updating the NRC in Assam has provoked some radical Islamist outfits to step up their presence in areas inhabited by suspected illegal migrants.
Bangladesh minority rights activist Ratish Chandra Bhowmik goes missing; search operation on
• 7 years agoA prominent Hindu lawyer in Bangladesh who fought the state's case in high-profile murder trials against Islamist extremists has disappeared, prompting authorities to launch a massive search operation to trace him.
Bangladesh: Five militants, one firefighter killed in suicide blast during raid on militant hideout
Ians • 8 years agoFour militants and a firefighter were killed in suicide blasts on Thursday during a security raid on a suspected militant hideout in Bangladesh's Rajshahi district, a police official said.
Dhaka cafe attack: Mastermind's close aide killed in Bogra district encounter
Ians • 8 years agoA close aide of the mastermind of the brutal Dhaka cafe attack has been killed in a "shootout" with the police in Bogra district, 197 km northwest of Dhaka.
Dhaka attack: All you need to know about 'homegrown outfit' Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Fp Staff • 9 years agoThe Bangladesh government attributes the deadly Sunday attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka to Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh. However, according to monitoring group SITE, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the hostage siege at the café.
Number of arrests rise to 11,307 in Bangladesh's week-long anti-militant drive
Ians • 9 years agoAt least 11,307 people have been arrested within four days of an ongoing week-long anti-militant drive in Bangladesh, police said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Hasina vows to catch killers in Bangladesh; 3,000 arrested, 37 militants
• 9 years agoMore than 3,000 people, including 37 militants, have been arrested across Bangladesh in a sweeping crackdown on Islamists to halt a wave of fatal attacks on minorities and secular writers, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday vowed to catch "each and every killer".
JMB commander confesses involvement in professors murder in Bangladesh
• 9 years agoA detained (JMB) "operational commander" has confessed to his involvement in the brutal murder of a liberal university professor in Rajshahi city last month, police said on Tuesday.
5 militants held in Bangladesh, authorities suspect they had planned attacks on the country's Independence Day
Fp Archives • 9 years agoFive militants, including the commander of a banned terror outfit, were arrested by Bangladesh's security force, which also seized a huge cache of explosives
The price of arrogance: How Amit Shah damaged PM Modi's governance agenda
Mk Venu • 10 years agoThe larger message for Narendra Modi and Amit Shah is they are also products of the same political system which thrives on black money driven electoral politics.