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Nine militants killed in Dhaka police raid INTERNATIONAL

Nine militants killed in Dhaka police raid

Bangladeshi police killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gunbattle on Tuesday after storming a hideout where they said a new mass attack was being planned.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cafe attack: Bangladesh arrests four militants INTERNATIONAL

Cafe attack: Bangladesh arrests four militants

Bangladesh's security force arrested four members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) on Thursday, including a regional leader of the banned group blamed for the Islamist attack on a cafe in Dhaka in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh court orders seven years jail for opposition leader's son INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh court orders seven years jail for opposition leader's son

A Bangladesh court Thursday sentenced the eldest son of the main opposition leader to seven years in prison for money laundering, a prosecutor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh says 261 missing amid radicalisation fears INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh says 261 missing amid radicalisation fears

Doctors, engineers and university students are among 261 people officially missing in Bangladesh, with some feared recruited by Islamic militant groups, as the country reels from a wave of deadly attacks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New suspects spotted in Dhaka cafe attack in CCTV footage INTERNATIONAL

New suspects spotted in Dhaka cafe attack in CCTV footage

Bangladeshi investigators poring over CCTV footage believe they have spotted four new suspects, including a woman, involved in a bloody attack on a cafe in Dhaka this month, a senior security official said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh charges 38 with murder over garment factory collapse INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh charges 38 with murder over garment factory collapse

A court in Bangladesh formally charged 38 people with murder on Monday in connection with the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in the country's worst industrial disaster.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh regulates Friday sermons after attacks INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh regulates Friday sermons after attacks

Bangladesh on Friday moved to regulate weekly sermons in hundreds of thousands of mosques as part of a stepped-up campaign to combat Islamist extremism, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two international meetings switched from Bangladesh after attack INTERNATIONAL

Two international meetings switched from Bangladesh after attack

An Asia-Pacific money laundering group has moved its meeting out of Bangladesh citing security concerns, 10 days after militants stormed a cafe in the capital and killed 20 people, mostly foreigners.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after 'torture' INTERNATIONAL

Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after 'torture'

A Bangladeshi teenager who police say was a suspect in last week's deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Militant attack on Bangladesh Eid festival kills 3, wounds 14 INTERNATIONAL

Militant attack on Bangladesh Eid festival kills 3, wounds 14

Militants on Thursday attacked Bangladeshi police guarding the country's biggest festival marking the end of Ramadan, killing three people and wounding 14, days after Islamic State claimed a major attack in the capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Policeman dead after Bangladesh Eid prayer attack INTERNATIONAL

Policeman dead after Bangladesh Eid prayer attack

At least one policeman was killed and five others wounded Thursday following an explosion and a gunbattle near a mass prayer gathering to celebrate Eid in northern Bangladesh, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh police say may have shot hostage INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh police say may have shot hostage

Bangladesh police shot dead the pizza chef of a Dhaka restaurant, mistakenly thinking he was one of the militants

4:45 AM November 25 2016