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Hefazat threatens to siege Myanmar embassy on September 19

by Anwar Hussain in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 10, 2017 Chittagong: Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has threatened to lay siege to the Myanmar embassy on September 19, if the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state of Myanmar continue. The Qawmi madrasa-based organisation announced the programme at a press conference held at Chittagong Press Club on Saturday morning. While reading out a written statement, Hefazat Secretary General Junaid Babunagari issued the ultimatum. He added that Hefazat will also…

When children become shield for militants: by Tarek Mahmud in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 8, 2017 at 11:36 PM

Two innocent brothers, 11-year-old Osama and two-year-old Omar, sons of New JMB financier and member Abdullah, are the latest to join a list of children of Islamist militants who lost their lives after their parents chose death over arrest by security forces. Osama and Omar burned to death on Tuesday night after their father Abdullah blew them up along with himself, his two wives and two other associates inside the flat they lived at a…

B’desh: Half of the country can’t read or write

by Afrose Jahan Chaity in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 8, 2017 At least half of the population of Bangladesh are unable to read and write as the world celebrates International Literacy Day under the theme ‘Literacy in digital world’ today. The exact literacy rate in Bangladesh has been a matter of contention, with the 2016 ‘Education Watch Report’ by the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) putting the rate at 51.3% generally and 54% among women. However,…

Container with radioactive materials seized at Chittagong port

by Anwar Hussain in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 8, 2017 at 11:05 PM Chittagong Customs House seized a container of radioactive materials from Chittagong port on August 22. Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong Customs House Md Habibur Rahman confirmed the matter. Habibur said: “Primary tests have found the presence of radioactive material in the seized container. We have written to the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) to carry out final tests.” “The BAEC has already collected samples…

‘Standoff’ ends with 7 dead at Darus Salam flat: Report in The daily star, Sept 7, 2017

The suspect holed up there caused the explosions beginning at 9:50pm Tuesday, killing himself, his two wives and two children and possibly two of his employees, said Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed. “We so far found seven skulls and the bodies were burnt to ashes. Bones were seen scattered here and there,” he said while briefing reporters on the spot yesterday afternoon. Rab officials identified five of the dead as Abdullah,…

Burmese Powder Keg: edit in The Wall St Journal, Sept 7, 2017

A new humanitarian catastrophe is looming on the border between Burma and Bangladesh. The United Nations reports that 125,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Burma, and tens of thousands are believed to be on their way. Persecution of the stateless minority could destabilize the region by fueling Islamist movements. The Rohingyas (now numbering 1.3 million) have lived in Burma for centuries, but since the 1980s the government has stripped them of citizenship, insisting that…

Dhaka protests over Myanmar’s suspected landmine use near border

Report in Dhaka tribune, September 07, 2017 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh lodged a protest with Myanmar on Wednesday amid claims that landmines have been deliberately laid near their shared border to trap fleeing Rohingya, reports Reuters. The move came after reports and pictures emerged in the media this week of two Rohingya children and a woman who had their legs blown off by apparent landmine blasts as they tried to escape the…

Mirpur militants hold out for nearly 24 hours

by Arifur Rahman Rabbi in Dhaka Tribune, September 06, 2017 Rapid Action Battalion cordoned off a militant hideout in Mirpur’s Darus Salam area in Dhaka for nearly 24 hours with a suspected member of a new faction of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) holed up inside the building with large amount of explosives. After daylong communication over phone with the militant, identified as Abdullah, RAB spokesperson Mufti Mahmud Khan on Tuesday evening said that Abdullah had…

‘Bangladesh may go to polls in December 2018’

by Asif Showkat Kallol in Dhaka Tribune, September 05, 2017 The government is planning to hold the next general election on December next year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the revelation while talking to reporters at the Secretariat after a meeting with his ministry officials. “The way the Election Commission has been planning things, hopefully, the national election will be held by December next year. The Election Commission does not have much left to do,…

B’desh: Two suspected militants detained from Tangail

report in Dhaka Tribune, September 05, 2017 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained two suspected militants from Elenga area under Kalihati upazila of Tangail district. The detainees are Masud his brother and Khokon. Khokon was a student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. RAB’s Tangail 12 Company Commander Beena Rani Das said: “Acting on a tip-off, we conducted a raid and arrested them from Musundipur early Tuesday. “We have recovered a drone, some electronics devices and…

Faction of New JMB now active as Brigade Ad-Dar-e-Kutni

by Arifur Rahman Rabbi in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 01, 2017 Banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahidin Bangladesh’s (JMB) Sarwar-Tamim Group is now active as Brigade Ad-Dar-e-Kutni, according to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). A high-level leader of the group, Imam Mehedi Hassan, was responsible for recruiting members and finance, and radicalising young men and preparing them for hizrat (breaking off old ties to walk the path towards God) before the militant attack in Holey Artisan Bakery, RAB…