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January - 5 
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 5 demanded departmental action against two Police officials allegedly for trying to keep a witness from testifying in a war crimes case, reports The Daily Star. In a letter sent to the Home Secretary, it recommended suspending or transferring Ali Ahmed
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International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 5 demanded departmental action against two Police officials allegedly for trying to keep a witness from testifying in a war crimes case, reports The Daily Star. In a letter sent to the Home Secretary, it recommended suspending or transferring Ali Ahmed Hashmi, an Inspector, and Rafiqul Islam, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Detective Branch of Police, from Satkhira District immediately for the sake of investigation.
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January - 6 
Two Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders were killed in a gunfight with Police in Dhaka city on January 6, reports The Daily Star. They are Nurul Islam Marzan, who allegedly coordinated the Gulshan café attack, and Saddam Hossain alias Rahul, who led Neo JMB activities in nor
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Two Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders were killed in a gunfight with Police in Dhaka city on January 6, reports The Daily Star. They are Nurul Islam Marzan, who allegedly coordinated the Gulshan café attack, and Saddam Hossain alias Rahul, who led Neo JMB activities in northern region. Police said that Marzan was next in the rank to top Neo JMB coordinator Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury while Saddam was wanted in at least 10 murder cases, including that for the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in Rangpur District. Police recovered a pistol, three bullets and a knife from the spot.
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January - 12 
Investigators said that New Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Mainul Islam alias Abu Musa, who is believed to be the new operational chief, is trying to reorganize the militant outfit, reports Dhaka Tribune on January 13. Investigators said they had information that although the group
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Investigators said that New Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Mainul Islam alias Abu Musa, who is believed to be the new operational chief, is trying to reorganize the militant outfit, reports Dhaka Tribune on January 13. Investigators said they had information that although the groups are trying to reorganize themselves, they are yet to unite under one network. Besides, the leaders of the groups are in stray condition. “Musa is currently working to reconnect all of them and was also working on recruiting new members, especially for the operational cell”, informed an Investigator.
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January - 14 
Unidentified assailants hacked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) secretary of Phulbaria upazila (sub-district) unit in Mymensingh District on January 14, reports The Daily Star. The victim was identified as Sarwar Hossain (27), son of Abdur Rashid of Bhalukjan village. Rifat Khan Rajib, Officer-in-Cha
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Unidentified assailants hacked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) secretary of Phulbaria upazila (sub-district) unit in Mymensingh District on January 14, reports The Daily Star. The victim was identified as Sarwar Hossain (27), son of Abdur Rashid of Bhalukjan village. Rifat Khan Rajib, Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Phulbaria Police Station, said a group of five to six miscreants hacked Sarwar indiscriminately at upazila headquarters around 6:00pm, leaving him critically injured. The miscreants fled immediately, he said.
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January - 22 
Unidentified armed men killed a ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Sarbahara Party (PBSP) in Badlapara area of Pabna District on January 22, reports The Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Kubad Ali Sikder alias Kubad (40).
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Unidentified armed men killed a ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Sarbahara Party (PBSP) in Badlapara area of Pabna District on January 22, reports The Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Kubad Ali Sikder alias Kubad (40).
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January - 23 
NeoJama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi (32) before a Dhaka court on January 23 confessed to plotting the Gulshan café attack, reports The Daily Star. Rajib told the court that he planned the crime with some other top leaders but was not physically
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NeoJama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi (32) before a Dhaka court on January 23 confessed to plotting the Gulshan café attack, reports The Daily Star. Rajib told the court that he planned the crime with some other top leaders but was not physically present in the attack. He also admitted that he recruited operatives in the militant outfit.On July 1, 2016, the Gulshan café attack had left 22 people killed. Jahangir Alam is the only mastermind behind the attack arrested alive on January 14 in Tangail District. Several others including NeoJMB top coordinator Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury was killed in separate Police raids in Dhaka and elsewhere.
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January - 26 
Field-level Police Officials were instructed to keep an eye on the Rohingyas, following allegation that some of them are being motivated to join the Islamic State (IS), reports Daily Star. Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque issued the instruction after a top police official raised the ma
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Field-level Police Officials were instructed to keep an eye on the Rohingyas, following allegation that some of them are being motivated to join the Islamic State (IS), reports Daily Star. Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque issued the instruction after a top police official raised the matter at a meeting on January 26, said sources at the meeting. “We have information that some Rohingya refugees staying in Bangladesh are being motivated and tricked into joining the IS. Again, some of them have already been motivated and are trying to join the militant outfit,” the source quoted the top Police official as saying. The Rohingya Muslims refuges are state less people from the Rakhine (Arakan) State of Myanmar.
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January - 26 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on January 26 instructed field-level Police officials to keep an eye on the Rohingyas following allegation that some of them are being motivated to join the Islamic State (IS), reports The Daily Star. “We have information that some Rohingya
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on January 26 instructed field-level Police officials to keep an eye on the Rohingyas following allegation that some of them are being motivated to join the Islamic State (IS), reports The Daily Star. “We have information that some Rohingya refugees staying in Bangladesh are being motivated and tricked into joining the IS. Again, some of them have already been motivated and are trying to join the militant outfit,” the source quoted the top Police official as saying. Later, the IGP asked the field-level members of the force to ensure strong vigilance so that the Rohingyas could not go out of their designated places.
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January - 31 
A Joypurhat court on January 31 framed charges against 14 militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a case over the killing of three ‘village police’ [the force is operated under the Local Government Division] personal, reports Daily Star. One of the 14, Montezar Rahman (
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A Joypurhat court on January 31 framed charges against 14 militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a case over the killing of three ‘village police’ [the force is operated under the Local Government Division] personal, reports Daily Star. One of the 14, Montezar Rahman (50), is serving a life term for his involvement in the countrywide near simultaneous bomb blasts on August 17, 2005. He is also accused in a case over an attack on police and looting of firearms in Uttar Moheshpur village of Joypurhat's Khetlal upazila in 2003. Whereabouts of the rest could not be ascertained. The remaining 13 are Kamruzzaman, Shahdat Hossain, Anisur Rahman, Mokshed Fakir, Abdus Samzad alias Samsuddin, Jewel Rana, Mosaraf Hossain, Abdul Mozid alias Bhutto, Nur Mohammad Mandal, Delbar Hossain, Shukor Ali alias Shakun, Abdul Latif and Shamser Ali. Recording of witnesses' testimonies will begin on March 14, Public Prosecutor advocate Nripendra Nath Mondal told
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February - 3 
The United States of America’s (USA) State Department has assessed Dhaka as a “high-threat” location for political violence, terrorist activities and crimes directed at or affecting Washington's “official interests”, reports Daily Star. The department, which deals w
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The United States of America’s (USA) State Department has assessed Dhaka as a “high-threat” location for political violence, terrorist activities and crimes directed at or affecting Washington's “official interests”, reports Daily Star. The department, which deals with America's global policies, made the assessment on Bangladesh in the 2017 Crime and Safety Report prepared and released by the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) on February 1.On terrorism threats, the report says the State Department alerts US citizens to concerns about ongoing potential for extremist violence in Bangladesh. It urges the US citizens who travel to Bangladesh to exercise appropriate cautions and maintain a high level of vigilance in light of the recent violent attacks.
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February - 6 
Police on February 6 quizzed Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) north Bengal ‘military commander’ Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, a mastermind of the Gulshan café attack to find out his links to two other militant attacks in Bogra District, reports The Daily Star. P
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Police on February 6 quizzed Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) north Bengal ‘military commander’ Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, a mastermind of the Gulshan café attack to find out his links to two other militant attacks in Bogra District, reports The Daily Star. Police said that apart from the country's worst ever terror attack case, he is an accused in 22 other cases including those filed in connection with the killings of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, Tangail tailor Nikhil Joardar, Pabna priest Nityaranjan Pandey, Rangpur's Khadem Rahmat Ali and Panchagarh priest Jogeshwar Dasa Dhikari
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February - 13 
A court in Dinajpur District on February 13 indicted five militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for looting a refueling station in 2015, reports The Daily Star. They are Saddam Hossan, Osman Goni, Ahsan Habib, Jobayer Hossain and Ramzan Ali. On December 10, 2015, nine militants
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A court in Dinajpur District on February 13 indicted five militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for looting a refueling station in 2015, reports The Daily Star. They are Saddam Hossan, Osman Goni, Ahsan Habib, Jobayer Hossain and Ramzan Ali. On December 10, 2015, nine militants of JMB attacked Tripti Filling Station in Natun Bhurbandar area and looted BDT 1.70 Lakh.
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February - 14 
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on February 14 indicted former JMB ameer (chief) Saidur Rahman and two others in a case filed under the anti-terrorism act, reports The Independent. The other two people indicted are Abdullah Kafi and his wife Ayesha Akhter. The JMB ameer is in Police custody, but the other
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Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on February 14 indicted former JMB ameer (chief) Saidur Rahman and two others in a case filed under the anti-terrorism act, reports The Independent. The other two people indicted are Abdullah Kafi and his wife Ayesha Akhter. The JMB ameer is in Police custody, but the other two are on the run.
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February - 19 
A five-day Director General-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) began in Dhaka city on February 19, reports The Daily Star. Trafficking of drugs, arms and ammunition from India, trespassing the border, development works within 150 yards of th
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A five-day Director General-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) began in Dhaka city on February 19, reports The Daily Star. Trafficking of drugs, arms and ammunition from India, trespassing the border, development works within 150 yards of the international border, setting up of an effluent treatment plant (ETP) in the Indian side of Akhaura Integrated Check Post (ICP) and exchange of information about smugglers and criminals would also come up for discussion at the meeting at the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana. After the conference, a Joint Record of Discussions would be signed by the two sides.
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February - 21 
The Federal Court of Canada has labeled Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP), one of the leading political parties in Bangladesh, as a 'terrorist organisation', reports Observer on February 22. Canadian Apex court’s Judge Henry S Brown in his judicial review gave the observation disposin
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The Federal Court of Canada has labeled Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP), one of the leading political parties in Bangladesh, as a 'terrorist organisation', reports Observer on February 22. Canadian Apex court’s Judge Henry S Brown in his judicial review gave the observation disposing of an appeal petition filed on May 16, 2016 by BNP activist Mohammad Jewel Hossain Gazi. The officer in his rejection order states: "I note that there is little evidence before me to find that the applicant personally engaged in violence for the BNP. However, I note that the BNP’s continued reliance on hartals as a tool to coerce the government by creating significant economic disruption as well as the incidences of violence that resulted from the implementation of the hartals caused by BNP members are sufficient to find that the BNP constituted terrorist acts."
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February - 23 
Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan on February 23 filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgment that upheld his death penalty in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. The conde
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Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan on February 23 filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgment that upheld his death penalty in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. The condemned militant leader submitted the 100-page review petition through his lawyer Nahid Sultana also seeking his acquittal.
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February - 23 
sources on February 23 said that the Government is going to set up seven more special anti-terrorism tribunals at five divisional headquarters in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet and Rangpur to try arson cases against leaders of the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), reports The Independent. The le
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sources on February 23 said that the Government is going to set up seven more special anti-terrorism tribunals at five divisional headquarters in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet and Rangpur to try arson cases against leaders of the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), reports The Independent. The leaders were accused of arson with fire bombs and instigating violence across the country during a movement against the Awami League (AL)-led Government in 2013-14. Seven District and Session judges would be posted to the proposed special tribunals to try the cases, sources said. A total of 42 posts, including seven judges and an equal number of bench assistants, would be created for the new tribunals, the sources added.
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February - 28 
A Rangpur Court on February 28 awarded death penalties to five Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants for the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in 2015, reports The Daily Star. The convicts are: Rangpur ‘region military commander’ of JMB Masud Rana Mamun, Ishaque Ali,
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A Rangpur Court on February 28 awarded death penalties to five Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants for the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in 2015, reports The Daily Star. The convicts are: Rangpur ‘region military commander’ of JMB Masud Rana Mamun, Ishaque Ali, Liton Mia Rafiq, Shakhawat Hossain and Ahsanullah Ansari Biplob. All but Ansari are in Police custody.
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March - 3 
International Crimes Tribunal1 (ICT1) set April 17 for passing order on charge framing in crimes against humanity case against four alleged Razakars from Moulvibazar District, reports New Nation on March 4. "The threemember tribunal set the date as prosecution and defense concluded hearin
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International Crimes Tribunal1 (ICT1) set April 17 for passing order on charge framing in crimes against humanity case against four alleged Razakars from Moulvibazar District, reports New Nation on March 4. "The threemember tribunal set the date as prosecution and defense concluded hearing in the matter this morning. We have pleaded to frame two charges against them, one for killing 59 and raping six. We also have pleaded to frame second charge for killing two and torturing another one. The investigation officer has recorded testimony of 23 people, of which most are victims or eye witnesses," prosecutor Sheikh Mushfeq Kabir told. Of the four, only Akmal is in custody and was produced before the court. The other three, Abdun Noor Talukder, Anis Miah and Mosabbir Miah are yet to be arrested.
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March - 5 
Government on March 5 banned Ansar Al Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), as its activities already posed a threat to public security, reports The Daily Star. The ban circular said the militant organization’s activities went against peace and order in t
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Government on March 5 banned Ansar Al Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), as its activities already posed a threat to public security, reports The Daily Star. The ban circular said the militant organization’s activities went against peace and order in the country. The radical group was earlier known as Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), which was banned on May 25, 2015, for militant and anti-state activities. It is allegedly responsible for the killing of several secular writers, bloggers and online and gay rights activists critical of religious bigotry.
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March - 12 
Mirsharai Police of Chittagong District on March 12, placed two Neo-Jama''atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) militants, who were arrested in Comilla city, on March 7, after an attack on Police, on a 10-day remand each in a case filed under anti-terrorism act, reports The Daily Star. A Chit
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Mirsharai Police of Chittagong District on March 12, placed two Neo-Jama''atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) militants, who were arrested in Comilla city, on March 7, after an attack on Police, on a 10-day remand each in a case filed under anti-terrorism act, reports The Daily Star. A Chittagong court fixed March 20 for hearing. The case was filed on Wednesday after a hideout of neo-JMB militants was discovered, following their information, in two-storey Redwan Manzil in Mirsharai upazila (sub-District), from where police recovered 29 hand-made grenades and bomb making materials.
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March - 15 
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on March 15 framed charges against 11 militants of JMB in a case filed over carrying out attacks on VIPs, VVIPs and at important establishments in the country. All the accused, Arman Ibne Khayer, Babu Munsi, Khorshed Alam, Omar Faruk, Alhaj Mia, Helal Uddin, Abdul Based, Moh
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Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on March 15 framed charges against 11 militants of JMB in a case filed over carrying out attacks on VIPs, VVIPs and at important establishments in the country. All the accused, Arman Ibne Khayer, Babu Munsi, Khorshed Alam, Omar Faruk, Alhaj Mia, Helal Uddin, Abdul Based, Mohammad Sujat, Azhar Ali, Forhad Hossain and Mizanur Rahman are now in jail custody. The court fixed April 24 to start the case trial.
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March - 16 
Five persons, including a woman and a toddler, were killed in a Police raid on a NeoJama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) den at a twostorey building at Sitakunda in Chittagong District on March 16, reports The Daily Star. When the SWAT members were on the roof of the militant den, three militan
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Five persons, including a woman and a toddler, were killed in a Police raid on a NeoJama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) den at a twostorey building at Sitakunda in Chittagong District on March 16, reports The Daily Star. When the SWAT members were on the roof of the militant den, three militants charged towards them up the staircase with grenades in their hands. A fourth militant, a woman was right behind the three wearing a suicide vest. The SWAT members went behind their shields and opened fire. Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, the three suspects tried to hurl the grenades at the SWAT personnel but they exploded near them and tore their bodies apart. The explosions also inured two SWAT personnel and blew off the corrugated iron sheet roof of the staircase. The woman died after being shot. She fell to the ground before she could blow herself up. This is how the 28minute SWAT operation, named “Assault 16”, ended. Later, the body of a child aged around three to four months just beside the body of the female militant was recovered. None of the suspects was identified.
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March - 16 
Sources in the Police Headquarters (PHQ) on March 16 said that Police have drawn up a list of nearly 5,000 suspected militants and a special drive is underway to arrest them, reports The Daily Star. The 10day drive was launched across the country on March 9 upon an instruction from the PHQ to Distri
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Sources in the Police Headquarters (PHQ) on March 16 said that Police have drawn up a list of nearly 5,000 suspected militants and a special drive is underway to arrest them, reports The Daily Star. The 10day drive was launched across the country on March 9 upon an instruction from the PHQ to District Superintendents of Police (SP) to bring the suspects to book, sources in the headquarters said. A total of 77 suspected militants have been rounded up in the drive until March 16. The arrestees are from different militant outfits, including Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), its offshoot NeoJMB, Hizb utTahrir, Shahadate Al Hikma and Allar Dal.
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March - 16 
Tajul Islam Mahmud alias Mama Hujur (46), ‘regional commander’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed during a gunfight with Police in Kuti Chowmuhani area of Brahmanbaria District on March 16 (today), reports Dhaka Tribune. Three Policemen were also injured in the i
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Tajul Islam Mahmud alias Mama Hujur (46), ‘regional commander’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed during a gunfight with Police in Kuti Chowmuhani area of Brahmanbaria District on March 16 (today), reports Dhaka Tribune. Three Policemen were also injured in the incident. Police recovered 25 improvised bombs, five pipe guns, four bullets and five locally made sharp weapons from the spot.
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March - 17 
An official of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on March 17 said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants have built their hideouts in Cox's Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati Districts apart from Chittagong District, reports The Daily Star. He said &ldqu
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An official of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on March 17 said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants have built their hideouts in Cox's Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati Districts apart from Chittagong District, reports The Daily Star. He said “The militants have set up dens in those areas as it would help their safe movement through the sea. A plan to recruit Rohingyas could be another reason.” The official said he came to know this after quizzing Ahmed Azwad Imtiaz Talukder alias Omi, a Neo-JMB leader in decision-making position of the outfit. The capital has become very unsafe for the militants as many of their members were arrested and killed in pre-emptive operations by law enforcers, he added.
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March - 31 
Meanwhile, the operation at a suspected militant den at Kotbari area of Comilla District codenamed ‘Operation Strike Out’ ended on March 31 without any casualty or detention of any militant as Police said the two militants inside the hideout managed to flee, reports The Independent. The
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Meanwhile, the operation at a suspected militant den at Kotbari area of Comilla District codenamed ‘Operation Strike Out’ ended on March 31 without any casualty or detention of any militant as Police said the two militants inside the hideout managed to flee, reports The Independent. The law enforcers, however, recovered hand grenades, suicide vests and improvised explosive devices (IED) from the hideout. During a press conference after the operation, Shafiqur Rahman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Chittagong Range, said “We are suspecting that the two - Anas alias Anis and Rony - were inside the building. Anas was able to flee by 10am on Wednesday, before the forces cordoned off the area. The other fled before 3:45pm when we start cordoning off the building."
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March - 31 
Separately, the autopsy doctor who examined the seven dead bodies from Moulvibazar’s Nasirpur militant den on March 31 was stunned after seeing the gory condition of the bodies, reports Dhaka Tribune. Autopsy team leader Dr Abu Imran of Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital said: “In my 12 year pro
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Separately, the autopsy doctor who examined the seven dead bodies from Moulvibazar’s Nasirpur militant den on March 31 was stunned after seeing the gory condition of the bodies, reports Dhaka Tribune. Autopsy team leader Dr Abu Imran of Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital said: “In my 12 year professional career, I have never seen bodies in such condition. We had only half of some of the bodies. For others we had only the heads. I could not stay composed after seeing the bodies of the four children.” The autopsy team leader added that the recovered bodies had been dead for between 24-48 hours. Furthermore, wire and splinters were found on the bodies. The autopsy team said that the smallest child was only three months old, but they could not confirm its gender as only the head was recovered. The other three children were all girls under the age of ten. Among the adults, the women were aged 25 and 35 while the man was aged 35. The man is believed to be the one who detonated the suicide vest.
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March - 31 
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) launched an operation codenamed ‘Operation Maximus’ at a militant den in Borohat area of Moulvibazar District on March 31, reports The Daily Star. Counterterrorism officials said there might be four to five militants, including a woman, with a huge stas
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Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) launched an operation codenamed ‘Operation Maximus’ at a militant den in Borohat area of Moulvibazar District on March 31, reports The Daily Star. Counterterrorism officials said there might be four to five militants, including a woman, with a huge stash of explosives at the hideout. One of them is probably an Afghan-trained expert bomb maker, who is known in terror circles as “Boro Bhai” (Big Brother). Whenever the special force tried to close in on the hideout, the militants pushed them back by exploding bombs. There are many rooms in the house and explosives are planted here are there, making the operation complicated.
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May - 7 
International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1)on May 7 indicted four Moulvibazar men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The accused are Akmal Ali Talukder (76), Abdun Nur Talukder alias Lal Miah (62), Anis Miah (76), and Abdul Musabbir Miah (64). Akma
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International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1)on May 7 indicted four Moulvibazar men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The accused are Akmal Ali Talukder (76), Abdun Nur Talukder alias Lal Miah (62), Anis Miah (76), and Abdul Musabbir Miah (64). Akmal is in jail since November 26, 2015 while the rest are on the run. The four were involved with Muslim League (ML) and during the Liberation War.
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May - 8 
The imam of an Ahmadiyya mosque in Mymensingh District was critically injured after being hacked inside the mosque by a group of three men in a suspected militant attack on May 8, reports Dhaka Tribune. Imam Mostafizur Rahman (35) of Khanpur mosque in Ishwarganj area was hacked by the assailants ind
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The imam of an Ahmadiyya mosque in Mymensingh District was critically injured after being hacked inside the mosque by a group of three men in a suspected militant attack on May 8, reports Dhaka Tribune. Imam Mostafizur Rahman (35) of Khanpur mosque in Ishwarganj area was hacked by the assailants indiscriminately with sharp weapons inside the mosque. The attackers tried to flee as locals came to his rescue. One of the three attackers, Ahad, has been arrested by the locals. Police, however, did not say anything about the motive of the attack.
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May - 13 
A ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Communist Party’s (PBCPML) Lal Pataka (Red Flag) faction and his aide were killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Goalanda upazila (subDistrict) of Rajbari District on may 13 (today), reports Daily Star. The dece
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A ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Communist Party’s (PBCPML) Lal Pataka (Red Flag) faction and his aide were killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Goalanda upazila (subDistrict) of Rajbari District on may 13 (today), reports Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Rakibul Hasan Roky alias Bappi (35) regional leader and his aide Lalon Mollah (40). RAB recovered one foreignmade pistol and one 22 bore rifle, one shutter gun, one sword and 60 bullets from the spot.
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May - 15 
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May - 18 
International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on May 18 issued warrant of arrest against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Momin Talukder alias Khoka from Adamdighi in Bogra District for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity at different places of the District during th
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International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on May 18 issued warrant of arrest against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Momin Talukder alias Khoka from Adamdighi in Bogra District for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity at different places of the District during the Liberation War in 1971, reports New Age. Momin was the alleged Razakar commander of the then Adamdighi thana in Bogra District in 1971.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, former JMB ‘chief’ Maulana Saidur Rahman was sentenced to seven-and-a-half-year of imprisonment on May 25, seven years after his arrest, reports The Daily Star. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Special Judge Court-6 of Dhaka also handed down the same sentence to two other members -
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Meanwhile, former JMB ‘chief’ Maulana Saidur Rahman was sentenced to seven-and-a-half-year of imprisonment on May 25, seven years after his arrest, reports The Daily Star. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Special Judge Court-6 of Dhaka also handed down the same sentence to two other members - Abdullah Hel Kafi and his wife Ayesha Akhter - of the banned outfit in a case filed for planning subversive activities in May 2010. On May 25, 2010, Police arrested Saidur and two others from a house in the Dhaka city's East Dania area. During the raid, they also recovered a huge cache of bomb-making materials, firearms and ammunition and jihadi books.
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May - 25 
Unidentified armed men shot and killed a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader and his bodyguard in Phultala of Khulna District on May 25, reports The Daily Star. The dead are Alauddin Mihtu (41), organising secretary of the District BNP, and Nowsher Gazi (45). A group of five to six men came in
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Unidentified armed men shot and killed a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader and his bodyguard in Phultala of Khulna District on May 25, reports The Daily Star. The dead are Alauddin Mihtu (41), organising secretary of the District BNP, and Nowsher Gazi (45). A group of five to six men came in two motorcycles and stormed Mihtu's office in front of his home and opened fire. Mithu's fatherinlaw Syed Selim, who was present there, was also injured in the incident.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, the HefazateIslam (HeI), a Chittagongbased Islamist group, expressing satisfaction over removal of Statue of the Lady Justice from the SC premises on May 26 placed their fresh demand for removing all the other statues across the country, reports The Independent. Maolana Nur Hossain Quashe
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Meanwhile, the HefazateIslam (HeI), a Chittagongbased Islamist group, expressing satisfaction over removal of Statue of the Lady Justice from the SC premises on May 26 placed their fresh demand for removing all the other statues across the country, reports The Independent. Maolana Nur Hossain Quashemi, President of HeI Dhaka city unit said “Bangladesh is a country of fundamental Islamists, no culture of statue establishment would be allowed by the people here. So, other statues which are set up on roads or intersections throughout the country are also rejected by the people and all of them must be removed.”
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) at a protest programme held in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at the center of Dhaka city on May 28 demanded the removal of all the idols across Bangladesh along with the Statue of Lady Justice that was reinstalled before the annex building of the
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Meanwhile, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) at a protest programme held in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at the center of Dhaka city on May 28 demanded the removal of all the idols across Bangladesh along with the Statue of Lady Justice that was reinstalled before the annex building of the SC, reports Dhaka Tribune. They also called for the removal of Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Nur during the programme
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May - 28 
Separately, terming the re-installation of the Statue of Lady Justice a matter of grave concern and disappointment, Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on May 28 said they along with the masses were taken aback by the move, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “Despite my long illness, I be
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Separately, terming the re-installation of the Statue of Lady Justice a matter of grave concern and disappointment, Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on May 28 said they along with the masses were taken aback by the move, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “Despite my long illness, I became happy and expressed gratitude when the statue of the Greek goddess was removed from the Supreme Court premises. However, only two days after we have now regrettably come to know that the idol was reinstalled in front of the Supreme Court’s annex building. We are flabbergasted by the re-erection of it.”
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May - 31 
A Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader reportedly died in Police custody in Chittagong District on May 31, reports New Age. Deceased Ahmad Safa (42) was the president of Ward no. 4 unit under Dhemsha Union of JeI.Police arrested six leaders and activists of JeI, including Ahmad Safa, on May 24 on charge of
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A Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader reportedly died in Police custody in Chittagong District on May 31, reports New Age. Deceased Ahmad Safa (42) was the president of Ward no. 4 unit under Dhemsha Union of JeI.Police arrested six leaders and activists of JeI, including Ahmad Safa, on May 24 on charge of planning sabotage. Police took the six persons in custody for interrogation. Soon after starting questioning, Safa felt sick. Police rushed him to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital, where he died in the evening. Police said the arrestee had been suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and some other diseases
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May - 31 
Two ‘regional leaders’ of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Nagartola in Jhenidah District on May 31, reports New Age. The deceased were identified as Maidul Islam Rana and Alim Uddin. Three RAB men wer
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Two ‘regional leaders’ of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Nagartola in Jhenidah District on May 31, reports New Age. The deceased were identified as Maidul Islam Rana and Alim Uddin. Three RAB men were also injured in the incident. RAB team also recovered two foreign guns, a nine mm pistol, 15 rounds of ammunitions and a sword from the spot.
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June - 4 
A Chittagong Court on June 4 indicted five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) who were arrested from the port city's Colonel Hat area in December 2016, reports The Daily Star. Third Joint Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Bilkis Akhter framed the charges against the
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A Chittagong Court on June 4 indicted five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) who were arrested from the port city's Colonel Hat area in December 2016, reports The Daily Star. Third Joint Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Bilkis Akhter framed the charges against the accused in three cases - two filed for possessing arms while another lodged under the explosive acts - after rejecting the defense lawyer's discharge petition. The five are Tazul Islam, Nazim Uddin, Abu Jar Gifari, Nure Alam and Iftisham Ahmed. The court fixed July 25 for recording testimonies
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June - 15 
A pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activist was hacked to death by unidentified assailants near a bridge at Borobagra in Kamarkhand upazila (sub-District) of Sirajganj District on June 15, reports The Daily Star. Police said the deceased, Md Lal Chand Mondol (40), of Kornoshuti village, develo
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A pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activist was hacked to death by unidentified assailants near a bridge at Borobagra in Kamarkhand upazila (sub-District) of Sirajganj District on June 15, reports The Daily Star. Police said the deceased, Md Lal Chand Mondol (40), of Kornoshuti village, developed enmity with Abdus Salam after the latter had lost the last union parishad poll to pro-BNP candidate Milton Hossain, for whom Chand had campaigned assiduously. However, Police filed a case accusing 16 people including Salam.
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June - 21 
An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Savar highway circle was killed by unidentified men hours after he left his Uttara residence to join work at Kaliakoir in Gazipur District on June 21, reports The Daily Star. Police recovered the body of ASP Mizanur Ranman Talukder (50) from near Birual
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An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Savar highway circle was killed by unidentified men hours after he left his Uttara residence to join work at Kaliakoir in Gazipur District on June 21, reports The Daily Star. Police recovered the body of ASP Mizanur Ranman Talukder (50) from near Birualia Bridge around possibly dumped by the assailants after killing him at some other place. A piece of cloth was found wrapped around his neck. The body bore marks of injuries on the forehead and left and right cheeks. There was also a red mark around his neck.
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June - 27 
According to one intelligence report, at least 38 Bangladeshis have travelled through various countries to reach Syria and join the Islamic State (IS), reports Dhaka Tribune on June 28. There have been a number of reports of Bangladeshis, both locals and expatriates, joining the terrorist group IS o
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According to one intelligence report, at least 38 Bangladeshis have travelled through various countries to reach Syria and join the Islamic State (IS), reports Dhaka Tribune on June 28. There have been a number of reports of Bangladeshis, both locals and expatriates, joining the terrorist group IS over a period of about three years. Some have travelled straight to Syria to join IS while others were radicalized abroad while studying or working and then moved to the Middle East. A significant number of IS members are also citizens of many different countries who are of Bangladeshi descent. Some of these people have also reportedly died in battles in Syria.
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July - 3 
Kushtia based Senior Judge of Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) Court MM Morshed placed three women including wives of “NeoJama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB)” ‘chief’ and his ‘second-in-command’ on four days' remand on July 3, reports Daily St
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Kushtia based Senior Judge of Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) Court MM Morshed placed three women including wives of “NeoJama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB)” ‘chief’ and his ‘second-in-command’ on four days' remand on July 3, reports Daily Star. They are Tithi Khatun, (32) wife of Neo JMB ‘Ameer’ Ayub Bachchu alias Sajib, Sumaiya Akter (26), wife of ‘second-in-command’ of the outfit Abzar alias Rashed, and Toly Khatun, wife of Arman Ali of Thakurpur in Bheramara upazila (sub District) under Kushtia District. Police arrested them from a den of the outfit at Bamonpara of Bheramara upazila town on July 1 with possession of explosives and firearms.
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July - 6 
Separately, Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report published on July 6 criticized Bangladesh Government over the enforced disappearances carried out allegedly by the law enforcement agencies in the country, reports The Daily Star. The HRW especially highlighted the “disappearance” cases of
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Separately, Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report published on July 6 criticized Bangladesh Government over the enforced disappearances carried out allegedly by the law enforcement agencies in the country, reports The Daily Star. The HRW especially highlighted the “disappearance” cases of the ruling Awami League (AL)’s political opponents – Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the British National Party (BNP).
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July - 8 
Bomb experts said that the deadly explosive Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), used by terrorists in Paris, Brussels and London attacks, has of late become Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB)’s explosive of choice in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star on July 9. The experts said they
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Bomb experts said that the deadly explosive Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), used by terrorists in Paris, Brussels and London attacks, has of late become Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB)’s explosive of choice in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star on July 9. The experts said they had found evidence of its use in militant dens in Rajshahi, Jhenidah and Moulvibazar. The trace of the easy-to-make TATP, known as "the mother of Satan”, was found in surgical belts militants use these days instead of suicide belts, and in other bombs. It is made using hydrogen peroxide, which is found in products like floor washer, ear cleaner and furniture polish, said the experts. Acetone, another necessary ingredient, can be drawn from nail polish remover and some other beauty products, said an official of the bomb disposal team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Despite the risks involved in handling TATP, Neo-JMB militants use it for several reasons: their supply of gel explosives from a neighboring country had been cut off by law enforcers; TATP can be prepared with ingredients of some products available in shopping malls; most scanners cannot detect its presence and its destructive capacity is huge, said another official wishing anonymity. “Only 300gm of TATP can kill everyone in a 10-meter radius,” said the explosive expert.
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July - 18 
17 foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) have been brought under intense surveillance after finding unusual transactions, reports Dhaka Tribune on July 19. Bangladesh Bank officials said most of these NGOs are under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). The NGOs are based in Kuwait, Qatar, Sau
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17 foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) have been brought under intense surveillance after finding unusual transactions, reports Dhaka Tribune on July 19. Bangladesh Bank officials said most of these NGOs are under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). The NGOs are based in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other Middle East countries. Some domestic NGOs are also under surveillance now. Major NGOs of the list, which include Bangladesh Krishi Kalyan Samity, Muslim Aid Bangladesh, Rabeta Al-Alam al-Islami, Qatar Charitable Society, Islamic Relief Agency, Al-Furkan Foundation, Kuwait Joint Relief Committee, International Islamic Relief Organization (IRO), Hayatul Ighachha, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, Tawhidi Noor and Al-Muntada al-Islami.
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July - 24 
Dhaka High Court sentenced three Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to different terms of imprisonment in a case filed for bombs blasts in Farmgate, Dhaka city during a series bomb blasts across the country on August 17, 2005, reports Dhaka Tribune. The convicts are Abdullah-al-Fa
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Dhaka High Court sentenced three Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to different terms of imprisonment in a case filed for bombs blasts in Farmgate, Dhaka city during a series bomb blasts across the country on August 17, 2005, reports Dhaka Tribune. The convicts are Abdullah-al-Fattah Shakil, Mohamad Tarek Iqbal and Mohamad Rezaul Karim Reza. Shakil and Reza were given 17 years in jail and fined BDT 50,000 each, in default of which they would have to serve six months more in prison. Iqbal was awarded eight years of imprisonment and fined BDT 50,000, in default of which he would have to serve six months more in jail.
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July - 28 
A local leader of Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), a political party, was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Baghanbari Swarighat area in Old Dhaka on July 28, reports The Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Manzur Hossain (28), of Keraniganj, also president of ward number 28 unit unde
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A local leader of Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), a political party, was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Baghanbari Swarighat area in Old Dhaka on July 28, reports The Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Manzur Hossain (28), of Keraniganj, also president of ward number 28 unit under Lalbagh Thana of Jasad. Muradul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar Police Station, said the assailants picked Manzur up from Chawkbazar area, shot and stabbed, leaving him critically injured. Later Manzur succumbed to his injuries.
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July - 31 
Chapainawabganj District Court on July 31 sentenced a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life term imprisonment in an arms case, reports The Daily Star. The lifer is Mohamad Selim alias Harun Mistri (34). According to the prosecution, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Harun
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Chapainawabganj District Court on July 31 sentenced a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life term imprisonment in an arms case, reports The Daily Star. The lifer is Mohamad Selim alias Harun Mistri (34). According to the prosecution, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Harun from his house on July 7, 2009. They also recovered a pistol, nine bullets and two magazines from his possession.
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August - 3 
Antarjatik Juddhaparadh Ganabichar Andolan, a pro-liberation body led by Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, on August 3 demanded to bring 261 members of the Pakistan occupation army to justice for their war crimes in 1971, reports New Age. Shipping Minister, who is the convener of the Antarjatik Juddh
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Antarjatik Juddhaparadh Ganabichar Andolan, a pro-liberation body led by Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, on August 3 demanded to bring 261 members of the Pakistan occupation army to justice for their war crimes in 1971, reports New Age. Shipping Minister, who is the convener of the Antarjatik Juddhaparadh Ganabichar Andolan, made the demand while releasing a report on primary information about 261 Pakistani army men, including General Yahya Khan, General Abdul Hamid Khan and Lieutenant General Peerjada, at a function at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity. “Of these 261 men, 43 were senior Pakistani Generals, Major Generals, Brigadiers and Lieutenant Colonels. A three-member fact finding committee of our organization gathered information about these Pakistani army men and submitted the information to the investigation agency of the International Crimes tribunal, Bangladesh,’ said Mahabub Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, convener of the fact finding committee.
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August - 8 
Tangail District Court on August 8 sentenced 14 cadres of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of August 17, 2005 serial blasts in Tangail District, reports New Age. The convicts are Amanullah, Arman Bin Azad, Abdullah Al Mamun, Habibur Rahma
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Tangail District Court on August 8 sentenced 14 cadres of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of August 17, 2005 serial blasts in Tangail District, reports New Age. The convicts are Amanullah, Arman Bin Azad, Abdullah Al Mamun, Habibur Rahman Habib, Mizan, Abdul Ahad, Rustom, Tarik, Delwar Hossain, Yamin Mia, Shahidul Islam, Enayel Ullah, Rasel, and Abdullah Taslim. Of them, convicts Azad, Taslim, Tarik and Rasel were absconding and were tried in absentia. The remaining 10 extremists heard the verdict from the dock.
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August - 15 
A Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) militant was killed during an operation codenamed ‘Operation August Bite’ by Police at a suspected hideout at a hotel near Square Hospital in Dhaka city on August 15, reports New Age. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam (21).
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A Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) militant was killed during an operation codenamed ‘Operation August Bite’ by Police at a suspected hideout at a hotel near Square Hospital in Dhaka city on August 15, reports New Age. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam (21).
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August - 16 
A special court in Rangpur District indicted 12 militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on August 16 for killing Khadem Rahmat Ali on November 10, 2015, reports The Daily Star. The special court framed the charges after a hearing in the presence of six militants.
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A special court in Rangpur District indicted 12 militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on August 16 for killing Khadem Rahmat Ali on November 10, 2015, reports The Daily Star. The special court framed the charges after a hearing in the presence of six militants.
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August - 20 
10 leaders and cadres of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were awarded death penalty on August 20 for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a bomb weighing 76kg in Gopalganj District in July 2000, reports The Daily Star. Judge Mamtaz Begum of the Speedy Tria
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10 leaders and cadres of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were awarded death penalty on August 20 for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a bomb weighing 76kg in Gopalganj District in July 2000, reports The Daily Star. Judge Mamtaz Begum of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 in Dhaka city handed down the sentence in presence of the convicts in the courtroom. The death row convicts are Wasim Akter alias Tarek, Rashed alias Abul Kalam, Yusuf alias Moshab Morol, Sheikh Farid alias Maulana Shawkat Osman, Hafej Zahangir Alam Badar, Maulana Abu Bakar alias Hafej Selim Howlader, Hafej Maulana Yahia, Mufti Shafiqur Rahman, Mufti Abdul Hye and Maulana Abdur Rauf alias Abdur Razzaque. Besides, Mehedi Hasan alias Abdur Wadud was sentenced to life in prison and Anisul Islam alias Anis, Nohibullah alias Mohidur Rahman and Sarwar Hossain Mia to 14 years in prison.
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August - 23 
Over the last decade, pressured by limited political space, many leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) have been joining the Awami League (AL) and its front organizations, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 24. Leaders and members of this Islamist party are
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Over the last decade, pressured by limited political space, many leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) have been joining the Awami League (AL) and its front organizations, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 24. Leaders and members of this Islamist party are now pledging themselves to the ruling party’s liberal secular ideals, but AL veterans say their motives are nothing more than self-advancement and self-preservation. With the 11th parliamentary election on the horizon, many AL leaders fear that JeI-ICS cadres who have already infiltrated the party may join subversive activities.
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September - 4 
RAB cordoned off a six-storey building on Mazar Road in Dhaka city’s Mirpur area since September 4 suspecting the presence of militants inside, reports The Daily Star. The “suspected militants” have been repeatedly told to surrender. The calls were ignored and instead met with
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RAB cordoned off a six-storey building on Mazar Road in Dhaka city’s Mirpur area since September 4 suspecting the presence of militants inside, reports The Daily Star. The “suspected militants” have been repeatedly told to surrender. The calls were ignored and instead met with explosion of some crude bombs.
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September - 8 
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) officials said that similar to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), CPM is going to introduce a full-fledged counter terrorism (CT) unit for Chittagong region with an aim to expedite the ongoing drives against militants and terror-related activities, reports The Dail
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Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) officials said that similar to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), CPM is going to introduce a full-fledged counter terrorism (CT) unit for Chittagong region with an aim to expedite the ongoing drives against militants and terror-related activities, reports The Daily Star. CMP officials said forming a full-fledged CT unit is a timely move as Chittagong is geographically vulnerable to militancy. In the past, law enforcers busted several hideouts of banned militant outfits including Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in the region, they said.
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September - 18 
Police intercepted a scheduled march brought out by HefazateIslam (HeI) to lay siege to the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka on September 18 protesting the neighboring country’s persecution being carried out on its ethnic minority Rohingya, reports New Age. The law enforcers intervened to stop the mar
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Police intercepted a scheduled march brought out by HefazateIslam (HeI) to lay siege to the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka on September 18 protesting the neighboring country’s persecution being carried out on its ethnic minority Rohingya, reports New Age. The law enforcers intervened to stop the march at Shantinagar intersection around 1235pm, minutes after the Islamist group started for Myanmar embassy. Several thousand activists and leaders of HeI joined the march that started around 1215pm from Baitul Mukarram mosque.
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September - 20 
The Government on September 20 approved the Anti-Terrorism Unit, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Home Ministry issued a notification after the approval of the Ministry of Home and Finance. According to the Government order, the 581-member Anti-Terrorism Unit will be headed by an Additional Inspector Gene
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The Government on September 20 approved the Anti-Terrorism Unit, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Home Ministry issued a notification after the approval of the Ministry of Home and Finance. According to the Government order, the 581-member Anti-Terrorism Unit will be headed by an Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP). The unit will solely work on terrorism related issues and combating militants. The new unit will have one Deputy Inspector General (DIG), two Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG)s, five Superintendents of Police (SP), 10 Additional Superintendents of Police, 12 Assistant Superintendents of Police, 75 Inspectors, 125 Sub-Inspectors, 140 Assistant Sub-Inspectors and 200 Constables. The unit will have 16 jeeps, 2 SWAT vans, 8 double cabin pickups, one ambulance, one truck, an armored personnel carrier (APC), one water canon van, one prison van and 10 motorcycles.
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October - 1 
A local leader of Awami League (AL), identified as Manik Mia, the general secretary of ward number 8 unit AL under Sadekpur union, was killed by unidentified assailants in Mendipur area of Bhairab upazila (sub-District) in Kishoreganj District early on October 1 (today), reports New Age. The assaila
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A local leader of Awami League (AL), identified as Manik Mia, the general secretary of ward number 8 unit AL under Sadekpur union, was killed by unidentified assailants in Mendipur area of Bhairab upazila (sub-District) in Kishoreganj District early on October 1 (today), reports New Age. The assailants severed hands and legs of Manik after slaughtering him, said Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of Bhairab Police Station. Two suspected killers trying to flee were captured by Police.
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October - 4 
A court in Chittagong District on October 4 sentenced Nasir Uddin alias Shibir Nasir, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to five years and three months jail in a case filed with Kotwali Police Station in 1998 for an attack on Police, reports The Daily S
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A court in Chittagong District on October 4 sentenced Nasir Uddin alias Shibir Nasir, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to five years and three months jail in a case filed with Kotwali Police Station in 1998 for an attack on Police, reports The Daily Star. “The court sentenced Nasir to five years and three months of imprisonment under sections-186, 353 and 332 of Penal Code while also fined him TK 10,500, in default, to suffer six months and 15 days more in jail,” the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) Mohamad Raihad Chowdhury Roni.
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October - 5 
42 people were charged with crimes against humanity at a District Magistrate Court at Sunamganj District on October 5 for murder, rape, arson and looting during the Liberation War in 1971, reports New Age. Shahidul Islam Saru, son of martyred freedom fighter Ustar Ali of Rajargaon filed the case in
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42 people were charged with crimes against humanity at a District Magistrate Court at Sunamganj District on October 5 for murder, rape, arson and looting during the Liberation War in 1971, reports New Age. Shahidul Islam Saru, son of martyred freedom fighter Ustar Ali of Rajargaon filed the case in which he charged a total of 42 people. He said court took case into cognizance after the hearing and ruled to send the case to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for taking further legal steps.
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October - 11 
The Government on October 11 reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) by appointing its chairman and two members after three months of stalemate in War Crimes Trial, reports The Daily Star. Justice Mohamadd Shahinur Islam, a High Court (HC) judge and member of the Tribunal, has been
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The Government on October 11 reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) by appointing its chairman and two members after three months of stalemate in War Crimes Trial, reports The Daily Star. Justice Mohamadd Shahinur Islam, a High Court (HC) judge and member of the Tribunal, has been appointed as the chairman of the Tribunal. Justice Amir Hossain, another HC judge, and Abu Ahmed Jomader, a retired District judge who is now on post-retirement leave (PRL), have been appointed as members. The Tribunal reached an impasse since July 13 when its chairman, Justice Anwarul Haque, passed away. Another member Justice Mohamad Shohrowardi was sent back to the HC, his original workplace, as he intended to return there. Currently, nine cases are at the trial stage and 22 others at pre-trial stage. Besides, the investigation agency is now collecting evidence in connection with around a dozen more cases.
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October - 12 
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal (general strike) enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on October 12 protesting at arrest and remand of its top leaders, including its chief Maqbul Ahmad, passed off putting little impact on lives, reports New Age. Though the hartal began at 6:00am, no picketing was r
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The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal (general strike) enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on October 12 protesting at arrest and remand of its top leaders, including its chief Maqbul Ahmad, passed off putting little impact on lives, reports New Age. Though the hartal began at 6:00am, no picketing was reported from any part of the capital and elsewhere in the country.
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October - 23 
Jessore court on October 23, granted three days' remand for militant suspect Khadiza Akter, also sister of slain Nurul Islam Marjan, a mastermind of last year's Holey Artisan café attack in Dhaka, reports Daily Star. Police detained Khadiza from Ghop area of Jessore town on October 9
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Jessore court on October 23, granted three days' remand for militant suspect Khadiza Akter, also sister of slain Nurul Islam Marjan, a mastermind of last year's Holey Artisan café attack in Dhaka, reports Daily Star. Police detained Khadiza from Ghop area of Jessore town on October 9 and produced her before the Court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Bulbul Islam with prayer for seven days' remand the next day. The court finally fixed October 23 as the date for hearing on it.
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November - 6 
A Dhaka court on November 6 sentenced four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 12 years' rigorous imprisonment in a case filed for possessing grenades and explosives in August 2007, reports The Daily Star. The convicts are: Isahak Sheikh, Anach Ali, Mohamad Rafiqul Isl
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A Dhaka court on November 6 sentenced four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 12 years' rigorous imprisonment in a case filed for possessing grenades and explosives in August 2007, reports The Daily Star. The convicts are: Isahak Sheikh, Anach Ali, Mohamad Rafiqul Islam and Khalil Mia. According to the prosecution, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided a house in Pallabi on August 2, 2007, and arrested the four along with grenades and bomb-making materials.
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November - 8 
Biman Bangladesh Airlines co-pilot Sabbir Ahmed alias Amam Sabbir, has confessed to 9/11 style plot to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s residence, reports Dhaka Tribune on November 8. Sabbir had planned to crash an aircraft on the residence of Prime Minister in a simil
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines co-pilot Sabbir Ahmed alias Amam Sabbir, has confessed to 9/11 style plot to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s residence, reports Dhaka Tribune on November 8. Sabbir had planned to crash an aircraft on the residence of Prime Minister in a similar manner to infamous terror attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001. Sabbir is a first officer of the national flag carrier arrested on October 31 for plotting to carry out sabotage with aircraft.
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November - 15 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 15 decided to hold trial of six men from Mymensingh in absentia in a case filed over committing crimes during the 1971 Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. The tribunal took the decision as the accused did not appear before it even after pub
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 15 decided to hold trial of six men from Mymensingh in absentia in a case filed over committing crimes during the 1971 Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. The tribunal took the decision as the accused did not appear before it even after publication of advertisements in national dailies. The fugitives are ASM Faizullah (66), Abdur Razzak Mandal (64), Alim Uddin Khan (77), Abdul Latif (58), Nurul Amin Shahjahan (69) and Sirajul Islam (66). Other five accused of the case are now in jail. They are Khalilur Rahman Mir alias Khalilur Rahman (62), Mohammad Samsuzzaman alias Abul Kalam (65), Mohammad Abdullah (62), Mohammad Abdul Malek Akand alias Abul Hossain (68) and Mohammad Rois Uddin Azadi alias Akkel Ali (74). The prosecution pressed four charges against the 11 on April 5.
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November - 22 
International Crimes Tribunal -1 (ICT-1) on November 22 handed death sentence to former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) Abu Saleh Mohammad Abdul Aziz Mia alias Ghoramara Aziz (65) and five others finding them guilty of committing crimes against humanity at different places under the
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International Crimes Tribunal -1 (ICT-1) on November 22 handed death sentence to former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) Abu Saleh Mohammad Abdul Aziz Mia alias Ghoramara Aziz (65) and five others finding them guilty of committing crimes against humanity at different places under the then Gaibandha Sadar and Sundarganj thanas in what was then Gaibandha sub-division during the Liberation War in 1971, reports New Age. Mohamad Abdul Latif (61), the lone convict now in jail custody, looked pensive in the dock as he listened to the verdict pronouncement that the convicts’ death would be carried out by hanging. The other convicts, Aziz, Mohamad Ruhul Amin alias Monju (61), Mohamad Abdul Latif (61), Abu Muslim Mohammad Ali (59), Mohamad Nazmul Huda (60) and Mohamad Abdur Rahim Miah (62), were tried in absentia as they are absconding. The tribunal directed the Home Secretary and the Inspector General of Police to nab the absconding convicts. The verdict said that the six were found guilty of the three charges. This was the 29th verdict in as many war crimes cases on Bangladesh’s free soil. It was ICT-1’s 18th verdict. Until now, 59 war offenders were convicted, 37 of them to death while 22 others were jailed.
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November - 22 
The Government will equip the National Security Intelligence (NSI) with a digital tracking system to build up its capacity in tackling terror and criminal activities conducted through mobile phones and internet, reports The Daily Star. To this end, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Novemb
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The Government will equip the National Security Intelligence (NSI) with a digital tracking system to build up its capacity in tackling terror and criminal activities conducted through mobile phones and internet, reports The Daily Star. To this end, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on November 22 approved a BTK 38.5 crore project to buy necessary equipment, including mobile phone and wi-fi network interceptors. The devices will be bought under the direct procurement method. The sophisticated equipment (interceptors) will help the intelligence agency trace such criminals quickly. They can be tracked down through monitoring their mobile phones and internet activities.
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November - 23 
The prosecution on November 23 pressed five charges against 12 accused in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Charges against them include being “involved with Razakar Bahini” and “committing mass killings, murders
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The prosecution on November 23 pressed five charges against 12 accused in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Charges against them include being “involved with Razakar Bahini” and “committing mass killings, murders, abduction, looting and arson” in Narail District. Among the accused, Abdul Wahab, Omar Ali Sheikh, Gulzar Khan, Mohammad Daud Sheikh and Mohammad Badruddoza are now in jail while Khandakar Shawkat Ali Babul is yet to be arrested. Prosecution did not reveal the names of the six other accused as they are yet to be arrested.
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November - 26 
Dhaka High Court on November 26 sentenced 151 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) men and a civilian to death, life terms to 158 BDR men and two civilians and varying jail terms to 256 others, mostly BDR men, reports New Age. In his observations, presiding judge, Justice Mohamad Shawkat Hossain called it &lsquo
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Dhaka High Court on November 26 sentenced 151 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) men and a civilian to death, life terms to 158 BDR men and two civilians and varying jail terms to 256 others, mostly BDR men, reports New Age. In his observations, presiding judge, Justice Mohamad Shawkat Hossain called it ‘a historic case about pre-planned massacre of 57 brilliant Army officers, then serving BDR on deputation, by some ambitious BDR sepoys during their 30-hour mutiny spanning February 25 and 26, 2009’. During the mutiny which began shortly after the BDR Director General stood to deliver his speech at the Durbar Hall of the BDR headquarters, the mutineers gunned down their commanders. The BDR men began the mutiny to realize their demands including not to send army officers on deputation as BDR commanders
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November - 29 
A court in Dinajpur District on November 29 indicted eight militants of Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) for the gun attack on Italian national Dr Piero Parolari on November 18 in 2015, reports The Daily Star. The accused are Shafiqul Islam, Mosabbirul Alam Khandakar, Shakhawat Hoss
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A court in Dinajpur District on November 29 indicted eight militants of Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) for the gun attack on Italian national Dr Piero Parolari on November 18 in 2015, reports The Daily Star. The accused are Shafiqul Islam, Mosabbirul Alam Khandakar, Shakhawat Hossain, Sarwar Hossain Sabu, Abdur Rahman, Razibul Islam, Abdul Khaleque and Mohamad Rajib.
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December - 14 
Counterterrorism officials on December 14 identified the three militants of Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) arrested from Mohakhali area in Dhaka city on December 13 as Abdus Samad alias Arif Mamu (29), founder of Neo-JMB; his father-in-law and JMB leader Ziadul Islam (45); and a
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Counterterrorism officials on December 14 identified the three militants of Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) arrested from Mohakhali area in Dhaka city on December 13 as Abdus Samad alias Arif Mamu (29), founder of Neo-JMB; his father-in-law and JMB leader Ziadul Islam (45); and another militant Azizul Islam alias Mehedi (25).
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