Shariful Islam

A wake-up call to the nation, the Gulshan café siege made the government and law enforcement agencies take militancy issue seriously and declare an all-out war against terrorism.

The suspension of four policemen of Darus Salam Police Station in October over alleged extortion was no one-off. Since December last year, over a dozen such cases in the DMP area have put the police image in the dock.

A committee assigned by the Police Headquarters is investigating the six incidents of “police excesses” against members of

The mainstream JMB, which has been out of scene for quite a long time, is trying to regroup under a new chief.

A Rab investigation has found that the “Neo JMB financier”, who allegedly jumped to his death from a building during a raid by the elite force on October 8, got his passport using fake name and address.

Militant suspect Tanvir Kaderi, who was killed during a raid in Azimpur, was persuaded by slain army major (retd) Jahidul Islam

The militants turned off all the lights inside the Holey Artisan Bakery around an hour after they stormed the upscale café in the capital's Gulshan.

Two top “Neo JMB” leaders, who were involved in the killing of Prof Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, went to India months before the

The country saw a phenomenal rise in militancy last year when the number of accused militants was the highest after 2005, another year severely plagued by Islamist extremism. The police record shows 597 persons were sued for terror links last year when at least 25 people were killed in 26 targeted attacks by suspected militants.

Thirty-eight people, who went abroad for jobs and studies in the last few years, may have been radicalised in several countries, including Turkey and Malaysia, according to a police investigation. Many of them are believed to have entered Syria through Turkey to join global terror organisation Islamic State, say sources at the police headquarters.

A missing man named Tehzeeb Karim, who once visited Pakistan and Yemen, is now wanted by police. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman yesterday said they have information about Tehzeeb's links with militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team.

Things were quite normal in the life of Mohammad Omar when he was a grade-10 student. A pious boy from a very young age, he used to offer prayers at a mosque next to his Uttara house. But everything began to change after an elderly man drew his attention.

A plan to carry out terror attacks in Rajshahi could be thwarted yesterday due to pro-active role of the intelligence and law

Police stations across the country have sent information about them to the police headquarters as per its instructions following the terror attacks on a Gulshan café and near Sholakia Eidgah early this month.

The Gulshan café attackers were armed with three AK-22 semi-automatic rifles, among other weapons, prompting investigators to

The two Buddhist traders, who recently bought freedom from confinement by a CID sub-inspector for Tk 20,000, now fear reprisal from policemen after a Buddhist federation leader raised the matter at a 14-party meeting.

The key suspect in blogger-writer Avijit Roy murder, who was killed in a “shootout” on Sunday, had been missing since being kidnapped by some unidentified persons in Jessore four months back, according to his father. Besides, there is confusion regarding his identity. According to police, he was Sakib alias Sharif alias Saleh alias Arif alias Hadi-1. But his father Abul Kalam Azad said his name is Md Mukul Rana.

In the face of heavy criticism over the mass arrests across the country, police now say their weeklong special crackdown will focus on militants only.

Bangladesh missions abroad need to appoint officials with proper training and the right knowledge to attract tourists, industry insiders said.

With the government planning to double the number of tourists to one million in Bangladesh by 2018, industry