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January - 9 
On January 9, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel neutralized a hideout of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered locally-made iron cases, used for making grenades, and a large amount of explosives. The recoveries were made at the Badda locality of capital Dhaka. The s
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On January 9, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel neutralized a hideout of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered locally-made iron cases, used for making grenades, and a large amount of explosives. The recoveries were made at the Badda locality of capital Dhaka. The seizure included 34 kilograms of power-gel packed in 68 packets (each containing 500gm), 40 improvised iron casings for making grenades, four kilograms of ammonium nitrate in eight packets (each containing 500gm) and a book on Jihad. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident. Further, another person was arrested at Narsingdi. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil Ullah alias Shaikat, Hassan Ali alias Hridoy, and Shoyeb alias Jahir.
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February - 22 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on February 22 neutralised an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Tejgaon industrial area of Dhaka, reports Daily Star. The owner of the factory identified as Abul Kalam Azad was arrested and found various arms making instruments and a lathe machine.
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on February 22 neutralised an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Tejgaon industrial area of Dhaka, reports Daily Star. The owner of the factory identified as Abul Kalam Azad was arrested and found various arms making instruments and a lathe machine.
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March - 25 
A Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) outfit, identified as Monjurul Ahsan Monju, was arrested by the Police personal at Kakran village in Dhamrai upazila of the Dhaka District on March 25, reports Daily Star. They recovered two CDs from the incident site.
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A Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) outfit, identified as Monjurul Ahsan Monju, was arrested by the Police personal at Kakran village in Dhamrai upazila of the Dhaka District on March 25, reports Daily Star. They recovered two CDs from the incident site.
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March - 30 
Daily Star reports that Police arrested 22 cadres of the Islamist outfit, Hizbut Tahrir Bangladesh in capital Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on March 30 evening. The arrested militants, members of the cultural wing of the outfit, are mostly students of Dhaka University and North South University and were
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Daily Star reports that Police arrested 22 cadres of the Islamist outfit, Hizbut Tahrir Bangladesh in capital Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on March 30 evening. The arrested militants, members of the cultural wing of the outfit, are mostly students of Dhaka University and North South University and were holding a secret meeting at a house on the third floor of a five-storied building at Aziz Mohalla in the area. Police recovered leaflets, posters, compact disks (CDs) and books from the house.
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April - 6 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested seven members of a little known militant outfit, the Hijbe Abu Omar (HAO) from different places in and outside the capital Dhaka since March 29. According to Daily Star, while tracking an abduction incident, personnel arrested HAO member Mahadi Hasan a
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested seven members of a little known militant outfit, the Hijbe Abu Omar (HAO) from different places in and outside the capital Dhaka since March 29. According to Daily Star, while tracking an abduction incident, personnel arrested HAO member Mahadi Hasan alias Kwafi at the city's Badda area on March 29. Following Kafi's statement, Abu Yusuf alias Sagar alias Shourav and Nazmul Haque were arrested from different places in the capital. Acting on information extracted from the three detainees, RAB personnel with the aid of local police, recovered two revolvers, a shutter gun and 10 bullets from Mohammad Bayezid, caretaker of Nurul Ulum Jamia Madrassa (seminary) in Bhaluka. Subsequently, explosives and other materials, enough to manufacture four homemade grenades were recovered from Akramuzzaman, imam of Sardabari mosque at Shaestabad in Barisal city on April 4.
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April - 15 
The joint forces arrested Arafat Rahman, younger son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, during a raid at her residence in the capital Dhaka on April 15-night, according to Daily Star. However, it was still not known on what charges Arafat Rahman was detained and where he was taken. A couple of ho
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The joint forces arrested Arafat Rahman, younger son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, during a raid at her residence in the capital Dhaka on April 15-night, according to Daily Star. However, it was still not known on what charges Arafat Rahman was detained and where he was taken. A couple of hours before Arafat was arrested, top officials of the joint forces reportedly had gone to Khaleda's residence and advised her to leave the country. She is learnt to have told the joint forces that she is ready to face any consequence but will not leave the country. Her elder son Tarique Rahman, who was arrested on March 8 by the army-led security forces, was sent to jail on March 12.
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May - 14 
Former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah was arrested along with his son Shah Rezaul Hannan from his residence at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka on May 14 on charge of extortion, reports Daily Star. Shortly after the arrest, police produced both before a Gazipur
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Former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah was arrested along with his son Shah Rezaul Hannan from his residence at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka on May 14 on charge of extortion, reports Daily Star. Shortly after the arrest, police produced both before a Gazipur court which placed them on a five-day remand. This is the first ever arrest of an former army officer turned politician since the interim government started a crackdown on corrupt high profile politicians, businessmen and professionals. Hannan had recently criticised the interim government's move to send the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia into exile.
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May - 18 
Daily Star reports that security forces on May 18 recovered a pistol and seven bullets from the office of a school principal of Dakkhin Bisil Adarsha Bidya Niketon in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur area. Three people, including the chairman of the institution's governing body, Mohammadullah Bahar,
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Daily Star reports that security forces on May 18 recovered a pistol and seven bullets from the office of a school principal of Dakkhin Bisil Adarsha Bidya Niketon in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur area. Three people, including the chairman of the institution's governing body, Mohammadullah Bahar, were arrested in connection with the recovery.
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May - 24 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on May 24 claimed to have arrested two cadres of the militant outfit Jadid al Qaeda Bangladesh who allegedly threatened to blow up the Jatiya Press Club in the national capital Dhaka on May 8. One of the arrested militants, Mohammad Ibrahim, was also a close ac
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on May 24 claimed to have arrested two cadres of the militant outfit Jadid al Qaeda Bangladesh who allegedly threatened to blow up the Jatiya Press Club in the national capital Dhaka on May 8. One of the arrested militants, Mohammad Ibrahim, was also a close accomplice of listed criminal Pichchi Hannan, who was killed in a crossfire by the RAB on August 6, 2004. The other militant, identified as Nawab Ali, was arrested from Karwan Bazaar in Dhaka on May 22. Following information provided by him, police arrested Ibrahim from Hizla in the Barisal district on May 23. A mobile phone was recovered from his possession.
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June - 24 
Daily Star reports that Police on June 24 pressed charges against detained former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar in connection with possessing illegal firearms and ammunition at his residence in the Gulshan locality of capital Dhaka. In a separate development, former Bangladesh Nationalis
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Daily Star reports that Police on June 24 pressed charges against detained former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar in connection with possessing illegal firearms and ammunition at his residence in the Gulshan locality of capital Dhaka. In a separate development, former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) parliamentarian Mossaddak Ali Falu was placed on a five-day fresh remand in a case filed in connection with misappropriating government relief materials. Separately, a court in Dhaka, adjourned the proceedings of a criminal case filed under the Public Safety Act against detained former law minister barrister Moudud Ahmed, former state minister for labour and employment Aman Ullah Aman and three other former BNP parliamentarians.
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June - 28 
Abul Hossain Tutul, a suspected militant arrested in connection with planting bombs on the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus, was sent to Dhaka on June 28 for interrogation. He was earlier taken on a 10-day remand, after being arrested from his shop 'Messrs Karim Hardwa
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Abul Hossain Tutul, a suspected militant arrested in connection with planting bombs on the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus, was sent to Dhaka on June 28 for interrogation. He was earlier taken on a 10-day remand, after being arrested from his shop 'Messrs Karim Hardwares' near RUET main gate on June 25.
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July - 9 July - 10
Five militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including two top leaders, were arrested in a series of raids by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka and Mymensingh on July 9 and 10, reports Daily Star. The leaders were identified as Asadul Islam alias Arif, a member of JMB's recon
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Five militants of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including two top leaders, were arrested in a series of raids by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka and Mymensingh on July 9 and 10, reports Daily Star. The leaders were identified as Asadul Islam alias Arif, a member of JMB's reconstituted Majlish-e-Shura (the highest decision-making body), and Anwar Hossain alias Faruq, a Shura (governing body) member. The others were the outfit’s regional commander for Mymensingh, Shafiqul Islam alias Rakib, Sagar Hossain alias Sayem and Saiful Islam. Arif was convicted in absentia for the killing of two judges at Jhalakathi on November 14, 2005. Six others convicted in the same case, including the outfit’s chief Abdur Rahman and his deputy Bangla Bhai, were executed in different jails on March 29, 2007. Two 9mm pistols with nine bullets, seven computers, a large number of compact disks and books on jihad were recovered from the arrested militants. Hasan Mahmud Khandakar, Director-General of the RAB, told New Age, "We succeeded in breaking the backbone of the banned outfit, but we decided to intensify our drives to nab the outfit’s members who are scattered throughout the country".
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July - 16 
On July 16 at around daybreak, Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Dhanmondi residence in national capital Dhaka on charges of extortion, Daily Star reports. She was produced at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court, Dhaka which sent her to a sub-jail, located a
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On July 16 at around daybreak, Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Dhanmondi residence in national capital Dhaka on charges of extortion, Daily Star reports. She was produced at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court, Dhaka which sent her to a sub-jail, located at a two-storey house in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (national parliament) complex. On June 13, Managing Director of East Coast Trading Ltd Azam J Chowdhury had filed the case at Gulshan Police Station, accusing Sheikh Hasina and AL leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim of extorting Taka 29.6 million from him for the installation work of a 210-megawatt power plant at Siddhirganj.
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August - 2 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four militants of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with ten kilograms of explosives and ten grenades from the Mirpur area in national capital Dhaka on August 2, reports New Age. They were identified as Ishak Sheikh of Gopalganj district,
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four militants of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with ten kilograms of explosives and ten grenades from the Mirpur area in national capital Dhaka on August 2, reports New Age. They were identified as Ishak Sheikh of Gopalganj district, Rafiqul Islam of Jamalpur district, Khalilur Rahman of Rangpur district and Mohammad Anis of Bogra district. A soldering iron, a coil of soldering led, a drill machine, an emitter, four pressure switches, two capacitors, two metres of electric wire, one 1.5 volt battery and three books on jihad were also recovered from their possession. RAB has been raiding several places in Dhaka since August 1 after receiving information that JMB militants have set up some hideouts.
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August - 6 
Security forces arrested a militant of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Abdus Samad, from Dhaka in a raid at Khilgaon in the Dhaka district on August 6, Daily Star reports. Samad was wanted in cases relating to bank robbery and murder.
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Security forces arrested a militant of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Abdus Samad, from Dhaka in a raid at Khilgaon in the Dhaka district on August 6, Daily Star reports. Samad was wanted in cases relating to bank robbery and murder.
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August - 8 
Daily Star reports that three persons were arrested in connection with the recovery of 29 rocket projectiles from the office of Trans Air Express courier service in the Arambagh area of capital Dhaka on August 8-night.
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Daily Star reports that three persons were arrested in connection with the recovery of 29 rocket projectiles from the office of Trans Air Express courier service in the Arambagh area of capital Dhaka on August 8-night.
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September - 3 
On September 3 (today), former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was arrested from her Dhaka cantonment house along with her younger son Arafat Rahman on charges of corruption, reports Times of India. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on September 2 had filed a case against Zia alleging that
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On September 3 (today), former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was arrested from her Dhaka cantonment house along with her younger son Arafat Rahman on charges of corruption, reports Times of India. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on September 2 had filed a case against Zia alleging that she illegally influenced the selection of an operator for two state-run container depot during her second term as prime minister. Daily Star reports that the Global Agro Trade (Private) Company Ltd, an indenting house had been selected for container handling at the Dhaka Inland Container Depot (ICD) and the Chittagong Port ICD yard despite its lacking experience and skills.
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Nine suspected militants belonging to the Harkat ul-Jihad-i-Islami- Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were arrested from Narsingdi, Jhenidah, Magura, Khulna and Dhaka on October 28 and 29 along with the huge cache of arms and explosives, reports Daily Star. The cache included 60 kilograms of explosives, 16 grenad
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Nine suspected militants belonging to the Harkat ul-Jihad-i-Islami- Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were arrested from Narsingdi, Jhenidah, Magura, Khulna and Dhaka on October 28 and 29 along with the huge cache of arms and explosives, reports Daily Star. The cache included 60 kilograms of explosives, 16 grenades, rifles, handguns, various equipment and ammunition. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) sources said that two of the nine arrested had taken part in the August 21, 2004 grenade blasts at an Awami League (AL) rally in capital Dhaka, while the rest were involved indirectly in the incident. The arrested were identified as Hossain Ahmed alias Tamim, Abul Kalam Azad alias Bulbul, Jahangir Alam, Abdul Kuddus, Omar Faruq, Amirul Islam, Ali Ahmed, Mokaddes Billah and Mohammad Baki Billah.
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November - 27 
On November 27, police arrested two Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants from a student mess in Zakir Hossain Road in the Mohammadpur locality of Dhaka for their suspected links to the August 21, 2004-grenade attacks on an Awami League rally in the national capital and Ramna Batam
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On November 27, police arrested two Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants from a student mess in Zakir Hossain Road in the Mohammadpur locality of Dhaka for their suspected links to the August 21, 2004-grenade attacks on an Awami League rally in the national capital and Ramna Batamul blasts in 2001. Daily Star reports that the duo was identified as Maulana Mohammad Monir Hossain and Maulana Mohammad Idris. Both were subsequently produced in a court which remanded them to police custody for five days.
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December - 17 
A suspected militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed and two Rapid Action Battalion personnel were injured during an hour-long encounter at the Maddhya Badda locality in the national capital Dhaka on December 17, reports Daily Star. The slain militant was id
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A suspected militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed and two Rapid Action Battalion personnel were injured during an hour-long encounter at the Maddhya Badda locality in the national capital Dhaka on December 17, reports Daily Star. The slain militant was identified as Kamal of Jamalpur town. Another militant, identified as Al Beruni alias Sabuj alias Rony, belonging to the lesser known outfit Islamic Dal was arrested. A rifle, a revolver, two pistols, and seven bullets were recovered from the arrested militant.
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