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Statement:2016
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January - 1 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)on January 1 announced countrywide ‘peaceful’ demonstration for January 3 demanding immediate release of the party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami and protesting what they called ‘conspiracy to kill Nizami’, reports New Age. The party acting secretary general
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)on January 1 announced countrywide ‘peaceful’ demonstration for January 3 demanding immediate release of the party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami and protesting what they called ‘conspiracy to kill Nizami’, reports New Age. The party acting secretary general Shafiqur Rahman announced the demonstration in a statement sent to media and signed by M Alam of the party’s central publicity wing.The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) constituted to try 1971 war offenders found Nizami guilty in committing crimes against humanity and awarded him death sentence. His appeals verdict is scheduled to be published on January 6. In 1971, Nizami was the chief of JeI’s the then student wing, Islami Chattra Sangha.
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January - 2 
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu speaking at the conference of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in Jessore District as the chief guest on January 2 said that conspiracy to turn Bangladesh into a country like Pakisan and Afganistan is going on led by Begum Khaleda Zia, reports New Nation. He said &ldquo
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Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu speaking at the conference of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in Jessore District as the chief guest on January 2 said that conspiracy to turn Bangladesh into a country like Pakisan and Afganistan is going on led by Begum Khaleda Zia, reports New Nation. He said “The country is passing through a war being led by Khaleda Zia to resist trial of war criminals.” The Minister further said that the Government of the country led by Sheikh Hasina Wajed has manifold achievements such as upholding democracy, resisting militancy and trying of war criminals. But we have to travel long.
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January - 7 
Food Minister Quamrul Islam while addressing a human chain organized by Ramna unit of Awami League (AL) in front of National Press Club in Dhaka city on January 7 said that JamaateIslami (JeI) will be banned by 2016 following legal procedure, reports New Age. He said “Jamaat will be banned by
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Food Minister Quamrul Islam while addressing a human chain organized by Ramna unit of Awami League (AL) in front of National Press Club in Dhaka city on January 7 said that JamaateIslami (JeI) will be banned by 2016 following legal procedure, reports New Age. He said “Jamaat will be banned by 2016 through legal process…there is no confusion over it. Jamaat’s politics can’t continue on the soil of Bangladesh. We believe the financial sources of the party will also be stopped.”
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January - 8 
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed on January 8 said that like the war criminals, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia also would not be spared by the people of Bangladesh for having committed similar crimes, reports The Daily Star. Referring to the BNP's destruc
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed on January 8 said that like the war criminals, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia also would not be spared by the people of Bangladesh for having committed similar crimes, reports The Daily Star. Referring to the BNP's destructive movement to topple the Government she said "Khaleda Zia committed the same offence against the people of Bangladesh in 2015. But the people of the country did not cast their votes in favour of the party as they were enraged by arson, and destructive politics of it."
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January - 10 
mPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while meeting the visiting Power, Rural and Urban Development and Transport Minister of Indian State of Tripura Manik Dey in her official residence in Dhaka city on January 10 said that none would be allowed to use Bangladesh for conducting insurgent activities ag
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mPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while meeting the visiting Power, Rural and Urban Development and Transport Minister of Indian State of Tripura Manik Dey in her official residence in Dhaka city on January 10 said that none would be allowed to use Bangladesh for conducting insurgent activities against any country, reports The Daily Star. She said "We won't tolerate any sort of insurgency in Bangladesh... We want a peaceful atmosphere in this region."
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January - 13 
SemAwami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif at a press conference at party chief’s Dhanmondi office in Dhaka city on January 13 said that the Government might ban the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) considering it as an illegal political party if such demand was raised
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SemAwami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif at a press conference at party chief’s Dhanmondi office in Dhaka city on January 13 said that the Government might ban the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) considering it as an illegal political party if such demand was raised from people, reports New Age. Hanif said “Time will say whether BNP would be declared illegal, but if the people want, the government may ban BNP.”
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January - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while addressing the Army after witnessing the winter exercise of Army at the Paglapir Khalia under Rangpur District on January 14 asked Army to resist evil forces to protect country’s independence and sovereignty, reports New Age. She said “I’m s
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while addressing the Army after witnessing the winter exercise of Army at the Paglapir Khalia under Rangpur District on January 14 asked Army to resist evil forces to protect country’s independence and sovereignty, reports New Age. She said “I’m sure Bangladesh Army is fully ready to strongly resist any kind of evil force to safeguard the country’s unity…watching your efficiency in training, I can say you’re truly a force built with the spirit of the War of Liberation.”
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January - 14 
Shah Ahmed Shafi, the Chief of Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) at an Islamic conference in Chittagong city of Chittagong District on January 14 said that HeI has no conflict with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed as both of them are believers, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We learned that Sheikh Hasi
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Shah Ahmed Shafi, the Chief of Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) at an Islamic conference in Chittagong city of Chittagong District on January 14 said that HeI has no conflict with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed as both of them are believers, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We learned that Sheikh Hasina says her prayers five times a day; she even says her Tahajjut prayers [extra prayer at dawn]. So we have no conflict with her.” Shafi also said “We are not militants. Rather we can eliminate militancy, theft, robbery and terrorism from the country if we are given a month.”
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January - 15 
HefazateIslam (HeI)Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi while addressing an Islamic conference at Laldighi Maidan area in Chittagong District on January 15 said that HeI members are not Wahabis, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “Every Muslim should be aware of this. Sometimes, we are described as Wahabis but
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HefazateIslam (HeI)Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi while addressing an Islamic conference at Laldighi Maidan area in Chittagong District on January 15 said that HeI members are not Wahabis, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “Every Muslim should be aware of this. Sometimes, we are described as Wahabis but I would like to reiterate that there is no Wahabi in the country. Those who say we are the followers of Wahabism have no knowledge of Islam.”
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January - 15 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at an assembly of the United Nations (UN) Trusteeship Council in New York on January 15 said that Government has taken a zero tolerance policy to combat extremism and terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. He also reaffirmed Dhaka’s commitment to providing all-out coo
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at an assembly of the United Nations (UN) Trusteeship Council in New York on January 15 said that Government has taken a zero tolerance policy to combat extremism and terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. He also reaffirmed Dhaka’s commitment to providing all-out cooperation in curbing extremism and terrorism both at the regional and international levels
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January - 17 
Law Minister Anisul Huq on January 17 said that if Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is banned Government will take over the operations of firms and organizations linked to the Islamist party including Islami Bank and Ibn Sina Hospital, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We are trying to revise the Internati
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Law Minister Anisul Huq on January 17 said that if Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is banned Government will take over the operations of firms and organizations linked to the Islamist party including Islami Bank and Ibn Sina Hospital, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We are trying to revise the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act of 1973 so that any political party including Jamaat can be punished for committing crimes in 1971. A bill on the amendment will be placed before parliament in the next session.”On August 1, 2013, JeI’s registration as a political party was declared illegal by the High Court as its party charter had several provisions contrary to the country’s Constitution. The hearing on an appeal filed against the order is pending with the Appellate Division
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January - 18 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while talking to reporters at the secretariat on January 18 said that Abdur Rauf Daud Merchant, an associate of mafia don Daud Ibrahim, who has been in Bangladeshi jail since his arrest in 2009, will be sent back to India following the expiry of his jail term, reports
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while talking to reporters at the secretariat on January 18 said that Abdur Rauf Daud Merchant, an associate of mafia don Daud Ibrahim, who has been in Bangladeshi jail since his arrest in 2009, will be sent back to India following the expiry of his jail term, reports New Age. He said “A process is on to send back Daud Merchant following the expiry of his jail term.”In 2009, Bangladesh Police arrested Daud Merchant, a resident of Sharifa Road in Mumbai, India for intruding into Bangladesh without valid documents. He is in jail since then. Later, in 2012, he secured bail from the court. Meanwhile, a DB team rearrested Daud Merchant from the city’s Khilgaon intersection on December 2, 2014. Abdur Rauf Daud Merchant was a convicted accused for the murder of Indian music baron Gulshan Kumar.
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January - 20 
Meanwhile, War Crimes Investigation Agency Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Khan on January 20 said that gathering of evidence of the complicity of 195 soldiers of the occupation army of Pakistan in war crimes on the soil of Bangladesh during the Liberation War has commenced, reports New Age. He said
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Meanwhile, War Crimes Investigation Agency Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Khan on January 20 said that gathering of evidence of the complicity of 195 soldiers of the occupation army of Pakistan in war crimes on the soil of Bangladesh during the Liberation War has commenced, reports New Age. He said “It is not a formal war crimes investigation against the Pakistani POWs. The team just began information collection.”
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January - 31 
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on January 31 said that the Government would soon take legal action against the persons and organizations responsible for funding militants in the country, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We held a series of meetings on militant financing and identified a n
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Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on January 31 said that the Government would soon take legal action against the persons and organizations responsible for funding militants in the country, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We held a series of meetings on militant financing and identified a number of financiers. Soon we will take punitive action against some of them based on the proven allegations. We will also ensure that the identified criminals do not enjoy unauthorized facilities inside the jails. We have learnt that the local civil surgeons favor the criminals and bring them outside the jail in the name of better treatment. Sometime they suggest that the criminals be sent abroad in parole.”
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February - 6 
President Abdul Hamid while addressing the fifth convocation of Southeast University at International Convention Centre, Bashundhara in Dhaka city on February 6 urged all concerned to remain alert so that university students do not get involved in militant activities, reports New Age. He said &
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President Abdul Hamid while addressing the fifth convocation of Southeast University at International Convention Centre, Bashundhara in Dhaka city on February 6 urged all concerned to remain alert so that university students do not get involved in militant activities, reports New Age. He said “Steps need to be taken so that students can know the country’s Liberation War, indigenous culture, history and tradition. All, including teachers, guardians, university administrations, will have to remain aware so that students don’t indulge in unethical activities or in militant or fundamentalist acts.”
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February - 12 
Intelligence sources said that members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and several outlawed Islamist militant groups have built up a strong base in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) to carry out massive attacks on the indigenous peoples and their establishments, reports Dhaka Tribune on February 13. Apart f
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Intelligence sources said that members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and several outlawed Islamist militant groups have built up a strong base in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) to carry out massive attacks on the indigenous peoples and their establishments, reports Dhaka Tribune on February 13. Apart from JeI, the other militant groups involved with the network are Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). Sources said that these groups had established connection with some Myanmar-based terrorist organisations including the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO). “We have tracked down 32 websites where the extremists share their information among the members. Analyzing the sites and decoding some messages, we have found some sensational information including sabotage plans,” said Tanvir Hassan Zoha, Director of Insight Bangladesh Foundation and focal person of the ICT Ministry’s Cyber Security Programme.
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February - 13 
Finance Minister AMA Muhith at a seminar organised by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate under the National Board of Revenue in Dhaka city on February 13 said that smuggling is a major concern for Bangladesh as terrorism and organised crime thrive on illegal trade, reports The Da
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Finance Minister AMA Muhith at a seminar organised by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate under the National Board of Revenue in Dhaka city on February 13 said that smuggling is a major concern for Bangladesh as terrorism and organised crime thrive on illegal trade, reports The Daily Star. he said "Smuggling has no clear definition, but one sign is acutely visible. Smuggling gives vigor to terrorism. Organised crimes that are present everywhere around the world give rise to smuggling.”
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February - 16 
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali replying to a query in the Parliament on February 16 said that Bangladesh has been recognized as responsible state in abroad regarding curbing militancy and terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that the Government has taken zero tolerance on restraining all sorts
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Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali replying to a query in the Parliament on February 16 said that Bangladesh has been recognized as responsible state in abroad regarding curbing militancy and terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that the Government has taken zero tolerance on restraining all sorts of terrorism and militancy. Moreover, the Government is firmly determined that none will be allowed to use Bangladesh territory for operating any militancy and terrorist activities. The Minister also said that the Government has taken various steps with the various countries including the Muslim countries on bilateral levels to curb terrorism and militant activities.
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February - 17 
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed while replying to a question in Parliament on February 17 said that there is no Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh but several home grown terrorist groups in the name of Islam are engaged in creating violence across the country, reports New Age. She said “
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed while replying to a question in Parliament on February 17 said that there is no Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh but several home grown terrorist groups in the name of Islam are engaged in creating violence across the country, reports New Age. She said “No IS exists in Bangladesh, but a few homegrown outfits in the name of Islam are conducting terrorist activities and involved in various crimes.”
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February - 22 
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CT) Chief Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam on February 22 said that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) has been planning large-scale attacks on major establishments in Bangladesh, investigators claim, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that documents outlin
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Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CT) Chief Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam on February 22 said that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) has been planning large-scale attacks on major establishments in Bangladesh, investigators claim, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that documents outlining possible future attacks were seized during raids on ABT hideouts at Badda and Mohammadpur areas of Dhaka city by CT and the Detective Branch.
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February - 24 
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed on February 24 asked the authorities concerned to stay alert so that the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and those involved in terrorist and militant activities could not be recruited in the Police force, reports D
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed on February 24 asked the authorities concerned to stay alert so that the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and those involved in terrorist and militant activities could not be recruited in the Police force, reports Daily Star. “I hope the police officials concerned would be more watchful so that the Jamaat-Shibir activists and those involved in terrorist and militant acts and arson attacks could not sneak into a disciplined force like Bangladesh Police,” she told parliament. Replying to a supplementary question from Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari (Chittagong-2), the leader of the House said she does not want to make any interference in this regard. “But it's the duty and responsibility of the police force to look into the matter so that those engaged in terrorist and militant acts and arson attacks, especially during the mayhem unleashed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-Shibir in 2013, 2014 and 2015, could not be recruited in the police.”
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March - 5 
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on March 5 said that Awami League’s main challenge is to tackle religious extremism, reports The Daily Star. He said “A pernicious campaign is underway against Bangladesh. I want to clearly say that Awami League has no strong opposition
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Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on March 5 said that Awami League’s main challenge is to tackle religious extremism, reports The Daily Star. He said “A pernicious campaign is underway against Bangladesh. I want to clearly say that Awami League has no strong opposition in politics right now. We have a common danger and that is religious extremism.”
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March - 17 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Begum while addressing a children’s rally marking the 96th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu and National Children’s Day on the Bangabandhu Mausoleum in Gopalganj District on March 17 said that the conspiracy of the anti-Liberation forces is still on but they
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Begum while addressing a children’s rally marking the 96th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu and National Children’s Day on the Bangabandhu Mausoleum in Gopalganj District on March 17 said that the conspiracy of the anti-Liberation forces is still on but they cannot confuse the people like the previous time, reports New Age. She said “The anti-liberation forces are still hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh, but that conspiracy has now failed to confuse the people.”
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March - 22 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed at a programme organized by the Islamic Foundation at Dhak city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on March 22 said that there is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam as it is a religion of peace, reports The Daily Star. She said “I se
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed at a programme organized by the Islamic Foundation at Dhak city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on March 22 said that there is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam as it is a religion of peace, reports The Daily Star. She said “I seek your cooperation in establishing the belief among people that there's no place of militancy and terrorism in Islam. This is a religion of peace. Please publicize this message.”
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March - 25 
Threatening to declare jihad and take up arms if Islam is removed as the state religion, HeI Secretary General Junaid Babunagari at a rally in Chittagong District's Andarkillah on March 25 said “We will intensify our movement against any attempt to remove Islam from the Constitution as the
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Threatening to declare jihad and take up arms if Islam is removed as the state religion, HeI Secretary General Junaid Babunagari at a rally in Chittagong District's Andarkillah on March 25 said “We will intensify our movement against any attempt to remove Islam from the Constitution as the state religion. We will lay down our lives, if necessary, to protect Islam.”
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March - 31 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia while addressing a programme of Islami Oikya Jote in Dhaka city on March 31 said that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Islam, reports Dhaka Tribune. Mentioning that Islam is a religion of peace, she said: “There is
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia while addressing a programme of Islami Oikya Jote in Dhaka city on March 31 said that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Islam, reports Dhaka Tribune. Mentioning that Islam is a religion of peace, she said: “There is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam. However, a vested quarter is running militant activities in the country in the name of our religion. Please stay alert and keep the common people away from such activities. Restore the global image of Islam by spreading the real teachings of the religion among the followers.”
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March - 31 
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam following a meeting with a delegation of United States (US) diplomats on March 31 said that US now accepts Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as a terrorist organization, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Minister told “The US now understands that Jamaat-e-Islami i
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam following a meeting with a delegation of United States (US) diplomats on March 31 said that US now accepts Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as a terrorist organization, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Minister told “The US now understands that Jamaat-e-Islami is a terrorist organization, even though they were slow on the uptake.” The delegation was led by US State Department Undersecretary Sarah Sewall and Chief Diplomatic Officer of the Department of Homeland Security Alan Bersin. The two sides discussed combat against terrorism, militancy and violent extremism.
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April - 8 
According to the SITE Intelligence Group, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed on April 8 responsibility for the killing of Nazimuddin Samad (28), a master’s student of Jagannath University and activist of Gonojagoron Mancha (People's Resurgence Platform) in Old Dhaka cit
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According to the SITE Intelligence Group, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed on April 8 responsibility for the killing of Nazimuddin Samad (28), a master’s student of Jagannath University and activist of Gonojagoron Mancha (People's Resurgence Platform) in Old Dhaka city's Sutrapur area on April 6, reports Dhaka Tribune. "A statement attributed to Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh division of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), claimed credit for the murder of blogger Nazimuddin Samad in the capital, Dhaka," reads the SITE.
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April - 8 
New Delhi has conveyed the need to allow an Indian probe team to visit Islamabad in connection with the Pathankot attack (January 2, 2016) on the principle of reciprocity, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh told Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on April 28, reports Hindust
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New Delhi has conveyed the need to allow an Indian probe team to visit Islamabad in connection with the Pathankot attack (January 2, 2016) on the principle of reciprocity, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh told Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on April 28, reports Hindustan Times. He said this was relayed to Pakistani officials at the foreign secretaries’ talk on April 26, though it was not “an official dialogue”. “…so far as we are concerned, our high commissioner conveyed formally to Pakistan foreign ministry that the terms of reference for the visit are broadly agreed to with the proviso that they would be on the basis of reciprocity and agreed and followed in accordance with the extant legal provisions. This has been very clearly conveyed to the ministry of foreign affairs of Pakistan that, subsequently, what has come in newspapers, we are not concerned with,” Singh said. He added, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, has been “clearly told” that they have to look into National Investigation Agency (NIA) visiting Pakistan. “Now, he has to go back and take a formal view and convey it to us,” Singh said.
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April - 10 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on April 10 said that Bangladeshi secular bloggers should control their writings, reports Times of India. Khan said "The bloggers, they should control their writing. Our country is a secular state ... I want to say that people should be careful not to hurt anyone
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on April 10 said that Bangladeshi secular bloggers should control their writings, reports Times of India. Khan said "The bloggers, they should control their writing. Our country is a secular state ... I want to say that people should be careful not to hurt anyone by writing anything hurt any religion, any people's beliefs, any religious leaders." He further said that home-grown militants and not the Bangladesh division of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) are responsible for Nazimuddin Samad's murder.
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April - 13 
Islamic State(IS), in its latest issue of propaganda magazine Dabiq released online on April 13, has claimed it has operations inside Bangladesh, reports Dhaka Tribune. A significant part of the issue of the magazine was devoted to discuss its operations in Bangladesh. The latest issue includes a pr
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Islamic State(IS), in its latest issue of propaganda magazine Dabiq released online on April 13, has claimed it has operations inside Bangladesh, reports Dhaka Tribune. A significant part of the issue of the magazine was devoted to discuss its operations in Bangladesh. The latest issue includes a profile of a young Bangladeshi named Abu Jandal al-Bangali who was killed during a battle in Ayn Issa, northern Syria. Abu Jandal, it says, was a man who came from an affluent family in the capital city of Dhaka and had military connections. He was, it says, a passionate jihadi who immediately signed up for martyrdom operation after joining the IS training camp in Syria and deeply cared about jihad in his homeland.
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April - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed addressing the Awami League (AL) leaders and workers at the Gono Bhaban (People's House) on April 14 said that writing against religion won't be tolerated, reports The Daily Star. She said “We perform our religious rituals. But why should we tolerate
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed addressing the Awami League (AL) leaders and workers at the Gono Bhaban (People's House) on April 14 said that writing against religion won't be tolerated, reports The Daily Star. She said “We perform our religious rituals. But why should we tolerate anyone writing filthy words against our religion? I don't consider such writings as freethinking but filthy words. Why would anyone write such words? It's not at all acceptable if anyone writes against our prophet or other religions. I hope no one would write such filthy words.”
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April - 15 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on April 15 said that there is no base or organizational existence of Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Replying to queries about an interview of Shaykh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif, the so-called chief of the “Khilafah's soldiers in Ben
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on April 15 said that there is no base or organizational existence of Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Replying to queries about an interview of Shaykh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif, the so-called chief of the “Khilafah's soldiers in Bengal”, published on 14th issue of the IS's propaganda magazine Dabiq, the Minister said "I want to clearly state that there is no base or organizational existence of IS in Bangladesh. Some individuals may have belief in its path." In the interview published on April 13, Abu Ibrahim said IS wants to strengthen its capacity in Bangladesh as its geographical position is convenient to operate Jihad in India and Myanmar in future.
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April - 21 
Reiterating that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) in the country, Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan talking to reporters in Tangail District on April 21 said that there is no existence of IS in the country, reports New Age. He said “There’s no existence of IS in the country. Howe
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Reiterating that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) in the country, Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan talking to reporters in Tangail District on April 21 said that there is no existence of IS in the country, reports New Age. He said “There’s no existence of IS in the country. However, there’re homegrown militants. They can’t raise their heads due to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies’ constant watch.”
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April - 25 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while responding to a question in Parliament on April 25 said that a vested quarter is conspiring to destabilize the country by killing people, including bloggers and university teachers, reports New Age. He also said that law enforcement agencies have already identifi
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while responding to a question in Parliament on April 25 said that a vested quarter is conspiring to destabilize the country by killing people, including bloggers and university teachers, reports New Age. He also said that law enforcement agencies have already identified all the culprits who committed these heinous jobs.
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April - 25 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting of the Awami League (AL) at the Gono Bhaban(People's House), the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Dhaka city on April 25 accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) clique of carrying out killings like the Kalabagan d
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting of the Awami League (AL) at the Gono Bhaban(People's House), the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Dhaka city on April 25 accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) clique of carrying out killings like the Kalabagan double-murder, reports The Daily Star. She said “Everybody knows who were behind such killings. The BNP-Jamaat nexus has been engaged in such secret and heinous murders to destabilise the country. Having failed in their movement to foil the election, they've started secret killings. It's not a matter of law and order…when the country is moving forward, such killings are being carried out in a planned way just to destabilise the country.”
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April - 26 
According to US-based monitoring agency SITE Intelligence Group, Ansar Al Islam, Bangladesh branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of Roopbaan editor and his friend on April 26, reports The Daily Star. The twitter handle @Ansar_Islam_BD posted
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According to US-based monitoring agency SITE Intelligence Group, Ansar Al Islam, Bangladesh branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of Roopbaan editor and his friend on April 26, reports The Daily Star. The twitter handle @Ansar_Islam_BD posted a statement, “Alhamdulillah, By the grace of Almighty Allah, the Mujahidin of Ansar Al-Islam (AQIS, Bangladesh branch) were able to assassin Xulhaz Mannan and his associate Samir Mahbub Tonoy. They were the pioneers of practicing and promoting homosexuality in Bangladesh. They were working day and night to promote homosexuality among the people of this land since 1998 with the help of their masters, the US crusaders and its Indian allies.”
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April - 27 
Detective Branch on April 27 said that militant outfit Ansarulah Bangla Team (ABT) was behind the killings of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) magazine Roopban editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Khandaker Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, reports New Age. An investigator of Detective Branch said, &l
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Detective Branch on April 27 said that militant outfit Ansarulah Bangla Team (ABT) was behind the killings of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) magazine Roopban editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Khandaker Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, reports New Age. An investigator of Detective Branch said, “A US official during his visit to our office on April 27 asked about the killings as Xulhaz was their colleague and we told the official that it was act of Ansarulah Bangla Team.”
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April - 27 
Strongly denouncing the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on April 27 said that killings are being carried out in a planned way to destabilize the country, reports The Daily Star. She said “Such killings are being carried out in a planned way to destabilize the country. Those
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Strongly denouncing the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on April 27 said that killings are being carried out in a planned way to destabilize the country, reports The Daily Star. She said “Such killings are being carried out in a planned way to destabilize the country. Those who are committing these killings do not believe in any religion and boundary. The militants have no religion and boundary,” the premier added. The law enforcement agencies have been working to this end. I hope they'll be able to hunt down the criminals after conducting investigations.”
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April - 28 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a conference on religious harmony in the Dhaka city’s Krishibid Institute on April 28 said that Islamic State (IS) claims made in recent murders are a conspiracy by a misled group in support of some outside countries, reports Dhaka Tribune.
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a conference on religious harmony in the Dhaka city’s Krishibid Institute on April 28 said that Islamic State (IS) claims made in recent murders are a conspiracy by a misled group in support of some outside countries, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “After each and every murder, IS made claims. But we did not find its existence in our country. When Bangladesh is heading forward, we are witnessing such conspiracies of murdering people using the name of IS.”
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April - 30 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal stoutly denied, like in the past, presence of IS in Bangladesh. “There is no presence of IS in this country. The claim has no basis. A vested quarter in the name of IS has been trying to destabilize the country,” he said. The Home Minister said the cl
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal stoutly denied, like in the past, presence of IS in Bangladesh. “There is no presence of IS in this country. The claim has no basis. A vested quarter in the name of IS has been trying to destabilize the country,” he said. The Home Minister said the claim was part of a local and international conspiracy. “Only the foreigners are talking about IS because they want to infiltrate the terror group into Bangladesh,” he said. “Such killings are committed by home-grown militant outfits”, he added.
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April - 30 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on April 30 reiterated that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) nexus was committing secret killings failing to topple the Government, reports The Daily Star. She said “The BNP-Jamaat clique does not want development of the people...t
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on April 30 reiterated that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) nexus was committing secret killings failing to topple the Government, reports The Daily Star. She said “The BNP-Jamaat clique does not want development of the people...they cannot give anything except burning people to death and destruction...they have chosen the path of killing teachers and common people...selectively.”
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May - 5 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in her closing speech in Parliament on May 5 said that nobody would be allowed to play with the country's fate in the name of militancy, reports The Daily Star. She said “Many will try to play with the fate of the country in the name of militancy. But I w
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in her closing speech in Parliament on May 5 said that nobody would be allowed to play with the country's fate in the name of militancy, reports The Daily Star. She said “Many will try to play with the fate of the country in the name of militancy. But I won't allow this to happen as long as I am alive.” The Prime Minister called upon people, particularly the imams of mosques, teachers, and parents to remain alert so that no one could get involved in terrorism in the name of Islam. Islam is the religion of peace and there is no room in the religion for carrying out terrorist activities, said Hasina.
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May - 9 
Diplomatic sources on May 9 said that US and India have agreed to work together with Dhaka to counter extremism in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Neither the US nor India wants to see instability in Bangladesh. The two countries also don't want to see that the Awami League (AL) Government f
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Diplomatic sources on May 9 said that US and India have agreed to work together with Dhaka to counter extremism in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Neither the US nor India wants to see instability in Bangladesh. The two countries also don't want to see that the Awami League (AL) Government faces adverse challenges. That's why they joined hands to help Dhaka, added the sources. After a meeting with Foreign Secretary Muhamad Shahidul Haque, US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat told reporters, “Our three governments -- Bangladesh, India and the United States - all fighting extremism. We're all on the same page here. All three of us are on the same page in that regard.”
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May - 13 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supports war crimes trials if it is held without any political intention and in a free and fair manner, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on may 13 (today), reports Daily Star. Fakhrul at the press briefing also announced that the party w
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supports war crimes trials if it is held without any political intention and in a free and fair manner, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on may 13 (today), reports Daily Star. Fakhrul at the press briefing also announced that the party will hold protest programmes on May 15 and 16 demanding the withdrawal of the cases filed against the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. This was the first reaction of the party after the execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami, ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), who was hanged on May 10, 2016, for crimes against humanity that he committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
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May - 14 
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on May 14 termed the murder of the Buddhist monk inside a pagoda at Baishari in Bandarban District as a ‘stray incident’ and said that relatives of the victim were involved in the murder, reports New Age. Replying a question to the journalists, he made this
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Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on May 14 termed the murder of the Buddhist monk inside a pagoda at Baishari in Bandarban District as a ‘stray incident’ and said that relatives of the victim were involved in the murder, reports New Age. Replying a question to the journalists, he made this remarks while he was moving for airport after attending a rally on Rajshahi University campus, organized by Rajshahi University Teachers Association protesting at the murder of English Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
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May - 16 
Golam Farukh, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG)of the Rangpur Range said that two JMB militant groups are currently active in the eight Districts of Rangpur Division, carrying out at least 12 recent operations including the killing of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, reports Dhaka Tribune on May 17. H
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Golam Farukh, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG)of the Rangpur Range said that two JMB militant groups are currently active in the eight Districts of Rangpur Division, carrying out at least 12 recent operations including the killing of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, reports Dhaka Tribune on May 17. He said JMB was also behind the recent killing of a Hindu priest in Panchagarh and the attack on Dinajpur’s Kantaji temple. The two groups – one based in Rangpur District and the other in Dinajpur District – were working in smaller units of seven to eight members each; but they were also getting support from local sympathizers to carry out their operations. So far, 39 JMB militants have been arrested in connection with 12 separate attacks in the region including the murders of Hoshi and a Kaunia mazar Khadem named Rahmat Ali and the attempted murder of Baha’i leader Ruhul Islam.
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May - 16 
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on May 16 said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) might be banned and properties of executed war criminals confiscated as a bill in this regard would be placed in Jatiya Sangsad(National Parliament)'s budget session in June, reports The Daily Star.
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on May 16 said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) might be banned and properties of executed war criminals confiscated as a bill in this regard would be placed in Jatiya Sangsad(National Parliament)'s budget session in June, reports The Daily Star.
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May - 16 
Referring to recent spate of targeted killings, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on May 16 said that national and international quarters were now hatching a conspiracy against the country, reports New Age. “The peace-loving people of the country are against extremism and terrorism and that is wh
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Referring to recent spate of targeted killings, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on May 16 said that national and international quarters were now hatching a conspiracy against the country, reports New Age. “The peace-loving people of the country are against extremism and terrorism and that is why big terror attacks are not taking place here,” the Home Minister said after a meeting with a 15-member US delegation led by US State Department’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs William E Todd at the secretariat.
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May - 17 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 17 said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)- Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) nexus has joined hands with Israel to oust her Government as the two parties are working against the country and Islam, reports The Daily Star. “The truth can never be suppresse
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 17 said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)- Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) nexus has joined hands with Israel to oust her Government as the two parties are working against the country and Islam, reports The Daily Star. “The truth can never be suppressed. The BNP-Jamaat clique has joined hands with those who are frequently killing children and women in Palestine. They don't want Bangladesh. They don't understand anything other than their personal interests,” she told a discussion at St James Court-Taj Hotel in London.
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May - 17 
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Muahamad Shamsuddin at a press briefing at the RMP headquarters on May 17 said that four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) took part in the killing of Rajshahi University Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, reports The Daily Star
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Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Muahamad Shamsuddin at a press briefing at the RMP headquarters on May 17 said that four militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) took part in the killing of Rajshahi University Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, reports The Daily Star. He said that they planned to kill Professor Rezaul on April 16, but could not execute the plan due to lack of coordination among themselves. As the Professor used to go to the campus almost every day, the JMB men chose Saturday to kill him since streets usually have fewer people on that day, he said. After getting the order for the killing, the four went to Rajshahi and took shelter in some houses in the city's Kharkhari area. They observed his movements and planned the execution, he added.
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May - 19 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while meeting a delegation of expatriate Bangladeshis living in Bulgaria at Hotel Marinela Sofia on May 19 vowed to bring the perpetrators of recent secret killings to the justice, reports Dhaka Tribune. "Whatever some isolated incidents are taking place is pr
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed while meeting a delegation of expatriate Bangladeshis living in Bulgaria at Hotel Marinela Sofia on May 19 vowed to bring the perpetrators of recent secret killings to the justice, reports Dhaka Tribune. "Whatever some isolated incidents are taking place is preplanned, and those are being staged to foil the trial of war criminal in fact. But, we've already started arresting the perpetrators of such heinous murders and they must be brought to justice," she said.
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May - 21 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on May 21 said different militant groups were trying to reorganize to carry out subversive acts aiming to thwart the war crimes trial, reports The Daily Star. He said “They are trying to reorganize but the government has been able to rein in their activitie
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on May 21 said different militant groups were trying to reorganize to carry out subversive acts aiming to thwart the war crimes trial, reports The Daily Star. He said “They are trying to reorganize but the government has been able to rein in their activities. We've formed the specialised strong CTTC unit so that the militants cannot raise their heads again in future. Our government has taken the toughest steps against militancy. As part of its efforts, the government enacted the Anti-Terrorist Act after coming to power in 2009."
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May - 25 
Debesh Chandra Pramanik (66), a Hindu trader was murdered by unknown assailants inside his shop in Gaibandha District's Gobindaganj sub-District on May 25, reports The Daily Star. He was stabbed in the neck and his throat was slit. Hours after the killing, Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibili
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Debesh Chandra Pramanik (66), a Hindu trader was murdered by unknown assailants inside his shop in Gaibandha District's Gobindaganj sub-District on May 25, reports The Daily Star. He was stabbed in the neck and his throat was slit. Hours after the killing, Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack in an online post, says US-based SITE Intelligent Group that monitors terrorist activities globally.Earlier, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam in an interview with Reuters on May 24 said that IS is trying to ride a wave of religious radicalization by falsely claiming a spate of killings in Bangladesh, reports Dhaka Tribune. He claimed that there was enough evidence implicating the local militant groups in these attacks.
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May - 26 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on May 26 said that Bangladesh has been recognized as the 33rd safest state in the world now while incumbent Prime Minister of the country Sheikh Hasina Wajed stands 13th out of 100 heads of the Governments in the globe, reports New Age. “There is no alternative
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on May 26 said that Bangladesh has been recognized as the 33rd safest state in the world now while incumbent Prime Minister of the country Sheikh Hasina Wajed stands 13th out of 100 heads of the Governments in the globe, reports New Age. “There is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a world statesman for advancement of Bangladesh. But, local and international conspirators are involved in intrigues to jeopardize progress of Bangladesh. Leaders and workers of the ruling Awami League should have to extend all possible cooperation to the administration to unitedly thwart the conspiracies,” he said.
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May - 29 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 29 said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has resorted to killing selective people as the alliance could not gain anything after killing so many people in broad daylight in 2015, reports The Daily Star. She said "Earlier,
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 29 said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has resorted to killing selective people as the alliance could not gain anything after killing so many people in broad daylight in 2015, reports The Daily Star. She said "Earlier, they engaged in killings in public and broad daylight but couldn't gain anything. Now they have indulged in secret killings to destabilize the country, destroy its economy and save the war criminals. Innocent people like imams, priests, fathers of churches are killed by the BNP-Jamaat to escalate tension so that the government faces questions abroad."
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June - 2 
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali while meeting the newly appointed Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Nur Ashikin Binti Mohd Taib on June 2 said that the extremists' backbone had been broken and they were no longer capable of going for concerted attacks, reports The Daily Star. “Some
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Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali while meeting the newly appointed Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Nur Ashikin Binti Mohd Taib on June 2 said that the extremists' backbone had been broken and they were no longer capable of going for concerted attacks, reports The Daily Star. “Some offshoots conducted a few isolated attacks, but police have prevented many more from happening and successfully rounded up perpetrators,” he said.
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June - 4 
Fariduddin Masuud, secretary general of Jamaat-e-Ulema Maulana said that more than 100,000 Islamic scholars, leaders, thinkers and Olemas signed fatwaagainst militancy, reports Dhaka Tribune on June 5. In December 2015, Masuud, first came up with the idea of using fatwa to curb militancy and sought
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Fariduddin Masuud, secretary general of Jamaat-e-Ulema Maulana said that more than 100,000 Islamic scholars, leaders, thinkers and Olemas signed fatwaagainst militancy, reports Dhaka Tribune on June 5. In December 2015, Masuud, first came up with the idea of using fatwa to curb militancy and sought assistance from the Police and other stakeholders. Masuud said they would announce the fatwa on June 18 through a press conference in Dhaka city. The main theme of the fatwa was “Fatwa of peace for human well-being.”
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June - 6 
The Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on June 6 said foreign intelligence agency along with some local politicians involved in a conspiracy to turn the country into a failed state, reports New Age. About the recent incidents of repeated murders having similarity in patterns, he told reporters that
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The Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on June 6 said foreign intelligence agency along with some local politicians involved in a conspiracy to turn the country into a failed state, reports New Age. About the recent incidents of repeated murders having similarity in patterns, he told reporters that these were ‘targeted killings’ and part of the conspiracy hatched in home and abroad to destabilize the country. He further said that the Government would disclose the names of politicians and others involved in the conspiracy after obtaining all the evidences.
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June - 9 
The Border Security Force (BSF) official on June 9 informed that some insurgent groups of the Northeast region are taking shelter in Bangladesh and many times they vanish by the time Security Forces (SFs) reach the exact location, reports The Shillong Times. However, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB
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The Border Security Force (BSF) official on June 9 informed that some insurgent groups of the Northeast region are taking shelter in Bangladesh and many times they vanish by the time Security Forces (SFs) reach the exact location, reports The Shillong Times. However, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) often shares information with us about the movement of the militants operating in Bangladesh, the BSF official said.Earlier, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had asserted that action against militants from the North East including Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) taking shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh is imminent and in the regard, the chief minister had also asked the centre to convince Bangladesh to take action against the North East militants in Bangladesh.
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June - 11 
Renewing her allegation that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) clique is behind the recent killings in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 11 said the Government would do whatever needed to stop the killings and that it was just a matter of time, reports T
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Renewing her allegation that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) clique is behind the recent killings in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 11 said the Government would do whatever needed to stop the killings and that it was just a matter of time, reports The Daily Star. "We'll do whatever is needed to stop the secret killings…if the government can rein in the broad daylight killings by BNP-Jamaat during the first part of the last year, we can face these killings as well Inshallah…it's just a matter of time," she said.
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June - 22 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in reply to a supplementary question in Parliament on June 22 said that the Government has taken a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and militancy with a vow to do everything needed to fight the problems, reports Dhaka Tribune. She told “Bangladesh will do
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in reply to a supplementary question in Parliament on June 22 said that the Government has taken a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and militancy with a vow to do everything needed to fight the problems, reports Dhaka Tribune. She told “Bangladesh will do everything necessary to fight the twin demons [terrorism and militancy]. We have adopted a zero tolerance policy in this regard.”
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July - 2 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in a televised address to the nation on July 2 said "When Bangladesh is emerging as a self-reliant and self-dependent country; a vested local-international quarter is conspiring to obstruct the country's advancement. By holding innocent people hostage at g
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed in a televised address to the nation on July 2 said "When Bangladesh is emerging as a self-reliant and self-dependent country; a vested local-international quarter is conspiring to obstruct the country's advancement. By holding innocent people hostage at gunpoint, they want to portray the country as a dysfunctional state. They have resorted to terrorism after failing to win the hearts of the people democratically. They are misleading the soft-hearted youths in the name of religion and killing people by giving them arms," reports The Daily Star.
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July - 3 
AKM Shahidul Hoque, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Police Headquarters, Dhaka city on July 3 said that primary investigation suggests that some members of banned militant outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) carried out the Gulshan terror attack jo
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AKM Shahidul Hoque, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Police Headquarters, Dhaka city on July 3 said that primary investigation suggests that some members of banned militant outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) carried out the Gulshan terror attack jointly following in-depth reconnaissance at the restaurant, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that the law enforcers had been looking for five of them, all JMB members, for their involvement in some other recent attacks. They were not sure about the other attacker who was killed in the operation. Regarding IS link, the Police chief said that the attackers might have established connection with international groups “but we are not aware about it. We will be able to clarify the matter after investigation.”
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July - 3 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on July 3 said “The jihadists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant were members of a home-grown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the Islamic State group. They are members of the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh. They have no connections
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on July 3 said “The jihadists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant were members of a home-grown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the Islamic State group. They are members of the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh. They have no connections with the Islamic State," reports The Daily Star.
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July - 5 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaking to journalists on July 5 said that the Gulshan cafe attackers were members of different banned and local militant outfits, reports The Daily Star. He said that according to their confirmed identities, all the militants are Bangladeshi citizens. The Government
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaking to journalists on July 5 said that the Gulshan cafe attackers were members of different banned and local militant outfits, reports The Daily Star. He said that according to their confirmed identities, all the militants are Bangladeshi citizens. The Government is firm in its stance on stop militant activities in the country. Necessary assistance from neighbouring and friendly countries will be taken in this regard.
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July - 9 
Bangladesh and U.S. in a joint statement issued on July 9 has agreed to fight Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, reports Dhaka Tribune. “As a way to deepen our cooperation, we are announcing Bangladesh’s participation in the US Counter-Terrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF), which would enable
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Bangladesh and U.S. in a joint statement issued on July 9 has agreed to fight Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, reports Dhaka Tribune. “As a way to deepen our cooperation, we are announcing Bangladesh’s participation in the US Counter-Terrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF), which would enable Bangladesh and the United States to expand our bilateral counter-terrorism partnership and support programs to advance the collaboration,” the statement said.
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July - 9 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on July 9 said that the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks were carried out by the militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We had been looking for the five terrorists killed at Gulshan. They
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on July 9 said that the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks were carried out by the militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “We had been looking for the five terrorists killed at Gulshan. They were JMB members. Meanwhile, primary investigations indicate JMB’s involvement in the Sholakia attack.”
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July - 9 
JMB in a statement released in a jihadi platform named ‘Dawahilallah’ denied links to recent attacks, reports Dhaka Tribune on July 10. Since 2000, the JMB members launched over 1,100 attacks on NGOs and their staff, Pirs and shrines, cinema halls and Jatra pavilions, courts, and ‘
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JMB in a statement released in a jihadi platform named ‘Dawahilallah’ denied links to recent attacks, reports Dhaka Tribune on July 10. Since 2000, the JMB members launched over 1,100 attacks on NGOs and their staff, Pirs and shrines, cinema halls and Jatra pavilions, courts, and ‘atheists and blasphemers.’ JMB claims its last victim was Mohammad Shahidullah, 55, a spiritual leader from Tanore in Rajshahi who had liberal views about Islam. He was hacked and slaughtered near his home on May 6 “for claiming himself a prophet,” the statement says. JMB claims it was not involved in any attack other than those they listed, apparently denying its association with international terrorist groups Islamic State (IS) and alQaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) that have carried out around four dozen attacks killing at least 55 people since 2013.
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July - 11 
Visiting US special envoy Nisha Desai after a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at the Home Ministry on July 11 said that US is prepared to work with Bangladesh to overcome the great challenges in fighting terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. She said “Violextremism is a global threat.
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Visiting US special envoy Nisha Desai after a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at the Home Ministry on July 11 said that US is prepared to work with Bangladesh to overcome the great challenges in fighting terrorism, reports Dhaka Tribune. She said “Violextremism is a global threat. As we have seen all too frequently, international terrorist groups can recruit and operate anywhere. I am here to offer US assistance and support for Bangladesh’s own efforts against terrorism and extremism. This is an extension of our long and deep partnership based on shared values of democracy, tolerance, and inclusion, and the United States remains committed to this broadbased relationship with Bangladesh of which CT Counter Terrorism is but one part.”
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July - 12 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina giving instruction to a cross-section of people to remain vigilant against militancy, from her official residence in Dhaka city on July 12urged all parents to be vigilant about the movements of their children to prevent them from being radicalized, reports The Daily Star
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina giving instruction to a cross-section of people to remain vigilant against militancy, from her official residence in Dhaka city on July 12urged all parents to be vigilant about the movements of their children to prevent them from being radicalized, reports The Daily Star. “The people of the country are pious, but not bigots. I simply cannot understand why their children who are receiving education in reputed schools and colleges and English medium institutions are turning into bigots. We don't want these students to lay down their valuable lives indiscriminately after getting derailed from the right path. We won't allow emergence of militancy in the country. We don't want Bangladesh to be the land of militancy…we'll have to take some measurers keeping this view in mind,” she asserted.
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July - 13 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July 13 said that various plots are there to carry out more terrorist attacks in the country, reports The Daily Star. “We have intelligence reports that the terrorists have planned to launch more attacks. We have to keep in mind that this will not stop here. The
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July 13 said that various plots are there to carry out more terrorist attacks in the country, reports The Daily Star. “We have intelligence reports that the terrorists have planned to launch more attacks. We have to keep in mind that this will not stop here. There are many kinds of plots. We are collecting reports of various intelligence agencies at home and abroad,” she said.
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July - 15 
Islamic State (IS) on July 15 disowned five attacksthey claimed earlier, reports Dhaka Tribune. In an info graphic post published by its Amaq news agency, IS listed 11 operations, including the Gulshan mass attack, that their members have carried out in 2016 across Bangladesh killing at least 37 peo
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Islamic State (IS) on July 15 disowned five attacksthey claimed earlier, reports Dhaka Tribune. In an info graphic post published by its Amaq news agency, IS listed 11 operations, including the Gulshan mass attack, that their members have carried out in 2016 across Bangladesh killing at least 37 people. The group, however, refrained from mentioning five other attacks committed since January that they previously took credit for, including the murder of two homoeopaths in Jhenaidah and a Rajshahi University professor. The photo also did not claim the IS-style attack on the Police near Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj that killed three people on Eid day. IS also did not take credit for two other similar attacks – on a Hindu priest in Gopalganj and a Hindu college teacher in Madaripur.
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July - 16 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a programme at President Guard Regiment (PGR) Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment on July 21 said that Bangladesh is not a place for terrorists and militants, reports The Daily Star. "We should remember that we are a victorious nation. Bangladesh is no
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a programme at President Guard Regiment (PGR) Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment on July 21 said that Bangladesh is not a place for terrorists and militants, reports The Daily Star. "We should remember that we are a victorious nation. Bangladesh is not a place for terrorists and militants. There will be no place for the terrorists in the soil of Bangladesh," she said.
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July - 19 
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on July 19 (today) directed all the Security Forces (SFs) to earn expertise in using modern technology alongside receiving training to fight terrorism and militancy, reports The Daily Star. "We are observing that the pattern of terrorism and militancy has chang
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on July 19 (today) directed all the Security Forces (SFs) to earn expertise in using modern technology alongside receiving training to fight terrorism and militancy, reports The Daily Star. "We are observing that the pattern of terrorism and militancy has changed, as use of technology in terrorism and militancy has been increased. So, I call upon the every force to achieve capability in using modern technologies side by side with receiving training to tackle the twin demons," she said.The PM gave the instruction while addressing the 30th anniversary function of Special Security Force (SSF) at the International Conference Centre of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka. SSF Director General Major General Md Shafiqur Rahman delivered the welcome address at the function, while PM's Security Advisor Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique and Principal Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad were present on the dais.
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July - 19 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while speaking in Parliament on July 19 said that a special investigation team, drawing members from all forces, has been formed to identify the militants, their patrons and the masterminds of the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks, reports The Daily Star. “I went
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while speaking in Parliament on July 19 said that a special investigation team, drawing members from all forces, has been formed to identify the militants, their patrons and the masterminds of the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks, reports The Daily Star. “I went through several video footage of the Gulshan attack today. It seems more people were there who acted as accomplices of the six militants. I therefore have formed a special investigation team to identify all the perpetrators,” she said.
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July - 22 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque at an inauguration ceremony of a Police officers' mess in Rangamati District on July 22 said that the extent of militancy has decreased in the country due to law enforcers' efforts, reports The Daily Star. He said there are militants in th
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque at an inauguration ceremony of a Police officers' mess in Rangamati District on July 22 said that the extent of militancy has decreased in the country due to law enforcers' efforts, reports The Daily Star. He said there are militants in the country, but many of them have been arrested in Police drives while some have been killed in crossfire incidents. He called upon people of all caste and religions to come forward to root out militancy. Elimination of militancy would be possible if a social movement could be waged through uniting the efforts of common people and law enforcement agencies, he observed.
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July - 25 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a cabinet meeting on July 25 said that there might be attacks next month on some renowned educational institutions to create a hostage situation in efforts to free war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, reports The Daily Star. She said “They [terrorists] will tr
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a cabinet meeting on July 25 said that there might be attacks next month on some renowned educational institutions to create a hostage situation in efforts to free war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, reports The Daily Star. She said “They [terrorists] will try to create unrest in August. They are planning something big … Ministers may also be targeted … Everyone must remain alert. Their goal is to free Mir Quasem.” This is the second time in less than two weeks that Hasina spoke of possible terror strikes. Earlier on July 13, she told a programme in the capital that there might be more attacks in the country and urged all to be vigilant.
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July - 26 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an emergency meeting of the Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on July 26 asked her party lawmakers to form active anti-militancy committees in their respective constituencies to fight extremism and militancy, reports The Daily Star. &ld
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an emergency meeting of the Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on July 26 asked her party lawmakers to form active anti-militancy committees in their respective constituencies to fight extremism and militancy, reports The Daily Star. “We will have to ensure people's security for the sake of continuation of the country's overall development,” she told.
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July - 26 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while inaugurating a four-day annual Deputy Commissioner (DC) conference at the International Conference Centre of the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka city on July 26 issued a 19-point directive on the DCs of the country, reports The Daily Star. The directives are d
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while inaugurating a four-day annual Deputy Commissioner (DC) conference at the International Conference Centre of the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka city on July 26 issued a 19-point directive on the DCs of the country, reports The Daily Star. The directives are discharging duties more carefully and strictly in maintaining peace, law and order and stability by eliminating militancy, terrorism and communalism; giving attention so that people are not harassed and deprived while receiving government services; making efforts to get rid of social menaces, misuse of drugs, dowry, stalking and early marriage; taking special measures for the welfare of the disabled, autistic and disadvantageous community; alleviating poverty through rural infrastructure development, promoting potential local small and medium-size industries and generating employment.
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July - 27 
Law enforcement sources on July 27 said that at least two dozen hideouts in Dhaka and surrounding areas are trying to carry out more attacks by setting up small dens,reports Dhaka Tribune. Interrogating militants who were arrested in various operations or during the recent attacks, law enforcement a
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Law enforcement sources on July 27 said that at least two dozen hideouts in Dhaka and surrounding areas are trying to carry out more attacks by setting up small dens,reports Dhaka Tribune. Interrogating militants who were arrested in various operations or during the recent attacks, law enforcement agencies have gleaned information on at least two dozen hideouts in Dhaka and surrounding areas where drives will be carried out soon. A senior law enforcement official requesting anonymity confirmed that as a part of a new technique, militants were now renting flats in areas where low income populations and garment workers live. Small groups of militants, usually numbering seven to nine, are living in these flats, the official said. In some cases they are using family members to rent flats.
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July - 28 
Renewing her resolve to crush terrorism and militancy with the help of people, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on July 28 urged all to stay alert as terrorists were using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in their evil activities, reports The Daily Star. “Although good works ar
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Renewing her resolve to crush terrorism and militancy with the help of people, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on July 28 urged all to stay alert as terrorists were using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in their evil activities, reports The Daily Star. “Although good works are done through ICT, terrorists and militants are also using it. We'll have to be very alert to this,” she told the inaugural ceremony of the Civil Service in Development Innovation 2016 summit at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in Dhaka city.
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July - 30 
Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a joint meeting of Awami League (AL) in Dhaka city on July 31 said there will be no place for militants, terrorists and separatists in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. “The people of Bangladesh are religious but not fanatics.
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Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a joint meeting of Awami League (AL) in Dhaka city on July 31 said there will be no place for militants, terrorists and separatists in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. “The people of Bangladesh are religious but not fanatics. We don't know who are Muslims, who are Hindus, Christians and Buddhists? We only know we are all Bangalee and Bangladeshis. We are all same,” he said.
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July - 31 
Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a joint meeting of Awami League (AL) in Dhaka city on July 31 said there will be no place for militants, terrorists and separatists in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. “The people of Bangladesh are religious but not fanatics.
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Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while addressing a joint meeting of Awami League (AL) in Dhaka city on July 31 said there will be no place for militants, terrorists and separatists in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. “The people of Bangladesh are religious but not fanatics. We don't know who are Muslims, who are Hindus, Christians and Buddhists? We only know we are all Bangalee and Bangladeshis. We are all same,” he said.
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August - 1 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque said that the mastermind of Gulshan cafe terror attack might have fled to India, reports The Daily Star on August 2. He said a massive manhunt is underway to trace Tamim Chowdhury as he is suspected to be the mastermind of the recent terrorist att
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque said that the mastermind of Gulshan cafe terror attack might have fled to India, reports The Daily Star on August 2. He said a massive manhunt is underway to trace Tamim Chowdhury as he is suspected to be the mastermind of the recent terrorist attacks in the country. “We have alerted the Indian security agencies against his [Tamim Chowdhury's] possible escape to India to evade the arrest,” he told.
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August - 3 
Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit Chief Monirul Islam said that Abu Hakim Nayeem (24) killed with eight other militants during Kallyanpur drive in Dhaka city had been in Libya, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 3. “Nayeem was in Libya between 2009 and 2011. We are looking in
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Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit Chief Monirul Islam said that Abu Hakim Nayeem (24) killed with eight other militants during Kallyanpur drive in Dhaka city had been in Libya, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 3. “Nayeem was in Libya between 2009 and 2011. We are looking into whether he had maintained contact with any international militant organisation,” said the CTTC chief.
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August - 8 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has insulted the nation and the Liberation War martyrs by co-opting war criminals’ children in its committee, reports Dhaka Tribune. She said “What kind of committee have they formed? It has more than 5
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has insulted the nation and the Liberation War martyrs by co-opting war criminals’ children in its committee, reports Dhaka Tribune. She said “What kind of committee have they formed? It has more than 500 members… there is no rule and policy in this party. It was BNP Founder Ziaur Rahman who first rehabilitated war criminals by bringing them to power. His family is doing the same. Zia stopped the trial of Bangabandhu’s killers, rewarding them through posting in foreign missions. Not only that, Zia also destroyed the spirit and values of independence and distorted the country’s history of pride. As a result, a generation has grown up without learning the real and true history of the Liberation War.”
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August - 9 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a ceremony in her official residence in Dhaka city on August 9 said that stay alert so that none can be involved in extremism, reports New Age. She said “We’ll have to remain vigilant that anyone cannot be involved in this social menace from one&r
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a ceremony in her official residence in Dhaka city on August 9 said that stay alert so that none can be involved in extremism, reports New Age. She said “We’ll have to remain vigilant that anyone cannot be involved in this social menace from one’s own position, all will have to be careful in this regard. We won’t allow any sort of militancy and terrorism in the country. Islam is a religion of peace, killing people in the name of Islam, what good thing they’re actually doing for our religion through such killings! I simply can’t understand!”
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August - 10 
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sanowar Hossain said CTTC is getting robots for anti-militant drives, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 11. He said “We have been using people instead of bomb disposal robots which were very risky. The robot
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Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sanowar Hossain said CTTC is getting robots for anti-militant drives, reports Dhaka Tribune on August 11. He said “We have been using people instead of bomb disposal robots which were very risky. The robots will be controllable at a safe distance from the operation sites. They can move swiftly on land and waterways, and can blast open the entrances of locked or barricaded militant hideouts. The robots can send instant pictures of 360-degree views of the hideout. After getting all the information from the robots, the main CTTC team will begin the operation. The robots will be imported from the United States at an estimated cost of BDT 1 crore, and will lead from the front of the CTTC team during anti-militant operations. The procedure of procurement has already begun.”
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August - 12 
Reiterating his earlier conviction, Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while speaking at an anti-extremism rally on Savar College ground in Dhaka city on August 12 said that there is no existence of the international extremist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said &ldqu
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Reiterating his earlier conviction, Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while speaking at an anti-extremism rally on Savar College ground in Dhaka city on August 12 said that there is no existence of the international extremist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said “We have visited and searched each and every corners of Bangladesh, but could not found any trace of the IS.” He further said that the home-grown extremist organisations Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) carried out the attacks.
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August - 14 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on August 14 said that militants are killing people to spoil the country’s long communal harmony, reports Independent. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. All the people of Bangladesh have been maintaining a fraternal relation for centuries.
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on August 14 said that militants are killing people to spoil the country’s long communal harmony, reports Independent. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. All the people of Bangladesh have been maintaining a fraternal relation for centuries. Militants are killing people to spoil this communal harmony,” he said.
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August - 14 
Law Minister Anisul Huq on August 14 said that militants will be tried at speedy trial tribunals, reports The Daily Star. The Anti Terrorism Act, 2009, Special Powers Act, 1974 and the Penal Code will be applied, he said, adding that there is no necessity to formulate any special law. He further sai
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Law Minister Anisul Huq on August 14 said that militants will be tried at speedy trial tribunals, reports The Daily Star. The Anti Terrorism Act, 2009, Special Powers Act, 1974 and the Penal Code will be applied, he said, adding that there is no necessity to formulate any special law. He further said the Government is discussing with Canada and the USA to bring Bangabandhu's convicted killers Noor Chowdhury and Rashed Chowdhury back home from those countries respectively.
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August - 17 
India and Bangladesh have resolved to create a Joint Working Group (JWG) to facilitate flow of information on a realtime basis, The Times of India reports on August 18. Proposed JWG will create a crucial backbone for the counterterrorism operations in the neighbouring countries. "The process to
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India and Bangladesh have resolved to create a Joint Working Group (JWG) to facilitate flow of information on a realtime basis, The Times of India reports on August 18. Proposed JWG will create a crucial backbone for the counterterrorism operations in the neighbouring countries. "The process to create the JWG is already underway. It will not take more than two minutes for the information to be shared, the way it is being devised by the two countries," said Hasanul Haq Inu, Information and Broadcasting Minister of Bangladesh. Inu said that flow of information regarding movement of the terrorists have been crucial in preempting and preventing attacks in both the countries. "Off late there have been developments in states like West Bengal and Tripura and a realtime flow of information will facilitate faster operation," Inu said. Apart from strengthening counterterrorism operations between the two countries, there is also a need to combat the propaganda fast being spread by the terrorist outfits, Inu felt. Currently in India on a threeday visit he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Indian counterpart Venkaiah Naidu on August 17. "Terror modules try to influence people by distorting history, false propaganda and spreading rumour. Terrorists in Bangladesh are much influenced by propaganda spread by Pakistan. There is an urgent need to counter that," Inu said. A 12member working group is being created by members from both the countries to facilitate such measures.
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August - 17 
Officials of Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) said that Bangladesh’s efforts to check money laundering and terror financing were not up to the mark, reports New Age on August 18. The FATF in its draft report said Bangladesh scored poorly in four categories, moderately in six categories and su
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Officials of Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) said that Bangladesh’s efforts to check money laundering and terror financing were not up to the mark, reports New Age on August 18. The FATF in its draft report said Bangladesh scored poorly in four categories, moderately in six categories and substantially well only in one category of legal and institutional capacity. The FATF found that the country’s positions in categories like ‘preventive measure’, ‘investigation and prosecution’ and ‘international cooperation’ were very weak. Bangladesh now ran the risk of being included in the list of risky countries by the FATF’s International Cooperation Review Group unless it could improve two moderate categories to the substantial level, said the officials.
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August - 19 
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu addressing a press conference at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, India on August 19 said that JamaateIslami (JeI) and Pakistan’s intelligence agency InterServices Intelligence (ISI) are involved in terrorist activities in Bangladesh, reports Th
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Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu addressing a press conference at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, India on August 19 said that JamaateIslami (JeI) and Pakistan’s intelligence agency InterServices Intelligence (ISI) are involved in terrorist activities in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Inu said that “Terrorism has a legacy in Bangladesh relating to JamaateIslami's role in opposing the Liberation War in 1971 and playing the role of collaborator with occupation Pakistani troops.” Certain Pakistani diplomats were ordered to be pulled out of Bangladesh because of their illegal and covert connections with homegrown terror groups in Bangladesh, he said, adding that “Pakistan is still harbouring terrorists.”
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August - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a rally in Dhaka city on August 21 accused the then Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Government of perpetrating the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally, reports The Daily Star. She said "We were not allowe
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a rally in Dhaka city on August 21 accused the then Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Government of perpetrating the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally, reports The Daily Star. She said "We were not allowed to utter a single word or discuss the matter in parliament. We were even barred from bringing any motion in Jatiya Sangsad to condemn the attack. Begum Zia had said I [Hasina] would never be the prime minister or even the leader of the opposition in future. It seemed from the comments of the BNP leader and her party men that they wanted to remove me from this world."
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August - 26 
The Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on August 26 said that Police found political instigation behind Gulshan and Sholakia militant attacks, reports New Age. He Said “Those arrested in connection with the attacks had involvement with Jamaat politics. Later they joined different militant groups.
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The Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on August 26 said that Police found political instigation behind Gulshan and Sholakia militant attacks, reports New Age. He Said “Those arrested in connection with the attacks had involvement with Jamaat politics. Later they joined different militant groups. The killers of 1971, who had killed Bangabandhu in 1975, are now hatching conspiracy against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Our government is facing all conspiracies strongly. The masterminds behind the attacks will be brought to book soon. Like 1971, country’s people have got united at the call of Sheikh Hasina against militancy and terrorism. Militancy would be uprooted from the country through the united efforts of country’s people.”
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August - 28 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on August 28 said that there is no room for extremist activities on the soil of Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said “The government is determined to root out even the last seed of extremism from the country alongside preventing all sorts of crimes. We have forme
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on August 28 said that there is no room for extremist activities on the soil of Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said “The government is determined to root out even the last seed of extremism from the country alongside preventing all sorts of crimes. We have formed a specialized Counter Extremism and Transnational Crime unit to this effect.”
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August - 29 
US Secretary of State John Kerry when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka city on August 29 said that US would work together with Bangladesh to fight terrorism, reports Independent. He said "We would fight with Bangladesh to combat terrorism ... we have enough exper
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US Secretary of State John Kerry when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka city on August 29 said that US would work together with Bangladesh to fight terrorism, reports Independent. He said "We would fight with Bangladesh to combat terrorism ... we have enough experts in this regard and we could help Bangladesh by giving these experts. We need to exchange information to combat terrorism."
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August - 31 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on August 31 said that Police has prepared a list of 40 missing people mostly who have links to militancy, reports The Independent. “We’ve prepared the list with the help of detectives and published it after talking to the family membe
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on August 31 said that Police has prepared a list of 40 missing people mostly who have links to militancy, reports The Independent. “We’ve prepared the list with the help of detectives and published it after talking to the family members of those missing people who suspect that most of them have involvement in militancy,” said the IGP.
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September - 4 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on September 4 told a parliamentary body that his ministry was taking steps to ban Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Ansar Al Islam for anti-state, militant activities, reports Daily Star. He informed the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry about the m
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on September 4 told a parliamentary body that his ministry was taking steps to ban Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Ansar Al Islam for anti-state, militant activities, reports Daily Star. He informed the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry about the matter during a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban, said meeting sources. Earlier, Kamal had said the same thing during another meeting of the JS body in May, 2016. According to the working paper of that meeting, the minister said the government had made a move to ban ICS and Ansar Al Islam. The working paper was approved at the meeting on September 4.
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September - 7 
Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attack
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attacks in KP have involved the use of IEDs, he said, informing that 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015 in the Province. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year. Malik further suggested, “The government needs to establish an inspectorate to keep a check on factories that are using explosive material for commercial purposes”.
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September - 8 
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury while distributing rice among the distressed people before the Eid-ul-Azha at her Nalitabari-Nakla constituency on September 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is instigating militancy to create turmoil and instability when
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Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury while distributing rice among the distressed people before the Eid-ul-Azha at her Nalitabari-Nakla constituency on September 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is instigating militancy to create turmoil and instability when the country is progressing ahead as a dignified nation, reports Observer. She said "The people of the country are peace loving and religious. They have rejected the politics instigated by the BNP-Jammat."
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September - 8 
Officials of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) expressing dissatisfaction with law enforcers' failure to arrest the fugitives in the war crimes cases on September 8 said that 87 accused and convicts are still absconding, reports The Daily Star. The officials said that at least 87 accused a
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Officials of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) expressing dissatisfaction with law enforcers' failure to arrest the fugitives in the war crimes cases on September 8 said that 87 accused and convicts are still absconding, reports The Daily Star. The officials said that at least 87 accused and convicts are on the run after two war crimes tribunals issued arrest warrants for them since the beginning of the trial in March 2010. Of them, 22 are convicts. Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the agency said “It's embarrassing for us.” Sanaul Huq, co-coordinator of the agency, also said “We feel embarrassed when victims and witnesses of the cases raise questions of the fugitives ... they are also frustrated.”
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September - 18 
Investigators said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) ‘interim coordinator’ Tanvir Qadri alias Abdul Karim who was killed in Dhaka city's Azimpur raid was planning to form a new suicide squad to carry out major terror attacks, reports New Nation on September 19. On the
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Investigators said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) ‘interim coordinator’ Tanvir Qadri alias Abdul Karim who was killed in Dhaka city's Azimpur raid was planning to form a new suicide squad to carry out major terror attacks, reports New Nation on September 19. On the other hand, he was also planning to commit robberies in different banks to get more fund to run their activities, investigators said. According to them, Tanvir was planning to form cells to continue suicide attacks to contain the organizational motive in the future. He took the decision as about 14 suicide squad members were killed in city's Gulshan attack and in Kalyanpur raid recently. Besides, five other suicide squad members have also been arrested from capital in the last one month. After death of Neo-JMB coordinator Tamim Chowdhury on September 3, Tanvir, the interim coordinator, was planning a major attack with a suicide squad. Tanvir got training from Tamim in the capital and other parts of the country.
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September - 19 
Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidence of cross-border terror activity, consequential e
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Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidence of cross-border terror activity, consequential effect of a horrific incident taking place in Bangladesh can be on India as well, as we share a long land boundary with that country,” Shringla said. He, however, expressed satisfaction that the Bangladesh authorities have now realised that terror activities could take a serious turn in their country, and they have met with some success in dealing with the recent acts of terror on their soil. The Indian envoy said, “Ever since the Bangladesh Security Forces (SFs) have taken some pro-active steps, the situation in that country has improved a lot. Bangladesh has been mobilising the people of all sections to deal with the situation emerging from the recent terrorist attacks.” Referring to the Home Minister-level meeting held in July in New Delhi, Shringla said that India and Bangladesh would fight terrorism jointly, as agreed upon during the meeting, also because it is in their interests.
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September - 19 
At a briefing on September 19, Police said that the fund for the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks had come from a Middle Eastern country, reports The Daily Star. The amount was BDT 13.40 lakh and it arrived in Bangladesh from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Hundi, a system for transferring money
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At a briefing on September 19, Police said that the fund for the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks had come from a Middle Eastern country, reports The Daily Star. The amount was BDT 13.40 lakh and it arrived in Bangladesh from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Hundi, a system for transferring money without legal protection or supervision. The sender is a sympathizer of ‘Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’.
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September - 19 
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, who represented Bangladesh at the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Margarita Island in Venezuela said that Dhaka vows zero tolerance against terrorism, reports The Independent on September 20. He also said that actions have been
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, who represented Bangladesh at the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Margarita Island in Venezuela said that Dhaka vows zero tolerance against terrorism, reports The Independent on September 20. He also said that actions have been taken by the Government of Bangladesh to degrade homegrown terrorists and to deny sanctuary to any regional or international terrorist operatives.
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September - 21 
Investigators said that 15 Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders are still active and trying to reorganize the terror outfit, reports The Independenton September 22. Nurul Islam Marjan, absconding former leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)
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Investigators said that 15 Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders are still active and trying to reorganize the terror outfit, reports The Independenton September 22. Nurul Islam Marjan, absconding former leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Chittagong University unit, has taken over charge of the Neo JMB after the death of Tanim Chowdhury. This was revealed during interrogation of Neo JMB members and by documents seized from hideouts of militants.
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September - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 urged the world community to work together to uproot militancy and terrorism and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunition as well as moral
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 urged the world community to work together to uproot militancy and terrorism and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunition as well as moral and material support to militants and terrorists across the borders, reports New Age.”Terrorists have no religion, caste or creed. We must unite in our resolve to defeat and degrade them in all forms and manifestations. We have to identify the root causes of terrorism and violent extremism,” she said.
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September - 25 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while replying to a query of journalists in Dhaka city on September 25 reiterated that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. "There is no existence of IS militants in Bangladesh… and releasing the
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while replying to a query of journalists in Dhaka city on September 25 reiterated that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. "There is no existence of IS militants in Bangladesh… and releasing the video of IS on Holy Artisan cafe attack is absolutely a propaganda and part of conspiracy," he said.
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September - 28 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a meeting of leaders and workers of greater Washington chapter of Awami League (AL) at Ritz Carlton hotel in Virginia, US on September 28 said that those who patronize militancy in the country by supplying money and giving ordermust face trial, reports New Ag
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a meeting of leaders and workers of greater Washington chapter of Awami League (AL) at Ritz Carlton hotel in Virginia, US on September 28 said that those who patronize militancy in the country by supplying money and giving ordermust face trial, reports New Age. She said the persons who are guilty must be punished. Those who nurtured offenders, made war criminals Ministers should also face trial.
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September - 30 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Amena Begum at a press briefing at her conference room on September 30 said that four robbers arrested in Narsingdi District on September 8 are Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, reports Observer. The arrestees are Alamgir alias Vejal Alamgir, Roni, Ka
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Amena Begum at a press briefing at her conference room on September 30 said that four robbers arrested in Narsingdi District on September 8 are Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, reports Observer. The arrestees are Alamgir alias Vejal Alamgir, Roni, Kabir Hossain and Jewel. During remand, the robbers confessed that they had been committing robberies in the District for fund raising to deal with the cases filed against the arrested JMB members.
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October - 3 
A consignment of weapons used during the Dhaka cafe attack (July 1, 2016) was modified in India before it was transported to Bangladesh in mango baskets, India Today reports on October 4. "We have come to know that the modification of these arms was done in Munger city in Bihar state of India a
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A consignment of weapons used during the Dhaka cafe attack (July 1, 2016) was modified in India before it was transported to Bangladesh in mango baskets, India Today reports on October 4. "We have come to know that the modification of these arms was done in Munger city in Bihar state of India and then they came to Chapainwabganj border," Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Chief Monirul Islam said. "A seal from a factory in Bihar was found on the three AK22 rifles recovered after the Gulshan terror attack," Islam stated. A month before the terror attack in Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, the consignment of AK 22 rifles and some small arms reached the militants in the Bangladesh capital. Missing new JMB (Jama’at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh) leader Nurul Islam Marjan, who was the field-level coordinator of the attack, received the consignment in Dhaka and delivered it to the militant den in Bashundhara Residential Area.
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October - 6 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of Bera Model Police Station in the Pabna District on October 6 said that people dislike militancy so they will come forward to fight against it, reports The Daily Star. He said “People of Bangladesh are
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of Bera Model Police Station in the Pabna District on October 6 said that people dislike militancy so they will come forward to fight against it, reports The Daily Star. He said “People of Bangladesh are peaceful and don't like militancy and terrorism. They are beside the government in the fight against the menace, which is the reason for the success of the anti-militant drive. The militants and criminals are under the watch of the law enforcement agencies so they do not dare to commit crimes so easily.”
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October - 6 
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq speaking in the Parliament on October 6 said that formation of special anti-terrorism tribunals at divisional cities for expediting cases against extremists is under process, reports New Age. Anisul told that the special anti-terrorism t
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Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq speaking in the Parliament on October 6 said that formation of special anti-terrorism tribunals at divisional cities for expediting cases against extremists is under process, reports New Age. Anisul told that the special anti-terrorism tribunals will play a special role to deal with the cases against extremists. Right now there are 169 cases were filed against extremists across the country. 59 of them are in Dhaka division, 36 in Chittagong, 27 in Rajshahi, 19 in Rangpur, 12 in Khulna, eight in Sylhet and seven in Barisal.
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October - 7 
Bangladesh Minister of State for Water Resources Muhammad Nazrul Islam on October 7 said his country has a “zero tolerance” policy for dealing with militants and does not allow its territory to be used for insurgent camps, reports The Assam Tribune. The Minister, who was in Aizawl in Miz
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Bangladesh Minister of State for Water Resources Muhammad Nazrul Islam on October 7 said his country has a “zero tolerance” policy for dealing with militants and does not allow its territory to be used for insurgent camps, reports The Assam Tribune. The Minister, who was in Aizawl in Mizoram to attend a two-day international seminar, said that the Sheikh Hasina Government is taking serious steps against insurgents and terrorist groups that tried to use Bangladeshi territory as a “safe haven”. “Our forces have removed a number of insurgent camps from Bangladesh and leaders of the terrorist groups, including Assam’s ULFA (United Liberation Front of Asom), were arrested and handed over to India,” he said. India and Bangladesh have agreed on issues like dealing with insurgents by signing an agreement for not allowing their territories for militant camps, he said. “Information sharing is extremely important for dealing with the insurgent outfits operating in the border areas,” he said. Islam said Bangladesh has trade links to Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya, but Dhaka wants “better connectivity” which will facilitate business ties with other Northeastern States, including Mizoram.
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October - 8 
Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a programme at Sri Sri Baba Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram in Dhaka city on October 8 saidthat dozens of top terror leaders are under surveillance in the country for the past few months, reports The Independent. The militant leaders under surveillance belong to
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Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a programme at Sri Sri Baba Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram in Dhaka city on October 8 saidthat dozens of top terror leaders are under surveillance in the country for the past few months, reports The Independent. The militant leaders under surveillance belong to several dreaded outfits like Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B). The militant leaders had gone into hiding after the attacks at Gulshan café and Sholakia Eidgah.
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October - 8 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a visit to Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka city on October 8 said that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. She said “Our government has always taken stern action against terrorism and militancy and would c
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a visit to Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka city on October 8 said that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. She said “Our government has always taken stern action against terrorism and militancy and would continue to curb the twin demons with an iron hand.... There would be no place of terrorism and militancy on Bangladesh's soil.”
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October - 16 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivering her statement at the Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Leaders' Retreat held at the tourist city of Goa, India on October 16 urged BIMSTEC leaders to find out the mentors, masterminds, abettors, financi
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivering her statement at the Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Leaders' Retreat held at the tourist city of Goa, India on October 16 urged BIMSTEC leaders to find out the mentors, masterminds, abettors, financiers, arms suppliers and trainers of terrorists and extremists to defeat terrorism. "We must be prepared to take strong actions against terrorists and their supporters. I firmly believe that within BIMSTEC we should be able to strengthen our cooperation to address terrorism and the rise of violent extremism," she said.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, Monirul Islam, Chief of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit on October 17 said that Salauddin Ahmed alias Salehin is JMB’s ameer (chief), reports The Daily Star. The outfit is now managing funds through robberies, added the official.
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Meanwhile, Monirul Islam, Chief of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit on October 17 said that Salauddin Ahmed alias Salehin is JMB’s ameer (chief), reports The Daily Star. The outfit is now managing funds through robberies, added the official.
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October - 18 
Monirul Islam, the chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on October 18 said that they have identified three financiers of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, reports The Independent. The trio has been identified as Dr Rokon Uddin, Tanveer Quaderi and Major Zahid. Dr Rokon h
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Monirul Islam, the chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on October 18 said that they have identified three financiers of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, reports The Independent. The trio has been identified as Dr Rokon Uddin, Tanveer Quaderi and Major Zahid. Dr Rokon has left the country for Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), while the other two have been killed in anti-militant operations in their dens. According to Monirul Islam, Dr Rokon, a former registrar of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital, gave BDT 80 lakh to the Neo-JMB to carry out the attack. Tanveer donated the sale proceeds of his Uttara flat and Major Zahid gave away his full pension. Tanveer died in the Azimpur gunfight with Police, while Major Zahid was killed in a special operation in Rupnagar.
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October - 19 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the inaugural of ‘Digital World-2016’ in Dhaka city on October 19 called for enhancing cyber security capability so that none could commit crimes by using digital facilities, reports New Age. “Some problems linked to security have been
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the inaugural of ‘Digital World-2016’ in Dhaka city on October 19 called for enhancing cyber security capability so that none could commit crimes by using digital facilities, reports New Age. “Some problems linked to security have been created with digitization and for this our capability of cyber security will have to be enhanced ... we will have to stay alert so that security of the financial sector and secret issues is not hampered in any way,” she said.
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October - 26 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 26 reiterated her call to all to stay alert so that war criminals and those who killed innocent people in the name of movement and engaged in money laundering can never return to power,reports New Age. “We won't let anyone play ducks and drakes with
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 26 reiterated her call to all to stay alert so that war criminals and those who killed innocent people in the name of movement and engaged in money laundering can never return to power,reports New Age. “We won't let anyone play ducks and drakes with the fate of the people of Bangladesh...I call upon all so that war criminals, Albadars and Razakars, and those who killed innocent people in the name of movement, engaged in money laundering and looting, and embezzled the funds of orphanage can never get back to power,” she said.
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December - 8 
Additional Director General (Operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Latif Khan on December 8 said that absconding militant leaders are trying to rapidly collect new members for their outfits despite continuous anti-militant drives by law enforcement agencies, reports I
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Additional Director General (Operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Latif Khan on December 8 said that absconding militant leaders are trying to rapidly collect new members for their outfits despite continuous anti-militant drives by law enforcement agencies, reports Independent. He said “The militant organisations are facing a severe manpower shortage after they lost some high-profile militant leaders and trained members during special drives in the previous months. The militant outfits want to regain their striking power by hiring new faces, the sources said when they were asked about the recent incidents of going missing by some youths.
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December - 13 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the Graduation Ceremony of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) 2016 at Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka city on December 13 called to identify cause of militancy and terrorism and source of money to defeat these social vices, repor
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the Graduation Ceremony of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) 2016 at Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka city on December 13 called to identify cause of militancy and terrorism and source of money to defeat these social vices, reports The Daily Star. "Militancy and terrorism is a global concern. To eliminate such an evil practice against civilization, we need to identify the reason and sources of money. We also have to find out a way for preventing these menaces," she said.
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December - 15 
Minister for Law, Anisul Huq, on December 15 said that the Government is going to enact a law to confiscate the property of the convicted war criminals, reports New Age. The Minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after inaugurating a helpdesk at Tejgaon land registration off
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Minister for Law, Anisul Huq, on December 15 said that the Government is going to enact a law to confiscate the property of the convicted war criminals, reports New Age. The Minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after inaugurating a helpdesk at Tejgaon land registration office in the city. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Department of the Law Ministry has already outlined the draft of the law, Anisul said.
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December - 19 
Mohamad Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector of General (DIG), Chittagong range, in the divisional law enforcement meeting in Chittagong District on December 19 said that Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), a banned militant outfit and an offshoot of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), has b
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Mohamad Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector of General (DIG), Chittagong range, in the divisional law enforcement meeting in Chittagong District on December 19 said that Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), a banned militant outfit and an offshoot of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), has become active again and is trying to reorganize itself, reports The Independent. “After the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, the old JMB, which was the follower of Bangla Bhai (Siddique ul-Islam), has become active again. We are keeping an eye on their activities. Most of the JMB members who carried out bomb blasts in 63 districts are out of jail. We have launched a hunt for the militants who were named in the charge-sheet in the bomb blasts case,” Shafiqul Islam said.
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December - 20 
Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Shopner Desh, which conducted a preliminary research on impact of militancy, on December 20 said that most rural students believe in militant propaganda, reports Dhaka Tribune. Some 20-25% Districts in Bangladesh is at risk of militant activities and the tendency is
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Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Shopner Desh, which conducted a preliminary research on impact of militancy, on December 20 said that most rural students believe in militant propaganda, reports Dhaka Tribune. Some 20-25% Districts in Bangladesh is at risk of militant activities and the tendency is significant among students of village and rural level educational institutes where some 26% students have received offers to join militant activities, the new study has revealed. The study also found that 87% of the rural students who got offers think that the militant activities are justified.
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December - 26 
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq while inaugurating Muktijuddher Bijoy Manch organized by Bangladesh Gano Ajadi League at Liberation War Museum in Dhaka city on December 26 said the country will prosecute 195 identified Pakistani war criminals for sure, reports The Daily Star. "
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq while inaugurating Muktijuddher Bijoy Manch organized by Bangladesh Gano Ajadi League at Liberation War Museum in Dhaka city on December 26 said the country will prosecute 195 identified Pakistani war criminals for sure, reports The Daily Star. "Though we are bringing the people of our country those committed crimes against humanity in 1971, to justice, but we are yet to try the 195 identified war criminals from Pakistan. But we will do it for sure and if necessary, we will go to international court for that," Mozammel said.
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December - 27 
Monirul Islam, chief of Counterterrorism and Transnational Unit (CTTC) on December 27 said Female militants got evolved in militancy under the pressure of their husbands, reports The Independent. Monirul said Police did not find any evidence of women joining militant activities willingly as they did
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Monirul Islam, chief of Counterterrorism and Transnational Unit (CTTC) on December 27 said Female militants got evolved in militancy under the pressure of their husbands, reports The Independent. Monirul said Police did not find any evidence of women joining militant activities willingly as they did it under the husbands’ influence. He said “We got information about their involvement in militancy from the arrested female militants.”
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December - 28 
Investigators on December 28 said that New JMB is gaining strength with the aid of old JMB, reports Dhaka Tribune. Investigators said that for New JMB, many of whose members have been named by the Islamic State (IS) as their operatives in Bangladesh, the old group is a major source of strength. A ma
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Investigators on December 28 said that New JMB is gaining strength with the aid of old JMB, reports Dhaka Tribune. Investigators said that for New JMB, many of whose members have been named by the Islamic State (IS) as their operatives in Bangladesh, the old group is a major source of strength. A majority of New JMB leaders and experts come from the old JMB.
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