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April - 5 
A top militant of the Jasad Gono Bahini (JGB), Mahir Uddin, was killed in an encounter by the police at Zagannathpur village in the Alamdanga sub-district of Chuadanga on April 5, Daily Star reports. The police later recovered Mahir's dead body along
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A top militant of the Jasad Gono Bahini (JGB), Mahir Uddin, was killed in an encounter by the police at Zagannathpur village in the Alamdanga sub-district of Chuadanga on April 5, Daily Star reports. The police later recovered Mahir's dead body along with three shutter guns and nine bullets from the incident site. Mahir was a hardcore militant of the JGB and a close accomplice of its chief Azibor Rahman, police said. He was accused in some cases, including three for murder, filed with different police stations in Chuadanga and Kushtia districts.
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April - 5 
Police recovered arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 assault rifle, one .22- bore rifle, a single-barrel gun and 66 rounds of ammunition from Bongram village in the Khoksha sub-district of Kushtia. Police said the operation was launched at noon o
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Police recovered arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 assault rifle, one .22- bore rifle, a single-barrel gun and 66 rounds of ammunition from Bongram village in the Khoksha sub-district of Kushtia. Police said the operation was launched at noon on the information that some cadres of Razzaq Bahini are holding a secret meeting at a house at the village. "Sensing the presence of police, the terrorists fled the scene, leaving behind their weapons," an unnamed police official said.
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April - 7 
An extremist belonging to the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed during an encounter between the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and the outfit’s cadres at Salaipur village in the Goaishpur union of Pabna d
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An extremist belonging to the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed during an encounter between the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and the outfit’s cadres at Salaipur village in the Goaishpur union of Pabna district on April 7, reports Daily Star. The slain extremist, Mohammed Shimul Pramanik, was the Pabna district ‘unit commander’ of the PBCP. A point 22 revolver, a pipe gun, a shutter gun and seven bullets were recovered from the encounter site. Two RAB personnel were injured in the incident.
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April - 9 
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said on April 9 that there was a terrorist linkage between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, reports New Age. She told reporters at the residence of the British High Commissioner, "There is a pot
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The United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said on April 9 that there was a terrorist linkage between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, reports New Age. She told reporters at the residence of the British High Commissioner, "There is a potential linkage between terrorists in Britain and terrorists in Bangladesh and we have shared interest and endeavour to tackle it through both short- and long-term measures." She also said that there would be a joint working group in June 2008 on countering terrorism comprising officials of both countries.
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April - 12 
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on April 12 arrested a person suspected of lobbing grenades at an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital Dhaka on August 21, 2004, reports Daily Star. CID sources said that Arif Hasan Sumon had also carried
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on April 12 arrested a person suspected of lobbing grenades at an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital Dhaka on August 21, 2004, reports Daily Star. CID sources said that Arif Hasan Sumon had also carried bombs used in the Ramna blasts on April 14, 2001. He was arrested from his house at Ali and Noor Real Estate Housing in the capital's Mohammadpur area.
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April - 13 
A 'regional leader' of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed during an encounter with the police in Jhenidah on April 13, reports Daily Star. Two policemen were injured in the incident. The slain extremist was
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A 'regional leader' of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed during an encounter with the police in Jhenidah on April 13, reports Daily Star. Two policemen were injured in the incident. The slain extremist was identified as Rezaul Islam alias Razu of Chandipur village. He was arrested on April 12 from Lakhmikol village and had been taken to the encounter site for recovery of firearms. Two bombs and a firearm with two bullets were recovered subsequent to the encounter.
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April - 14 
On April 14, police recovered five Arges grenades, one sub-machine carbine (SMC), two of its magazines and 68 bullets, including 30 SMC bullets, at North Damuddya in the Shariatpur district.
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On April 14, police recovered five Arges grenades, one sub-machine carbine (SMC), two of its magazines and 68 bullets, including 30 SMC bullets, at North Damuddya in the Shariatpur district.
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April - 14 
Security forces recovered arms and ammunition left abandoned at Brahmanbaria and Shariatpur, reports Daily Star. Nine locally made grenades, one 9-mm pistol, two locally-made guns and 15 bullets were recovered at Brahmanbaria on April 14. A day earli
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Security forces recovered arms and ammunition left abandoned at Brahmanbaria and Shariatpur, reports Daily Star. Nine locally made grenades, one 9-mm pistol, two locally-made guns and 15 bullets were recovered at Brahmanbaria on April 14. A day earlier, police had recovered four bombs and a large quantity of bomb-making materials and a leaflet at Bhadughar Bus Stop in the Brahmanbaria town. Two persons were arrested in connection with the recovery.
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April - 15 
Suspected left-wing extremists belonging to an unidentified outfit killed a relative of a Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP)-Janajuddha leader at Gachha village in the Tala sub-district of Satkhira district on April 14, reports Daily Star. The vict
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Suspected left-wing extremists belonging to an unidentified outfit killed a relative of a Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP)-Janajuddha leader at Gachha village in the Tala sub-district of Satkhira district on April 14, reports Daily Star. The victim, identified as shrimp farmer Mahadev Kumar Sarkar, was returning home on a motorcycle when the extremists lobbed explosives targeting him. Mahadev is related to the local PBCP-Janajuddha leader Shukdev Sarkar.
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April - 16 
A Rajshahi divisional court on April 16 awarded life terms to all 11 militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a sedition case filed for taking combat training to fight against the State in July 2005, reports Daily Star. Judge M. Saje
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A Rajshahi divisional court on April 16 awarded life terms to all 11 militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a sedition case filed for taking combat training to fight against the State in July 2005, reports Daily Star. Judge M. Sajedul Karim also fined the accused TK 20,000 each, in default of which they are to spend two more years in jail. Delivering the judgement, the court said that the militants were engaged in anti-State activities and that they had been receiving exclusive combat training on arms, ammunition and detonators with ulterior motives against the State was proved without any doubt.
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April - 19 
In separate encounter, the RAB personnel killed Sainul Haq alias Hira, a top cadre of Lal Pataka faction of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) outfit, when they cordoned off a house at Bhatkui village in Naogaon, where members of PBCP-ML led
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In separate encounter, the RAB personnel killed Sainul Haq alias Hira, a top cadre of Lal Pataka faction of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) outfit, when they cordoned off a house at Bhatkui village in Naogaon, where members of PBCP-ML led by Hira were holding a meeting. The accomplices of Hira, however, managed to escape. The RAB personnel recovered a shutter gun, a pipe gun, a rifle and three bullets from the incident site. Hira had been accused in several cases on different charges, including murder, RAB sources said.
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April - 19 
On April 19, a close associate of the imprisoned operations commander of the Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Mufti Abdul Hannan, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from a forest area in the Fatikchhari sub-distr
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On April 19, a close associate of the imprisoned operations commander of the Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Mufti Abdul Hannan, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from a forest area in the Fatikchhari sub-district of Chittagong, reports Daily Star. The militant, Maulana Shihabuddin, who runs a madrassa (seminary), is suspected of having been involved in several grenade attacks across the country.
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April - 19 
Two militants, including a regional leader of the banned Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF), were killed in separate encounters with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in the Kushtia and Naogaon districts on April 19, reported Daily Star. Abu Abbas, a
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Two militants, including a regional leader of the banned Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF), were killed in separate encounters with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in the Kushtia and Naogaon districts on April 19, reported Daily Star. Abu Abbas, a regional leader of the GMF was killed in an encounter which ensued when the RAB personnel cordoned off the Kakiladah graveyard of Mirpur sub district in Kushtia, where activists of the GMF were holding a meeting, were fired upon on April 18. While associates of Abbas managed to escape, the RAB personnel recovered a Pakistan-made rifle and five rounds of bullet from the incident site. Police said Abbas was accused in 16 cases on different charges, including murder.
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April - 20 
In a separate incident, RAB personnel recovered an AK-47 rifle, a magazine and 49 rounds of bullet from Noapara of Raozan sub-district in the Chittagong district.
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In a separate incident, RAB personnel recovered an AK-47 rifle, a magazine and 49 rounds of bullet from Noapara of Raozan sub-district in the Chittagong district.
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April - 21 
Daily Star reports that police on April 20 produced 29 arrested militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) before a court in Mymensingh. The militants included Salahuddin Salehin and Asaduzzaman Ponir, two cadres who have been awarded dea
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Daily Star reports that police on April 20 produced 29 arrested militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) before a court in Mymensingh. The militants included Salahuddin Salehin and Asaduzzaman Ponir, two cadres who have been awarded death sentence in a case of bomb explosion.
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April - 22 
Daily Star quoting intelligence agencies has reported that leaders and cadres of left-wing extremist groups have been active in recent times in the remote areas of Tala, Assassuni, Paikgachha, Keshabpur, Manirampur and Dumuria sub-districts of differ
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Daily Star quoting intelligence agencies has reported that leaders and cadres of left-wing extremist groups have been active in recent times in the remote areas of Tala, Assassuni, Paikgachha, Keshabpur, Manirampur and Dumuria sub-districts of different districts in south-western region of the country. These extremists had reportedly fled the region following a crackdown by the security forces.
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April - 26 
On April 26, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel recovered four firearms and gunpowder following an hour-long exchange of fire with gunrunners in the remote Harirampur area of Baghaichhari sub-district in the Rangamati district, reports Daily Star.
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On April 26, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel recovered four firearms and gunpowder following an hour-long exchange of fire with gunrunners in the remote Harirampur area of Baghaichhari sub-district in the Rangamati district, reports Daily Star. The gun runners, however, managed to escape from the incident site. Subsequently, the BDR personnel demolished an incomplete structure being built there by the smugglers.
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April - 26 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on April 26 arrested five suspected Islamist militants in connection with the Brahmanbaria bomb blast on April 13, reports Daily Star. The militants were identified as Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Mohammed Saiful Is
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on April 26 arrested five suspected Islamist militants in connection with the Brahmanbaria bomb blast on April 13, reports Daily Star. The militants were identified as Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Mohammed Saiful Islam, Mohammed Shamsul Islam, Mohammed Jamaluddin and Tajul Islam Al Mahmud alias Baba Tajul. An explosive, five electronic detonators and some Islamic books were also recovered from the arrestees. RAB sources said that it is yet to be ascertained whether the arrested, including a retired lance corporal of Bangladesh Army and the prime suspect of the case Mohammed Shamsul Islam, have any connection with any militant outfit.
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April - 27 
Police arrested three injured cadres of the Marxist-Leninist faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) following an encounter at Azampur in the Mirpur sub-district of the Kushtia district on April 26, reports Daily Star. A shutter gun and 1
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Police arrested three injured cadres of the Marxist-Leninist faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) following an encounter at Azampur in the Mirpur sub-district of the Kushtia district on April 26, reports Daily Star. A shutter gun and 18 bullets were recovered from their possession. They were identified as Sumon and Kaber of Kakiladah village in the Mirpur sub-district and Rana of Houspur village in the Alamdanga sub-district in Chuadanga district.
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April - 27 
Police in Sirajganj arrested Abul Hossain, a PBCP leader from Char Boyra village in Sirajganj Sadar sub-district. Police sources said that Hossain is an accused in a case for looting arms from Randhunibari police outpost and killing a policeman.
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Police in Sirajganj arrested Abul Hossain, a PBCP leader from Char Boyra village in Sirajganj Sadar sub-district. Police sources said that Hossain is an accused in a case for looting arms from Randhunibari police outpost and killing a policeman.
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April - 29 
The Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 29 sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to 26 years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) each for their involvement in a bomb attack on the court of the then Chittagong Metropo
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The Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 29 sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to 26 years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) each for their involvement in a bomb attack on the court of the then Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Akram Hossain in October 2005. The four convicts were identified as JMB Chittagong regional commander Jabed Iqbal alias Mohammad, cadres of the outfit’s Tangail branch Shahadat, Abul Malek alias Laltu and bomb expert Jahidul Islam alias Mizan alias Bomb Mizan. Mizan is still at large.
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April - 29 
The Jhenidah Special Tribunal sentenced two JMB militants to life-term RI under the Explosives Act. The accused Abu Hasan Biswas of Ullapara village under Kaliganj sub-district and Zakir Hossain alias Razu of Kanyadah village under Harinakunda sub-di
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The Jhenidah Special Tribunal sentenced two JMB militants to life-term RI under the Explosives Act. The accused Abu Hasan Biswas of Ullapara village under Kaliganj sub-district and Zakir Hossain alias Razu of Kanyadah village under Harinakunda sub-district in the Jhenidah district were arrested on April 21, 2007 and had confessed to have hidden 140-grams aluminium powder, 900-grams potassium chlorite, two-kilograms of explosives, iron used in fishing net, black tape and 30 booklets on Jihad and the Taliban movement, 20 magazines, 20 audio cassettes and two pieces of magnet, which were subsequently recovered.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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