Police arrested Jamaat-ul-Ansar mastermind Shamin Mahfouz on June 23, 2023. Earlier, they had arrested his associate Yasin and arms supplier Kabir Ahmed in January. During interrogation, Shamin Mahfouz revealed that he had a deal with the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) to receive weapons and necessary training. Shamin Mahfouz formed Jamaatul Ansar under the…
The Home Minister said KNF members attacked Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Mamunur Rahman and Constable Tauhidul Islam and snatched two light machine guns and eight Chinese rifles and shotguns from Ansar members in the upazila complex. Local law enforcement sources said the terrorists also looted bullets.Meanwhile, Special Superintendent of Police, CID, Chattogram area, Shahnewaz Khalid…
Dozens of militants launched an hours-long gun attack on a police station in northern Pakistan early Monday, killing at least 10 officers, a senior commander said. The attack comes just days before general election voting in Pakistan, where there have already been dozens of attacks on candidates and party supporters. “More than 30 militants attacked…
But progress has been extremely slow with 1,104 victims still unidentified. The last two identified were in 2021. When the Trade Center’s south tower, and then its north, collapsed with a deafening roar, sending a flood of fire onto the streets of Manhattan below, choking on brown dust and twisted steel, the violence was so…
Law enforcement agencies launched a joint operation at 6:00 am on Tuesday in remote Kalapahar areas of Kulaura Upazila of Maulvibazar. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Detective Branch (DB) and local police stations were involved in the operation.
Rafiul Islam, 22, is one of the ten people who were arrested on Saturday from Kulaura in Moulvibazar for their alleged involvement in militancy. Rafiul’s father Saiful Islam expressed grief, saying, “I am shocked to see that my son’s name is in the list of militants. My heart is filled with pain.” He said, “I…
After he went missing, Sohail’s father Helaluddin filed a general diary entry on July 31 at the Inayatpur police station in Sirajganj. When contacted, the father said that he had no information about the two being linked to any militant outfit. The CTTC chief further said that a new terrorist organization – Imam Mahmudar Kafela…
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is conducting an operation on a suspected terrorist hideout in the hilly areas of Moulvibazar. DMP deputy commissioner (media and public relations) MD Farooq Hussain confirmed the development in a text message on Saturday morning. According to locals, members of law…
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested four members of the newly formed militant outfit Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal Sharqiya from the airport area of Sylhet, UNB reports. Confirming their arrest in a press conference on Tuesday, RAB-9 said they conducted an overnight operation on Monday based on intelligence inputs and arrested the…
It was not immediately clear what motivated the attack, but witnesses said gunmen arrived and opened fire, killing several people. In the same state, a separate incident occurred on Wednesday in the remote Umogidi village of Otukpo local government area, when suspected herdsmen killed villagers at a funeral, Otukpo chairman Bako Eje told Reuters. Paul…
DMP commissioner sees no militant threat to Mother Language Day events
Meanwhile, the question has also come up as to why the KNF gave shelter to a different religious group. As per available information, increasing manpower or strength was more important than financial matters. Parbatya Chattagram Jan Samiti Samiti (JSS) is the main opponent of KNF which came into limelight early last year. There were skirmishes…
Militant leader arrested from Jatrabari: RAB
“Putting up posters is not the main concern of the police. As each of the mentioned persons are criminals and have cases against them, we will arrest them and take legal steps as soon as we find them. The poster features Ataullah alias Khalid, Maulvi Mostaq, Maulvi Lal Mohammad alias Borhan, Noor Kamal alias Sami…
The suspects have been identified as Nizamuddin Hiron alias Yusuf (30), Sadiqur Rehman Suman alias Farqun (30), Saleh Ahmed alias Saiha (27), Bayazid Islam alias Bairu (21) and a 17-year-old unidentified boy. happened in the form The RAB told a press conference in Bandarban on Thursday that the suspected teenager was among eight Kamila youths…