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January - 28 
On January 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed said her Government would not hesitate to take stringent measures to curb militancy in the country. In her first question-answer session in the ninth Parliament, she said, “Whenever action is taken against militants, it is described as an attack on I
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On January 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed said her Government would not hesitate to take stringent measures to curb militancy in the country. In her first question-answer session in the ninth Parliament, she said, “Whenever action is taken against militants, it is described as an attack on Islam. But it is not right. The militants have no religion and operate beyond boundaries... I have already directed all ministries and the authorities concerned to find out the militants' patrons, financers and sources of illegal arms and ammunitions to root out militancy.” Terming militancy a major problem in the country, Hasina said she has already asked the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to form 'South Asian Anti-terrorism Taskforce' in line with the Awami League’s election manifesto for curbing cross-border terrorism.
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February - 6 
Daily Star reports that the Bangladesh government has received information from international intelligence agencies of the US, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan regarding threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's life from international terrorist organisations who are in league with local extremist
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Daily Star reports that the Bangladesh government has received information from international intelligence agencies of the US, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan regarding threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's life from international terrorist organisations who are in league with local extremist groups. Two cabinet ministers, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and intelligence sources confirmed the receipt of the information which said that the month of February could be crucial. "She is a target, and there is no doubt about it," a senior official of a domestic intelligence agency said. Following the threat alert, all scheduled outdoor programmes of the Prime Minister were immediately curtailed.
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February - 19 
Bangladesh said on February 19 that it has mutually agreed with India to hand over the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder Anup Chetia, who has been lodged in a Bangladeshi jail since 1996, reports The Hindu. "We have mutually agreed on the handover, now we have to decide on the formaliti
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Bangladesh said on February 19 that it has mutually agreed with India to hand over the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder Anup Chetia, who has been lodged in a Bangladeshi jail since 1996, reports The Hindu. "We have mutually agreed on the handover, now we have to decide on the formalities of how to hand over," Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud told CNN-IBN news channel in Dhaka. The mutual agreement "will also include handover of Bangladeshi criminals who have fled to India," Mahmud was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the TV channel. He accused the previous Bangladesh National Party Government of nurturing terrorist groups like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI-B). "Since 2001, the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami had ministers in their Government who chanted slogans to turn Bangladesh into Afghanistan," Mahmud said. He also added that "HuJI has cross-border linkages not only with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) but with other organisations also". Mahmud also conformed that the HuJI still has cadres in hideouts in Bangladesh and the Government was trying to locate them.
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February - 24 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a function at Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Dhaka on February 24 said that Bangladesh would not allow anyone to use its territory as a springboard for terrorist activities, reports Daily Star. "We believe in maintaining good relations with our
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a function at Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Dhaka on February 24 said that Bangladesh would not allow anyone to use its territory as a springboard for terrorist activities, reports Daily Star. "We believe in maintaining good relations with our neighbours to portrait Bangladesh a peaceful country in South Asia, but we would resist any kind of unfair steps against us with courage and boldness", she said. Terming smugglers as enemies of the country, its people and economy, Sheikh Hasina said no compromise would be made in smuggling firearms, drugs and illegal commodities.
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March - 12 
On March 12, the Commerce Minister Lt Col (retired) Faruk Khan, who has been coordinating the investigations into the February 25 and 26 killing of 74 people including 52 Army officers at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Pilkhana headquarters, linked the killings to the militant outfit, the Jama'atul Muj
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On March 12, the Commerce Minister Lt Col (retired) Faruk Khan, who has been coordinating the investigations into the February 25 and 26 killing of 74 people including 52 Army officers at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Pilkhana headquarters, linked the killings to the militant outfit, the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports Daily Star. He said some of the BDR personnel arrested for their involvement in the mutiny have connections with the JMB. "We have gathered that a number of BDR jawans arrested in the mutiny case were involved in JMB somehow or other. I won't give more details as that might alert others having links to the mass killings," he told reporters.
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March - 16 
According to New Age, the Cabinet on March 16 sent back to the Home Ministry its report on the activities of militant outfits in the country asking it to give more information about such organisations and their networks. The report named a dozen such outfits with information on their organograms, so
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According to New Age, the Cabinet on March 16 sent back to the Home Ministry its report on the activities of militant outfits in the country asking it to give more information about such organisations and their networks. The report named a dozen such outfits with information on their organograms, sources of funding, links to political parties and their operations. Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder placed the report that named 12 militant outfits – the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI-B), Hizbut Towhid, Ulama Anjuman al Bainat, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Islami Democratic Party, Islami Samaj, Touhid Trust, Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), Shahadat-e al Hikma Party Bangladesh, Tamira Ar-Din Bangladesh (Hizb e Abu Omar) and Allahr Dal. The Government has so far banned four Islamist militant outfits – the JMB, HuJI-B, JMJB and Shahadat-e al Hikma.
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March - 20 
Militants are making threats against English-language schools in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, Police said on March 20, Reuters reported. Police said principals of several English-language schools told them they had received threatening letters or phone calls from militants and parents of students i
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Militants are making threats against English-language schools in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, Police said on March 20, Reuters reported. Police said principals of several English-language schools told them they had received threatening letters or phone calls from militants and parents of students in the schools have subsequently been alerted of security concerns. The letters asked for money to support the militants or treat those wounded in clashes with Security Forces during the recent Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny or other clashes. While authorities have not been specific about the threats another source involved in the issue said they were directed against students.
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March - 24 
Though the coastal District's Superintendent of Police Azizur Rahman told that the arrestees did not yet disclose their organisational identity, the materials seized suggest that they are linked to the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Meanwhile, during primary interrogat
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Though the coastal District's Superintendent of Police Azizur Rahman told that the arrestees did not yet disclose their organisational identity, the materials seized suggest that they are linked to the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Meanwhile, during primary interrogation, the arrested militants told the RAB officials that they were recruited by one Moulana Mohiuddin. They also revealed that Faisal Mostafa, a Bangladeshi expatriate in London, has been financing the seminary.
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March - 26 
The Jamaat-e-Islami Amir (chief) Matiur Rahman Nizami said on March 25 that militancy has been invented by the AL party in Bangladesh to impede development of the country. Addressing a meeting marking the Independence Day at Dhaka, he said, “Having failed to accept Islam as code of life, they (AL) c
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The Jamaat-e-Islami Amir (chief) Matiur Rahman Nizami said on March 25 that militancy has been invented by the AL party in Bangladesh to impede development of the country. Addressing a meeting marking the Independence Day at Dhaka, he said, “Having failed to accept Islam as code of life, they (AL) campaign against the leaders of Islamic movement.” He said that the Islamists can never have any link with acts of sabotage.
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April - 1 
Home Minister Sahara Khatun directed the law enforcers to take stern action against militants and strengthen intelligence. Speaking at a function on the occasion of 'Police Week-2009' held at Rajarbagh Police Telecom Auditorium in Dhaka, she expressed concern over the existence of militants' hideout
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Home Minister Sahara Khatun directed the law enforcers to take stern action against militants and strengthen intelligence. Speaking at a function on the occasion of 'Police Week-2009' held at Rajarbagh Police Telecom Auditorium in Dhaka, she expressed concern over the existence of militants' hideout at Daulat Khan in the Bhola District and elsewhere in the country. "The government will root out militancy from the country at any cost", she said.
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April - 1 
On April 1, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said 122 outfits are involved in terrorist activities in the country. Addressing a workshop on 'Anti-Terrorism Act 2009' in capital Dhaka, he said Qawmi Madrassas (seminaries not under Government control) are turning into breeding grounds of religion-based ter
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On April 1, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said 122 outfits are involved in terrorist activities in the country. Addressing a workshop on 'Anti-Terrorism Act 2009' in capital Dhaka, he said Qawmi Madrassas (seminaries not under Government control) are turning into breeding grounds of religion-based terrorism. He further said that "The education ministry is conducting a survey on madrassas and it is rational to bring all madrassas under government's control."
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April - 22 
On April 20, the Government formed a 17-member high-profile committee to tackle militancy in the country and mobilise public opinion against militant activities, reports Daily Star. The committee which is led by State Minister for Home Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj is comprised of top officials of seven mi
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On April 20, the Government formed a 17-member high-profile committee to tackle militancy in the country and mobilise public opinion against militant activities, reports Daily Star. The committee which is led by State Minister for Home Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj is comprised of top officials of seven ministries and law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Home ministry sources said the committee will evaluate the procedure for investigation into all major subversive acts carried out in the country. Speaking to journalists on April 22, Sohel Taj said, "It will collect information, analyse those and issue necessary directives to combat militancy." He said the committee would also devise strategies to fight militancy. It will take necessary initiatives and seek the help of neighbouring countries to track down the Bangladeshis who fought as militants in Afghanistan.
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May - 12 
The Government has announced zero tolerance against militancy, terrorism and any attempt to disrupt the law and order situation as a 17-member National Committee on Militancy Resistance and Prevention held a meeting at the Home Ministry on May 12, reports Daily Star. State Minister for Home Affairs
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The Government has announced zero tolerance against militancy, terrorism and any attempt to disrupt the law and order situation as a 17-member National Committee on Militancy Resistance and Prevention held a meeting at the Home Ministry on May 12, reports Daily Star. State Minister for Home Affairs Sohel Taj said a three-phase programmes will be undertaken in short, medium and long terms to deal with a twin-problem posed by militancy and terrorism. "Militancy is under control but that does not mean it does not exist," Taj added as reports come in almost every day about the arrest of suspects. He also said since militants operate beyond geographical boundaries, the Government will share information and experience with neighbouring countries to deal with the problem.
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May - 20 
The former BDR head Lieutenant General (Retd), M. Atiqur Rahman, had said that the missing weapons, mainly grenades, could reach the hands of ULFA militants and other criminals and could even be smuggled into neighbouring countries like India. Regarding this matter, the Boarder Security Force (BSF)
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The former BDR head Lieutenant General (Retd), M. Atiqur Rahman, had said that the missing weapons, mainly grenades, could reach the hands of ULFA militants and other criminals and could even be smuggled into neighbouring countries like India. Regarding this matter, the Boarder Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG) (Assam and Meghalaya Frontier) of India, Prithvi Raj, said, "Its a natural corollary. They (BDR mutineers) have wiped out their leadership. They are criminals of the worst kind. ULFA cadres are also criminals. There is a likelihood that the BDR mutineers might be holed up in the ULFA camps." He had received inputs in this regard, the BSF IG admitted. He, however, said that intelligence inputs also suggested that the ULFA has shifted some of its traditional camps to Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal after the Awami League (AL) Government came to power in Bangladesh, added Telegraph. “The new Government in Bangladesh favours anti-terror initiatives and measures. The atmosphere is favourable for India,” he said. The BSF was on alert mode since the BDR mutiny and was prepared to foil any intrusion attempt by militants from across the border, Prithvi Raj added.
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May - 21 
The national probe committee on Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) mutiny did not find any militant, political or foreign links to the carnage at Pilkhana headquarters, reports Daily Star. "BDR jawans committed the murders on their own. Our investigation did not find any involvement of outsiders--political l
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The national probe committee on Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) mutiny did not find any militant, political or foreign links to the carnage at Pilkhana headquarters, reports Daily Star. "BDR jawans committed the murders on their own. Our investigation did not find any involvement of outsiders--political leaders, militants or foreign forces," an unnamed member of the Government probe body told in the evening of May 21. According to the 309-page inquiry report submitted to Home Minister Sahara Khatunon on May 21, the BDR rank and file already had grievances pent up for years. It also said the mutiny was continuation of the revolts in 1973 and 1991 over leadership in the border force, added the probe body member. Meanwhile, some unidentified sources close to the committee said that several BDR personnel had claimed the mutiny was part of their movement against discrimination by the Army officers deputed to BDR. In its report, the committee recommends that those responsible be tried under the military act for a speedy trial. It also suggests that BDR personnel should not be engaged in programmes like 'Operation Dal-Bhat', which was introduced to contain price hike of essentials during the caretaker Government rule. It also advised a further inquiry into the claims of foreign links.
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June - 22 
An unidentified senior RAB official told Daily Star that some key JMB members, wanted in the list of law enforcement agencies, are now staying in Pakistan for taking military trainings or joining any militant group in that country. He said that RAB has information about at least two full-time JMB ca
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An unidentified senior RAB official told Daily Star that some key JMB members, wanted in the list of law enforcement agencies, are now staying in Pakistan for taking military trainings or joining any militant group in that country. He said that RAB has information about at least two full-time JMB cadres who have been staying in Pakistan for the last three months.
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June - 30 
The Special Branch (SB) of Police in Gazipur arrested Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat, the chief organiser of "Islam and Muslim", a new offshoot of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on an unspecified date, reports Daily Star. During a late night raid on June 30, intelligence officials along with
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The Special Branch (SB) of Police in Gazipur arrested Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat, the chief organiser of "Islam and Muslim", a new offshoot of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on an unspecified date, reports Daily Star. During a late night raid on June 30, intelligence officials along with local Police also arrested Sajedur Rahman alias Hanif, a regional commander of the new organisation. According to the SB, Islam and Muslim had a plan to dominate an area comprised of several upazilas (sub-division) of Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi and Naogaon. Intelligence officials also seized some books on Jihad during their raid. Following information gleaned from the two arrestees, the SB's anti-militancy unit later arrested Jalaluddin alias Jalal, the Bagmara upazila JMB commander, from Bagmara in Rajshahi District along with an Indian single-shot gun and five rifle bullets.
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July - 8 
On July 8, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants in separate incidents in the Rajshahi, Gaibandha and Khulna Districts, reports Daily Star. Following their statements, six firearms and 10 bullets were recovered from Chapainawabganj D
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On July 8, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants in separate incidents in the Rajshahi, Gaibandha and Khulna Districts, reports Daily Star. Following their statements, six firearms and 10 bullets were recovered from Chapainawabganj District.
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July - 17 
According to Daily Star, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been active in Bangladesh for the last 14 years, intelligence sources said quoting one of the most wanted Indian terrorists recently arrested in the capital Dhaka. Local leaders of the outfit have links to the network of abscondin
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According to Daily Star, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been active in Bangladesh for the last 14 years, intelligence sources said quoting one of the most wanted Indian terrorists recently arrested in the capital Dhaka. Local leaders of the outfit have links to the network of absconding Indian underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, and also to leaders of other Islamist militant outfits like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), sources added. The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on July 17 disclosed that they recently arrested an Indian national who is very close to the LeT, and is also one of the most wanted persons by the Indian law enforcing and intelligence agencies. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner A.K.M. Shahidul Hoque said the arrestee has been identified as Mufti Obaidullah, who has been staying in Bangladesh since 1995. "He was arrested from the capital and was taking preparations for a jihad by organising Bangladeshi mujahids with directives from Ameer Reza, a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir based LeT, who is an Indian national now staying in Pakistan," the DMP Commissioner said. Obaidullah reportedly took part in the Afghan jihad four times and he was active in the militancy in India, in collaboration with militants from Pakistan and Afghanistan. He also collaborated with Islamist militants of Jammu and Kashmir, Varanasi, Punjab, and Hyderabad in India, said the DMP Commissioner, adding that Obaidullah came to Bangladesh to evade Indian intelligence after the Government of India in 1994 had declared him a most wanted person. Meanwhile, talking to reporters on July 17, Obaidullah, in detention, said he came to Bangladesh only to hide, and brought his family into the country later. He admitted that he is one of the most wanted persons in India, and said four other most wanted Indians are also hiding in Bangladesh. "In 1994, Indian commandos went to West Bengal from Delhi by helicopters to arrest me, but I managed to evade arrest and later left India," Obaidullah added. He also reportedly managed to get a Bangladeshi national identity card, and cast votes in several elections, Obaidullah said.
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July - 19 
According to Daily Star, four senior Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants who are hiding in Bangladesh are also serving as teachers in different madrassas (seminaries) of the country providing their fake identities like detained Mufti Obaidullah, Detective Branch (DB) sources said. Of the four, Indian na
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According to Daily Star, four senior Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants who are hiding in Bangladesh are also serving as teachers in different madrassas (seminaries) of the country providing their fake identities like detained Mufti Obaidullah, Detective Branch (DB) sources said. Of the four, Indian national Moulana Mansur Ali and Pakistani national Moulana Habibullah, are teachers of two madrassas in capital Dhaka while two others are outside the capital. Sources, however, refused to disclose the names of two other Indian fugitive militants. Meanwhile, the Police are also looking into whether Obaidulla had links to the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally, and bomb attacks at Ramna Batamul and Udichi function in Jessore. DB sources said on the first day of his seven-day remand, Mufti Obaidullah confessed that the LeT and Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF) expanded their networks through former militants who fought in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir and also through the students of Deoband madrassa. Sources suspect that qawmi madrassas have a vital role in setting up of the network as these madrassas gave them shelter and teaching jobs by accepting fake identities. Besides, among the militant outfits active in the country, the Indian militants have closest links with leaders of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI-B), sources added.
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July - 19 
The Government will launch a special drive in the country's south-western Districts soon to combat re-emergence of outlawed outfits in the wake of growing incidents of killings in the region in recent months, reports Daily Star. Home Ministry officials said a decision to carry out the operation in 1
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The Government will launch a special drive in the country's south-western Districts soon to combat re-emergence of outlawed outfits in the wake of growing incidents of killings in the region in recent months, reports Daily Star. Home Ministry officials said a decision to carry out the operation in 10 south-western Districts was taken in June 2009 but couldn't be executed due to the constraint of forces as several thousand Policemen had to be deployed in the trouble-torn Ashulia to quell the labour unrest. “A combined operation will be launched in the region soon to combat crimes,” said Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, adding that all criminal activities would be dealt with severely. At least 130 persons were killed in the region in the past six months in 2009 against only 24 in the last six months of 2008, said Police sources. A total of 21 people were killed in the first 15 days of July. At least a dozen outlawed outfits are active in the region with an unspecified number of illegal firearms under their possession. These outfits have around 5000 cadres belonging to the following breakaway factions of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP): Janajuddha, PBCP-Red Flag, PBCP-Communist War, Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP), Gono Bahini (GB), Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF), Banglar Communist Party, Socialist Party (SP), Biplobi Anuragi, Chhinnamul Communist Party (CCP) and Sharbahara People's Mancha (SPM). The Superintendent of Police of Kushtia District, Shahabuddin Khan, said these splinter groups are back again and have intensified their activities. “Usually, various law enforcement agencies conduct drives in the region separately but a combined operation will surely yield better result,” he added.
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July - 23 
Another detained Indian national and an LeT organiser, Maulana Mohammad Monsur Ali alias Maulana Habibullah, confessed before the Police that he had expertise in making improvised mines and grenades. Ali said he had training for this when he took part in the war against Soviet forces in Afghanistan
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Another detained Indian national and an LeT organiser, Maulana Mohammad Monsur Ali alias Maulana Habibullah, confessed before the Police that he had expertise in making improvised mines and grenades. Ali said he had training for this when he took part in the war against Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Intelligence officials interrogating the two detained Indian nationals said that both of them used to get funds from the LeT and Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), through hundi (illegal money laundering mechanism). They also revealed that their main target was non-Muslim countries where Muslims are tortured.
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July - 27 
Maulana Mansur Ali, a arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre and one of the organisers of the Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), confessed to the Police during interrogation that a top ARCF leader, identified as Khurram Khaiyam, had been providing financial support to the LeT cadres who are hiding in Ba
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Maulana Mansur Ali, a arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre and one of the organisers of the Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), confessed to the Police during interrogation that a top ARCF leader, identified as Khurram Khaiyam, had been providing financial support to the LeT cadres who are hiding in Bangladesh, reports Daily Star. Mansur also said they received the money through another LeT cadre who is also hiding in Bangladesh. However, the Police have declined to disclose his name for the sake of investigation.
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August - 5 
The RAB investigator said, "We had information that Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia might come under attack at their grand election rallies at Paltan. That's why the authorities provided them with bullet-proof lecture stand to ensure their security."
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The RAB investigator said, "We had information that Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia might come under attack at their grand election rallies at Paltan. That's why the authorities provided them with bullet-proof lecture stand to ensure their security."
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August - 10 
A former investigator of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) told that they had come to know about the existence of LeT and at least seven of its political patrons in Bangladesh during the last Bangladesh National Party - Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) -led Government rule. But they could not carry the investi
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A former investigator of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) told that they had come to know about the existence of LeT and at least seven of its political patrons in Bangladesh during the last Bangladesh National Party - Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) -led Government rule. But they could not carry the investigation through as they had limitations with the four-party alliance in power. Sources said investigators are confirmed that banned Islamist outfit HuJI-B, has all along been backing LeT operations in Bangladesh.
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August - 10 
The local political links became a focus of the investigation after names of some political leaders came up during interrogations of the detained LeT cadres. Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner Monirul Islam who leads the agency's drive against militancy said, “We are now verifying the information
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The local political links became a focus of the investigation after names of some political leaders came up during interrogations of the detained LeT cadres. Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner Monirul Islam who leads the agency's drive against militancy said, “We are now verifying the information and names we've got from the detained Lashkar leaders." He, however, would not say anything about identity of the political leaders suspected of aiding and abetting LeT in Bangladesh. Sources close to Detective Branch say some of the suspects are local level leaders of a political party and some are quite prominent at national level.
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September - 1 
The arrested top leader of the India Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), Mufti Obaidullah, revealed during interrogation that militants fighting in Jammu and Kashmir have regularly used Bangladesh as a transit point to travel to Pakistan and have built safe havens in that country to shelter and train m
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The arrested top leader of the India Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), Mufti Obaidullah, revealed during interrogation that militants fighting in Jammu and Kashmir have regularly used Bangladesh as a transit point to travel to Pakistan and have built safe havens in that country to shelter and train militants for terrorist operations in the region, reports Daily Star. Obaidullah said Pakistani militants crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to enter India to run terrorist operations and fight with Government forces in Jammu and Kashmir and then cross the border into Bangladesh to fly back to Pakistan. "As it was tough to cross back to Pakistan through the India-Pakistan border, the Mujahideen would cross to Bangladesh and then left for their destinations using fake passports and visas," the interrogation statement said. He said that his student Selim and close associate Jalal helped him in this operation. Obaidullah also said he had built a safe-home in Habiganj in 2002 to shelter fugitive terrorists, and recruit and train Bangladeshis to take part in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan. Obaidullah reportedly built the safe-shelter under the cover of a kindergarten named 'Noor Shah Islami Kindergarten' in Habiganj District. One of the operations chiefs of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Bangladesh, Faisal alias Khurram Khaiyam alias Abdullah, supplied BNR 18,000 in two installments to Obaidullah to construct the house. In his statement, Obaidullah said that several other militants in Bangladesh visited his safe-home, including Moulana Mohiuddin, who he knew from the Deoband madrassa (seminary), and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader Mufti Abdur Rouf. Later, the then ARCF chief, Asif Reza, ordered Habibullah and Jamal to open a training camp for Bangladeshi recruits that would also serve as a safe shelter for Pakistani and Indian militants, according to Obaidullah's statement. In 2005, Obaidullah met ARCF chief Amir Reza, Asif Reza's brother, at Khurram's house near the Noorani mosque in Dhaka's Goran area.
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September - 10 
State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku on September 10 said that the Government would go tough against the outlaws in the southwest if they don't return to normal life. “They should grab the opportunity of the present democratic system. If not, the Government will intensify the ongoing crackdown
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State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku on September 10 said that the Government would go tough against the outlaws in the southwest if they don't return to normal life. “They should grab the opportunity of the present democratic system. If not, the Government will intensify the ongoing crackdown in the region to capture them,” Tuku, added while talking to reporters at his secretariat office after a meeting with US Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Michael S .Owen. Tuku said that they had a discussion on a wide range of issues. The US official offered training and technical assistance to the Police and RAB, he added.
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September - 27 
Rahim said he, Naim and Majlish-e-Shura member Osman alias Shahid had planned an attack on Bangladesh National Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia during her election campaign in Comilla in 2008. At the briefing, RAB's Additional Director General (ADG) Colonel Mizanur Rahman Khan said, “It took us a
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Rahim said he, Naim and Majlish-e-Shura member Osman alias Shahid had planned an attack on Bangladesh National Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia during her election campaign in Comilla in 2008. At the briefing, RAB's Additional Director General (ADG) Colonel Mizanur Rahman Khan said, “It took us around eight months of intelligence work to trace the camp in deep forest." He said that the camp, which has three earthen and tin-shed rooms, was not complete for training yet. Rahim was building it on four acres of land purchased in the name of farming. Sajib, one of the arrestees, who owns a poultry farm in the area, had helped in the purchase.
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September - 29 
The parliamentary standing committee on Defence Ministry on September 29 said that Bangladesh and India had agreed to erect as many as 320 pillars on their border. It also said there is no more dispute with Myanmar, another neighbouring country, over the demarcation of land boundary as both the coun
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The parliamentary standing committee on Defence Ministry on September 29 said that Bangladesh and India had agreed to erect as many as 320 pillars on their border. It also said there is no more dispute with Myanmar, another neighbouring country, over the demarcation of land boundary as both the countries had agreed to set up a total of 314 pillars on the border
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October - 14 
The Government has directed the Security Forces to keep vigilance to prevent any kind of subversive activities by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the country, reports Daily Star. State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku told this to reporters on October 14. Referring to the recent cr
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The Government has directed the Security Forces to keep vigilance to prevent any kind of subversive activities by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the country, reports Daily Star. State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku told this to reporters on October 14. Referring to the recent crackdown on militants, the minister said no militants would be able to escape the dragnet, television channel ATN Bangla reported.
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October - 19 
Bangladesh Government on October 19 launched a massive hunt for arresting some cadres of two Indian militant outfits — United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), including its ‘chief’ D.K. Roy, according to Sentinel. In the light of information extracted from
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Bangladesh Government on October 19 launched a massive hunt for arresting some cadres of two Indian militant outfits — United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), including its ‘chief’ D.K. Roy, according to Sentinel. In the light of information extracted from ‘military commander’ of the ULFA Bimol Roy during his interrogation at the Task Force Interrogation (TFI) cell Security Force personnel are trying to arrest the militants, sources close to the TFI cell said. Bimol confessed that he was an active member of ULFA, the sources said. D.K. Roy, chief of the KLO, provided Bimol with shelter at his Dhaka’s Pallabi residence. D.K. Roy, who is suspected to have stolen the Nobel Prize citation of Rabindranath Tagore from Shanti Niketan in India, has been residing in Bangladesh for many years, the sources added. A team of the Detective Branch arrested Bimol from the Pallabi residence of D. K. Roy on October 6. After the expiry of remand, the Police also took Bimol on a fresh three-day remand on October 8.
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October - 22 
The Bangladesh Government on October 22 banned the Hizb ut-Tahrir in the interest of public security, reports Daily Star. "The organisation has been banned as it has been carrying out anti-State, anti-Government, anti-people and anti-democratic activities for long in the country," Home Minister Saha
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The Bangladesh Government on October 22 banned the Hizb ut-Tahrir in the interest of public security, reports Daily Star. "The organisation has been banned as it has been carrying out anti-State, anti-Government, anti-people and anti-democratic activities for long in the country," Home Minister Sahara Khatun told Daily Star. She said a circulation would be issued soon to this effect. "The file on banning Hizb ut-Tahrir came to me today [October 22] and I signed it," Sahara said, adding that some other similar organisations which have been carrying out subversive activities would be banned gradually. The Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder said, "From today [October 22] the organisation's activities have been banned for the sake of public security." Hizb ut-Tahrir is an international Islamist political party founded in Jerusalem in 1953. The party started its activities in Bangladesh in 2000. According to the group’s Website (www.khilafat.org), Mohiuddin Ahmed is the chief coordinator and spokesman of the party and its central office is located at HM Siddique Mansion, 55/A Purana Paltan, 4th Floor, Dhaka. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a pan-Islamist group whose goal is to establish a global Islamic caliphate. They have been banned in a number of countries, mainly in Central Asia and the Middle East. The group’s Bangladesh coordinator and spokesman Mohiuddin Ahmed said the allegation against his organisation was "completely baseless". "We are law-abiding citizens of the country. We are not involved in any militancy activities. The government banned us because we have been raising voices against its fascist character," he told AFP.
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October - 25 
The Dhaka University’s syndicate has decided to send Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor of the Institute of Business Administration and chief coordinator of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, on forced leave indefinitely for his involvement with the banned outfit. "We'll arrest him if the authorities inst
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The Dhaka University’s syndicate has decided to send Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor of the Institute of Business Administration and chief coordinator of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, on forced leave indefinitely for his involvement with the banned outfit. "We'll arrest him if the authorities instruct us to do so," said a Detective Branch official.
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November - 8 
Speaking at the inaugural session of the three- regional workshop hosted jointly by Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) Home Minister Sahara Khatun on November 8 said, "Bangladesh will strictly ensure that its territory is not us
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Speaking at the inaugural session of the three- regional workshop hosted jointly by Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) Home Minister Sahara Khatun on November 8 said, "Bangladesh will strictly ensure that its territory is not used by terrorist elements or organisations for activities against neighbouring countries.” She also that said Islamist extremism is a key aspect of the anti-liberation forces in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the threat posed by Islamist extremism embodies the danger and risks posed by terrorism to any free society although the level of violence in Bangladesh is fortunately lower than in other countries, she added.
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November - 8 
Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants still holed up in Bangladesh targeted the US Embassy and Indian High Commission in Dhaka for attacks before Hajj (pilgrimage) as part of the outfit’s plan, sources in the Detective Branch (DB) of Police said on November 8, reports Daily Star. Officials
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Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants still holed up in Bangladesh targeted the US Embassy and Indian High Commission in Dhaka for attacks before Hajj (pilgrimage) as part of the outfit’s plan, sources in the Detective Branch (DB) of Police said on November 8, reports Daily Star. Officials of the DB said that they received the information from detained Bangladeshi LeT leader Mufti Harun Izahar, and Harun's associates Shahidul Islam and Al Amin alias Saiful. The DB officials said that during interrogation, the arrestees divulged that three Pakistani nationals aged around 30 came to Bangladesh two months earlier to execute the attack plan with the help of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants. The DB Assistant Commissioner Sanwar Hossain told Daily Star, "We are trying our best to arrest the militants involved in the plot to attack the foreign missions."
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December - 4 
According to Daily Star, the Bangladesh Government on December 4 finally spoke about the rampant international media speculations regarding United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's arrest in Dhaka and his subsequent transfer to Indian custody. Terming the media reports bas
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According to Daily Star, the Bangladesh Government on December 4 finally spoke about the rampant international media speculations regarding United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's arrest in Dhaka and his subsequent transfer to Indian custody. Terming the media reports baseless, Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun told reporters, "Since we did not arrest him, there is no question of pushing him back," adding, "Media reports about the ULFA chairman's arrest in Bangladesh is baseless and untrue." The Indian authorities however formally announced in the afternoon of the December 4 that the ULFA chairman surrendered to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) earlier in the day at Dawki in the northeastern Meghalaya State of the country. "Rajkhowa and another ULFA leader Raju Baruah surrendered, and then they were arrested. They are now in Guwahati. They will be produced before a court," Indian Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai told reporters.
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December - 4 
Talking to Daily Star, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam said that he was not aware of handing over of any ULFA leader to India by his Government.
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Talking to Daily Star, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam said that he was not aware of handing over of any ULFA leader to India by his Government.
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December - 20 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 claimed that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) now has no suicide squad, reports Daily Star. "Information we're gathering through our intelligence says that now JMB has no suicide," RAB Additional Director General (ADG) Col Mizanur Rahman Khan told a p
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 claimed that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) now has no suicide squad, reports Daily Star. "Information we're gathering through our intelligence says that now JMB has no suicide," RAB Additional Director General (ADG) Col Mizanur Rahman Khan told a press conference at its headquarters. He briefed the media persons about the arrest of five militants of JMB, which made a number of attacks that left 71 people dead and 582 others injured since the JMB's clandestine activities began in the country. The RAB ADG also adds JMB activities have almost come to a halt as its command system has been almost broken down and limited to only invitational programmes. He also said that JMB's capability to carry out any subversive activity has been diminished to a great extent.
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December - 20 
Replying to a question, Col Mizan, however, said that JMB is trying to reorganise again through invitational activities. "Since JMB is trying to regroup again, we are launching drive against them and nabbing them," he said. About the present JMB Chief Moulana Saidur Rahman, the RAB ADG said they are
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Replying to a question, Col Mizan, however, said that JMB is trying to reorganise again through invitational activities. "Since JMB is trying to regroup again, we are launching drive against them and nabbing them," he said. About the present JMB Chief Moulana Saidur Rahman, the RAB ADG said they are closing in on Saidur but yet to arrest him as he shift his shelter quite frequently. The RAB ADG also informed that since 2005 they have arrested 12 majlish-e-shura (highest policy-making body) members, 44 Eshar (full-time), 22 gayeri ehsar (part time) members and 90 JMB activists.
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December - 30 
Hassan Mahmood said that the elite force arrested 16,436 criminals, including 78 militants, and recovered 27 grenades, 1,306 firearms, 8,163 bullets, 304 bombs, 323 cocktails and 20 kilograms of explosives in 2009. RAB also seized huge amount of narcotics, fake notes, illegal VOIP equipment, antic i
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Hassan Mahmood said that the elite force arrested 16,436 criminals, including 78 militants, and recovered 27 grenades, 1,306 firearms, 8,163 bullets, 304 bombs, 323 cocktails and 20 kilograms of explosives in 2009. RAB also seized huge amount of narcotics, fake notes, illegal VOIP equipment, antic items and pirated CDs and arrested a good number of people in this connection.
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December - 30 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 29 said that during 2009, 60 persons have been killed in 57 incidents in which RAB used firearms but the use was not proved unlawful in the investigation, according to Daily Star. Addressing a press conference at its headquarters, RAB Director General Hassan
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 29 said that during 2009, 60 persons have been killed in 57 incidents in which RAB used firearms but the use was not proved unlawful in the investigation, according to Daily Star. Addressing a press conference at its headquarters, RAB Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandkar claimed that the magistrates investigated the incidents and no unlawful use of firearms in the incidents was found. He also said that the number of incidents relating to the use of firearms by RAB men has come down compared to such incidents in 2008 as the law and order marked an improvement. The number of deaths in 'crossfire' was 83 in 2008. The High Court reportedly issued a suo moto rule on November 17, 2009 asking the Government to explain extra-judicial killings within 48 hours.
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