Bangladesh: 4 more arrested over recovery of 31 crude bombs in capital’s Uttara

Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested four persons from Dhaka’s Uttara and Turag areas in connection with recovering 31 crude bombs from Uttara. The arrestees are: Sohrab Hossain (21), Tawhidul Islam (22), Selim Mia (32), and Uzzal Mia (24). Read More …

Bangladesh: CTTC arrests five suspected Neo JMB men over Paltan bomb blast

Five suspected members of Neo JMB, an offshoot of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), have been arrested by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational (CTTC) unit of police in Sylhet over a bomb blast in Paltan. The identities of Read More …

Bangladesh: Bomb explodes at Pallabi police station, 5 injured

A bomb explosion at Pallabi police station compound in Dhaka has left five people, including four policemen, injured. The incident occurred at around 6am on Wednesday. Pallabi police station Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam said a police team recovered the bomb, which Read More …

Bangladesh: Police suspects extremists link behind explosion at Paltan area

The police suspect that extremists were behind an explosion and recovery of bomb-like water bottle at Paltan area in the past two days as district police were instructed to remain alert. There was an explosion on Friday night at Paltan Read More …

Dhaka: ‘New Neo JMB cell behind remote bomb’

The Improvised Explosives Device that went off at a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar on Friday was detonated by remote control. A separate cell of the IS-inspired militant outfit Neo JMB carried out the attack. The IED was powerful Read More …

Three more crude bombs explode at Dhaka University

Three more crude bombs exploded near Dhaka University’s Kalabhaban (Arts building) and Ducsu building yesterday. A man wearing a red jacket exploded two crude bombs on the campus around 10:45am, said witnesses. Several people tried to catch him but he Read More …

2 policemen injured in ISIS attack targeting Bangladesh Minister in Dhaka

The bomb was thrown from the footbridge at the Science Lab intersection on Saturday night when the Minister was passing through the area, reports said. Two policemen were injured in a blast near the car of a Bangladeshi Minister in Read More …

Safety experts concerned by repeated security lapses at Dhaka airport

Recent security lapses at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have raised eyebrows among safety experts, as multiple passengers have managed to sneak firearms past terminal gates. Lax security at the airport not only poses threats for passengers, but also Read More …