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Dhaka, July 13: Bangladesh security forces have arrested three suspected members of banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) group from  Chittagong, media reports said. more
Bangladesh Biman 'hijack' attempt: Suspect apprehended

Dhaka/Chittagong: Ending a tense evening, Bangladeshi security forces on Sunday apprehended an individual who allegedly tried to hijack a Bangladesh Biman flight at Chittagong airport.

Suspected JMB member arrested in Bangladesh

Dhaka: A suspected  member of banned militant outfit of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been arrested by the country's security forces from Dinajpur district on Sun ...

Bangladesh security forces arrest 8 JMB men from Dhaka

Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have claimed to have arrested eight members of banned militant outfit “Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’s Radical Youth Group” from ...

Citizenship draft in India's Assam triggers fear of deportation

New Delhi/Guwahati: Sparking fears of deportation and a law and order crisis, India on Monday announced exclusion of about four million people from citizenship in the northeastern state o ...

UN rights office urges restraint over intensifying violence in northern Myanmar

New York, May 16: The United Nations human rights arm has voiced deep concern over escalating conflict between the military and armed groups in Myanmar’s Kachin and Shan provinces t ...

Bangladesh: 5 killed while on way to join Rangamati UZ chairman’s funeral

Dhaka: Unknown gunmen shot dead five people as they were heading to attend funeral of Rangamati's Naniarchar upazila chairman Shaktimaan Chakma in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports ...

Early rains expose risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, but worst ‘yet to come,’ warns UN agency

New York: The arrival of pre-monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh has revealed an alarming level of risks for Rohingya refugees, United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Friday, warni ...

UN appeals for nearly $1 billion to address ‘critical needs’ of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh host communities

New York: To meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees and more than 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in the communities hosting them, United Nations agencies and their hum ...

‘No other conclusion,’ ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continues – senior UN rights official

New York: The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and ...