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Bangladesh arrests over 100 Islamists in crackdown after killings INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh arrests over 100 Islamists in crackdown after killings

Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested at least 103 militants as part of a broad crackdown on Islamists after a wave of deadly attacks on members of minority groups and liberal activists, police said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh makes 2,000 more arrests in anti-militant crackdown INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh makes 2,000 more arrests in anti-militant crackdown

Bangladesh police have arrested an additional 2,000 suspected criminals including Islamist militants in an ongoing crackdown on extremists following a spate of gruesome murders, an officer said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State claims third attack in week on Bangladesh minorities INTERNATIONAL

Islamic State claims third attack in week on Bangladesh minorities

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu monastery worker who was stabbed to death in Bangladesh, a monitoring service tracking militant online activity reported a day after the slaying.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hindu monastery worker hacked to death in Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Hindu monastery worker hacked to death in Bangladesh

Unidentified assailants hacked a 62-year-old Hindu monastery worker to death in Bangladesh on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of such attacks on religious minorities in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh cracks down on militants after priest killed INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh cracks down on militants after priest killed

Bangladesh police yesterday launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist militants as a 70-year-old Hindu priest

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Crackdown on Bangladesh Islamists as Hindu murdered INTERNATIONAL

Crackdown on Bangladesh Islamists as Hindu murdered

Bangladesh police on Tuesday launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist militants as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by suspected jihadists

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh bans multiple motorcycle passengers after deadly attacks INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh bans multiple motorcycle passengers after deadly attacks

Bangladesh’s home minister yesterday announced a ban on motorcyclists carrying more than one passenger....

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh bans three on a bike after policeman's wife killed INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh bans three on a bike after policeman's wife killed

Bangladesh slapped a ban on more than one person riding pillion on a motorcycle on Monday, a day after the wife of a prominent security official was shot dead by three suspected Islamist militants riding a motorbike.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Christian hacked to death in latest Bangladesh attack INTERNATIONAL

Christian hacked to death in latest Bangladesh attack

Unidentified men hacked to death a Christian grocer near a church in Bangladesh's northwest on Sunday, police said, amid growing attacks on religious minorities and secular activists by Islamist militants.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspected militants kill wife of Bangladesh anti-terror police officer INTERNATIONAL

Suspected militants kill wife of Bangladesh anti-terror police officer

The wife of a police official known for battling Islamist extremism was shot dead in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in what police suspected was the latest in a series of attacks by militants in the mainly Muslim South Asian nation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh looks for JV projects with India ECONOMY

Bangladesh looks for JV projects with India

Bangladesh is keen to develop its industries in a joint venture with India and boost bilateral trade, Bangladesh Industry Minister Alhaz Amir Hossain Amu said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh court bars MPs from heading school, college committees INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh court bars MPs from heading school, college committees

In a significant judgement to depoliticise private educational institutions, the high court (HC) in Bangladesh yesterday...

4:45 AM November 25 2016