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Around 24,000 arrested in countrywide special drive from December 1 to 15

report in The Daily Star, Dec 20, 2022A total of 23,968 people, including 72 militants and listed criminals, were arrested during the nationwide special drive from December 1 to 15. Among them, 15,968 had arrest warrants against them while 8,000 were held in 5,132 cases filed during the drive, according to Police Headquarters (PHQ) sources. Seeking anonymity, a PHQ official said 33,429 operations were carried out during the 15-day drive, and the law enforcers recovered…

Jamaat Ameer backing new militant group: DMP Commissioner

report in Daily Asian Age, Dec 18, 2022Police have found evidence of supporting and funding the new militant outfit Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya by Ameer(chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman, said the DMP chief on Saturday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq said that the Jamaat Ameer’s son got involved with the militant outfit and later he supported and funded them willingly. He made the comment in reply to a question while briefing…

Flames of Terror: edit in Daily Times, Dec 9, 2022

It is getting increasingly certain that the banned militant umbrella cannot stomach being ignored for a single day. The recent bloodbath in Quetta was orchestrated on the heels of a formal announcement to call off the ceasefire in a bid to hit the headlines with far greater vigour. Instead of showing a resolute determination to defend the motherland come what may, the state continues to dilly-dally; throwing a spree of ambiguous buzzwords in a desperate…

Militant commander seeks role of ‘good Taliban’ in peace

Report in Dawn, Nov 16th, 2022LOWER WAZIRISTAN: A local militant commander, who had announced a few days ago to start policing in Wana town from Nov 15 (Tuesday), has said that peace is not possible in the area without the presence what he said ‘good Taliban’. Mir Ajam Khan alias Commander Tiger, having affiliation with a local militant group, came to the city police station, Wana, in a pickup truck along with a dozen of…