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Draft of Ansar Battalion Act, 2023 gets final nod

report in Prothom Alo, Sept 5, 2023The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of Ansar Battalion Act, 2023, keeping death penalty as the maximum punishment for different crimes including mutiny and provocation for rebellion, UNB reports. The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city. According to the proposed law, there will be two courts for the trials of internal crimes…

Arsa commander killed in gunfight with APBn

REPORT IN DAHAKA TIBUNE, APR 12, 2023A leader of the Rohingya insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) was shot dead in a gunfight with Armed Police Battalion personnel in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Tuesday morning. The deceased was Abdul Majeed alias Lalaiya, 32, a top commander of Arsa. APBn Assistant Superintendent of Police (media), Md Faruk Ahmed, said: “Based on a tip-off, an operation was carried out at Camp…