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With violent confrontations on the rise, there is an increasing fear of the radicalization of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. A recent accusation from Indian intelligence points the finger at its Pakistani counterparts.Last Saturday, in the hilly jungles near the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, police forces were involved in a gunfight with a criminal gang. Local news sources reported that the police rescued three Rohingya who were kidnapped and held for ransom. Earlier that week, a clash between two armed groups in the camps injured 14 Rohingya refugees. “There were two groups,” Mohammad Kashem, one of the...

The trial judge of Judges killing case has signed and sent the death warrants for the immediate execution of the death sentences of the seven topmost leaders and killers of Jamiate Mujahideen Bangladesh, the Islamic militant organisation on Thursday afternoon after receiving the confirmation of death sentences in death reference hearing. The death sentences of the convicted for killing of two judges of Jhalakati courts now may be carried out in different jails of the country after fixation of the place, date and time by the Ministry of Home Affairs, related sources said. Earlier, on Thursday, the Additional District and...

Bangladesh's High Court on Thursday confirmed the death sentences handed down by a trial court to seven leaders of outlawed Jamaatul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) including Shaekh Abdur Rahman and his deputy Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai. A High Court bench comprising Justice Mohammad Ali Asgar Khan and Justice Mohammad Emdadul Haque confirmed the capital punishment after six days of hearing on the death reference as required by the law of the land. "The prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt," Justice Khan told the court as the bench confirmed the lower court verdict. "Islam does not permit terrorism," added the High...

The suicide bomber in yesterday's Gazipur blast claimed to be a member of the suicide squad of banned Jama'atul Muhahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and to have carried out the bomb attack following 'Allah's order'. Police caught him right after the blast from the spot. Admitting to carrying out the bomb attack, he introduced himself as Abdur Razzak, 20, son of Abdul Khalek, of Chapainawabganj. He also had about 20 JMB leaflets with him when arrested. On information provided by Razzak, Chapainawabganj police picked up 10 of his relatives and neighbours, raiding his and grandfather's homes at Jamaat dominated Tikrampur areas in...

Two killed, over 200 injured in 63 districts: an Islamic group claims responsibility String of bomb blasts rock Bangladesh Countrywide security alert ordered, check posts installed in each district Panic gripped the entire nation following the series of time-bomb explosions in all the district headquarters except Munshiganj that left at least two persons killed and more than 200 others injured on Wednesday. Of the dead, a minor boy was killed on the spot at Savar and a rickshawpuller succumbed to the injuries in Chapainababganj district in the bomb attack and over 50 seriously injured victims were undergoing treatment at...