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January - 19 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three Pakistanis of Myanmar origin on January 19 on suspicion of having links with the banned militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). DB arrested Mehmud (26), Osman (23) and Fakhrul Hasan (50) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka city in posses
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three Pakistanis of Myanmar origin on January 19 on suspicion of having links with the banned militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). DB arrested Mehmud (26), Osman (23) and Fakhrul Hasan (50) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka city in possession of a laptop containing manuals for making bombs and using firearms. DB claimed that the trio had links with militant groups in Bangladesh as well and Mehmud and Osman were experts in making 12 types of bombs, including car bombs and grenades.
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January - 24 
Police arrested eight cadres of banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Dhaka city's Khilkhet area on January 24, reports The Daily Star. Police recovered around 1,000 leaflets, 25 magazines, four jihadi (holy war) books and eight banners from their possessions.
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Police arrested eight cadres of banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Dhaka city's Khilkhet area on January 24, reports The Daily Star. Police recovered around 1,000 leaflets, 25 magazines, four jihadi (holy war) books and eight banners from their possessions.
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March - 14 
Detectives have arrested five suspects (from undisclosed location) possibly linked to the February 23, 2014 snatching incident of three convicted militants from a Police van in Mymensingh. Two of those picked up are Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants and garment merchants, who are suspec
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Detectives have arrested five suspects (from undisclosed location) possibly linked to the February 23, 2014 snatching incident of three convicted militants from a Police van in Mymensingh. Two of those picked up are Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants and garment merchants, who are suspected for financing the ambush. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective Branch) Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Sanowar Hossain comented, “Altogether eleven people including these five have been arrested in connection with the incident. Two of them are businessmen, who, police suspect financed the ambush in Mymensingh.” Police also recovered more than 4 kilograms of explosives, 14 rounds of ammunition, a manual on staging an ambush and a motorcycle from those detained, he said.
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June - 11 
Police arrested 'regional leader' of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (Red flag faction), PBCP-Red Flag, identified as Mohammad Rashed Hossain from a house in Ashulia area of Savar in Dhaka city on June 11, reports Daily Star. Shahed Mahamud, officer in-charge of Santhia Police Station, said being tipp
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Police arrested 'regional leader' of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (Red flag faction), PBCP-Red Flag, identified as Mohammad Rashed Hossain from a house in Ashulia area of Savar in Dhaka city on June 11, reports Daily Star. Shahed Mahamud, officer in-charge of Santhia Police Station, said being tipped-off a team of Santhia Police arrested Rashed from his hideout in Ashulia area.
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June - 18 
Meanwhile, Police arrested 24 cadres of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, the female student wing of JeI, in Dhaka city's Khilgaon area while they were holding a meeting in a flat on June 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are students of different universities and colleges in Dhaka city. They were ar
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Meanwhile, Police arrested 24 cadres of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, the female student wing of JeI, in Dhaka city's Khilgaon area while they were holding a meeting in a flat on June 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are students of different universities and colleges in Dhaka city. They were arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out subversive activities.
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June - 29 
Police arrested 19 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in two separate incidents in Mithapukur sub-District of Rangpur District and Dhaka city on June 29, reports The Daily Star. Of them, 10 were arrested in Mithapukur sub-District and the rest nine from
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Police arrested 19 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in two separate incidents in Mithapukur sub-District of Rangpur District and Dhaka city on June 29, reports The Daily Star. Of them, 10 were arrested in Mithapukur sub-District and the rest nine from Dhaka city. Police said that the arrestees were wanted in cases for attacking and torching polling centers and snatching ballot boxes and ballot papers during the January 5 Parliamentary polls and the night before the Election Day.
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July - 30 
Three cadres of Jama'tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested in Sayedabad bus terminal area of Dhaka city on July 30, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Shamin Mahfuz alias Sumon, Zahidur Rahman and Ismail Hossain. Police also recovered some bomb-making materials and one
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Three cadres of Jama'tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested in Sayedabad bus terminal area of Dhaka city on July 30, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees were identified as Shamin Mahfuz alias Sumon, Zahidur Rahman and Ismail Hossain. Police also recovered some bomb-making materials and one laptop from them.
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September - 7 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on September 7 arrested a fugitive Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant in connection with the August 17, 2005 countrywide serial bomb blasts from Dhaka city's Bhatara area, reports The Daily Star. RAB told that the arrestee, Mohammad Sagir Hossain (4
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on September 7 arrested a fugitive Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant in connection with the August 17, 2005 countrywide serial bomb blasts from Dhaka city's Bhatara area, reports The Daily Star. RAB told that the arrestee, Mohammad Sagir Hossain (45), is a charge sheeted accused in a case for blasting bombs near the then Zia International Airport terminal, now Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of Dhaka city. RAB further said two other JMB militants, who were arrested earlier in connection with the bomb attacks, in their confessional statements said Sagir was directly involved in the airport bomb blasts. On August 17, 2005, around 500 bombs went off at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 Districts across the country. The bombs exploded in half an hour from 11:30 am. JMB claimed responsibility for the blasts.
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September - 24 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants and two Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants from different parts of Dhaka city, reports The Independent. The three HuJI-B militants, identified as Saiful Islam (24), Shafiqul Islam Shafi
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants and two Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants from different parts of Dhaka city, reports The Independent. The three HuJI-B militants, identified as Saiful Islam (24), Shafiqul Islam Shafiq (35) and Mohammad Hasanullah (24), were arrested from Rampura area on September 24 along with explosives, bomb-making substances and electronic circuits used for remote-controlling explosions. Police told that the trio was working to organize Rohingyas with the aim of carrying out destructive activities in Myanmar.
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September - 25 
Police arrested Hafizur Rahman (22), a second-year student of Tibbiya Government College in Sylhet District, from Dhaka city's Purana Paltan area on September 25 for allegedly recruiting members for Islamic State (IS), reports The Daily Star. Police claimed that Hafizur was a ring leader of an inter
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Police arrested Hafizur Rahman (22), a second-year student of Tibbiya Government College in Sylhet District, from Dhaka city's Purana Paltan area on September 25 for allegedly recruiting members for Islamic State (IS), reports The Daily Star. Police claimed that Hafizur was a ring leader of an international militant organization that recruits Jihadis from across the world. During primary interrogation, Hafizur admitted that he was engaged in collecting members from across the country, especially in Sylhet and Habiganj Districts. Hafizur also confessed his link with Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
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September - 25 
The two JMB militants, identified as Asif Adnan (26) and Fazle Elahi Tanjil (24), were arrested from Shegunbagicha area on September 25. Police claimed that the duo admitted their involvement with the Ansarulla Bangla Team. They also claimed that they were preparing to fly to Syria to join the Islam
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The two JMB militants, identified as Asif Adnan (26) and Fazle Elahi Tanjil (24), were arrested from Shegunbagicha area on September 25. Police claimed that the duo admitted their involvement with the Ansarulla Bangla Team. They also claimed that they were preparing to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State militants.
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September - 28 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) at Kamalapur area in Dhaka city on September 28, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrestee is identified as Saimur Rahman alias Ebney Hamdad, a United Kingdom (UK) citizen of Bangladeshi origin. Police said that Saimur had c
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) at Kamalapur area in Dhaka city on September 28, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrestee is identified as Saimur Rahman alias Ebney Hamdad, a United Kingdom (UK) citizen of Bangladeshi origin. Police said that Saimur had come to Bangladesh six months ago to appoint members for IS.
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October - 24 
A team of Detective Branch of Police arrested four Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) leaders and activists from Uttara and Tikatuli in Dhaka and Narayanganj District on October 24, along with different types of explosives, detonators and bomb-making materials, reports The Daily Star.
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A team of Detective Branch of Police arrested four Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) leaders and activists from Uttara and Tikatuli in Dhaka and Narayanganj District on October 24, along with different types of explosives, detonators and bomb-making materials, reports The Daily Star.
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October - 25 
Police arrested Moazzem Hossain Alal, chief of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the Awami League (AL), along with 62 activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its front organisations from his Lalmatia residence in Dhaka city, in a bid to foil their alleged plan to carry out subversive activ
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Police arrested Moazzem Hossain Alal, chief of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the Awami League (AL), along with 62 activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its front organisations from his Lalmatia residence in Dhaka city, in a bid to foil their alleged plan to carry out subversive activities during hartal (general strike) on October 25, reports The Daily Star. “The Jubo Dal chief was planning to instigate leaders and activists of different Islamic parties to carry out subversive activities during today's hartal,” Biplob Kumar Sarkar, Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said.
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October - 29 
Protesting the capital punishment of its chief, JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres went on the rampage across the country on October 29, reports The Independent. In Chapainawabganj District, 20 people including two Policemen were injured when JeI-ICS cadres clashed with Poli
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Protesting the capital punishment of its chief, JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres went on the rampage across the country on October 29, reports The Independent. In Chapainawabganj District, 20 people including two Policemen were injured when JeI-ICS cadres clashed with Police at Shibganj bazar area. In Bogra District, Police arrested 16 JeI-ICS cadres for bringing out processions at different places protesting against the verdict. In Satkhira District, Police arrested 13 leaders and cadres of JeI-ICS for bringing out procession at the Kalibari intersection. In Dhaka city, Police arrested seven JeI-ICS cadres while they tried to bring out processions at Gulshan, Mugda, Moghbazar, Motijheel, Uttara and Mirpur areas. JeI has called for strike on October 30 , November 2 and November 3.
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October - 30 
10 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were injured in Dhaka city in the crackdown on the first day of the countrywide hartal (general strike) on October 30, reports The Independent. Police arrested 35 JeI-ICS cadres from Dhaka city. Barring some stray incid
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10 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were injured in Dhaka city in the crackdown on the first day of the countrywide hartal (general strike) on October 30, reports The Independent. Police arrested 35 JeI-ICS cadres from Dhaka city. Barring some stray incidents of clashes and vandalism of vehicles, the first day of the countrywide hartal passed off peacefully.
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November - 1 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three militants of banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) from Postogola area in Dhaka city on November 1, reports The Daily Star. The identities of the arrestees were not known immediately. Additional Deputy Commissioner Saidur Rahman sa
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three militants of banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) from Postogola area in Dhaka city on November 1, reports The Daily Star. The identities of the arrestees were not known immediately. Additional Deputy Commissioner Saidur Rahman said “Among them, two were preparing to go abroad for receiving training.”
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November - 3 
18 JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested in Dhaka city and Chittagong District on November 3, reports The Independent. In Dhaka city, Police arrested 15 JeI-ICS cadres from a mess under Uttara East Police Station with huge number of jihadi (Islamist) books. In Chi
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18 JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested in Dhaka city and Chittagong District on November 3, reports The Independent. In Dhaka city, Police arrested 15 JeI-ICS cadres from a mess under Uttara East Police Station with huge number of jihadi (Islamist) books. In Chittagong District, Police in a drive arrested three JeI-ICS cadres from a student mess in Akbershah area. They also recovered leaflets, jihadi books from them.
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November - 3 
Dhaka University (DU)’s Shamsunnahar hall authorities arrested three DU students on November 3 for their alleged involvement with Islami Chhatri Shangstha, the female wing of ICS and Hizb ut-Tahrir. They were identified as Umme Kulsum Koli, a 3rd year student of World Religions and Culture Departmen
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Dhaka University (DU)’s Shamsunnahar hall authorities arrested three DU students on November 3 for their alleged involvement with Islami Chhatri Shangstha, the female wing of ICS and Hizb ut-Tahrir. They were identified as Umme Kulsum Koli, a 3rd year student of World Religions and Culture Department; Fahmida Akter, 4th year student of English Department; and Mimona Akter, 1st year student of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the University. Many books related with Islami Chhatri Shangshta and Hizb ut-Tahrir were also recovered from them. The detained students confessed that they were involved with these organizations.
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November - 4 
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a top commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) following a raid at Sayedabad area in Dhaka city on November 4, reports The Independent. The arrested was identified as Khairul Bashar (30) alias Ibrahim, the acting operation commander of t
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The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a top commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) following a raid at Sayedabad area in Dhaka city on November 4, reports The Independent. The arrested was identified as Khairul Bashar (30) alias Ibrahim, the acting operation commander of the banned Islamist outfit. Joint Commissioner DB Monirul Islam said, “Ibrahim had received militant training under the supervision of the Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for two years and recently returned to the country with the objective to establish militancy training camps in remote areas. As per the information provided by him, a total of 12 more persons were trained in three phases in the last two years in Pakistan.”
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November - 5 
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the pages' administrator of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Mohammad Morshed Alam alias Masum alias Tractor, at his house in Dhaka city's Kallyanpur on November 5. After arrest of the pages' administrator the DB said, “As internet has bee
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The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the pages' administrator of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Mohammad Morshed Alam alias Masum alias Tractor, at his house in Dhaka city's Kallyanpur on November 5. After arrest of the pages' administrator the DB said, “As internet has been one of the main tools of communication, ABT is spreading the doctrine of jihad (holy war) through 117 web pages including on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. The group is disseminating not only militant ideology by uploading provocative contents but also running anti-state and anti-Government propaganda on the platforms.”
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November - 6 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on November 6 arrested Maulana Abu Bakar Siddique alias Hafez Selim Hawlader (35), a top leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) from Keraniganj in Dhaka city, reports The Daily Star. Siddique is a fugitive death row convict in Ramna Batamul carnage c
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on November 6 arrested Maulana Abu Bakar Siddique alias Hafez Selim Hawlader (35), a top leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) from Keraniganj in Dhaka city, reports The Daily Star. Siddique is a fugitive death row convict in Ramna Batamul carnage case during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations that killed 10 people in 2001 and also an accused in the August 21 grenade attack case that killed 24 people and injured scores in 2004.A Dhaka court in June handed the death penalty to eight HuJI-B operatives, including Siddique and life term imprisonment to six others in the Ramna Batamul carnage case.
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November - 8 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested Mozaffar Bin Mohsin (29), spiritual leader of the militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Dhaka city's Mohammadpur on November 8 in the case filed for killing Supreme Court mosque imam Sheikh Nurul Islam Faruqi on August 27, reports The Daily Star. DB
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested Mozaffar Bin Mohsin (29), spiritual leader of the militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Dhaka city's Mohammadpur on November 8 in the case filed for killing Supreme Court mosque imam Sheikh Nurul Islam Faruqi on August 27, reports The Daily Star. DB officials said that Mohsin was a regular preacher of Juma (Friday) prayers and often talked against Faruqi's thoughts. DB has collected a video footage that shows Mozaffar preaching against Faruqui's ideology and saying that he should be slain for his “blasphemous ideology”.
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November - 11 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police on November 11 arrested another Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) media man Ahmed Wadud alias Jumman (28), who worked closely with ABT media chief Mohammad Morshed Alam alias Masum alias Tractor, in Dhaka city’s Mohammadpur reports The Daily Star. Police said that Jumman w
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police on November 11 arrested another Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) media man Ahmed Wadud alias Jumman (28), who worked closely with ABT media chief Mohammad Morshed Alam alias Masum alias Tractor, in Dhaka city’s Mohammadpur reports The Daily Star. Police said that Jumman was arrested following information given by Masum who was arrested on November 5 from Dhaka city's Kallyanpur. Jumman's task was to collect the religious sermons delivered by ABT leaders in different mosques, provocative writings on jihad (religious war) and translate into Bangla materials from different web pages.
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November - 23 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested four members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its women wing chief, on November 23 from Dhaka city's Sadarghat area, reports The Independent. JMB women wing chief is identified as Fatema, who is the wife of Burdwan bl
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested four members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its women wing chief, on November 23 from Dhaka city's Sadarghat area, reports The Independent. JMB women wing chief is identified as Fatema, who is the wife of Burdwan blast prime accused Sajid. The other three members are Israt Ali, Abdullah Kazi and Muhamad Sawkat Sarder. Police recoverd lots of Jihadi (religious) books and explosives from their possessions.
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November - 29 
Police arrested war crimes suspect former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) of Jessore District Mawlana Sakhawat Hossain (70) at Uttar Khan in Dhaka city on November 29, reports The Daily Star. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) issued a warrant of arrest against him on Octobe
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Police arrested war crimes suspect former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) of Jessore District Mawlana Sakhawat Hossain (70) at Uttar Khan in Dhaka city on November 29, reports The Daily Star. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) issued a warrant of arrest against him on October 29 following a petition by the prosecution. Locals and sources in the war crimes probe body say that Sakhawat was a central committee member of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the student body of JeI in 1971. He joined the Razakar force during the Liberation War and was the in-charge of Hisladanga Razakar camp of Keshabpur sub-District in Jessore District.
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November - 30 
Security Force (SF) personnel in Bangladesh in the night of November 30 arrested three Myanmar nationals in connection with the Burdwan (West Bengal, India) blast case, reports Times of India. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told media that the three militants, identified as Noor Hossain alias Rafiq
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Security Force (SF) personnel in Bangladesh in the night of November 30 arrested three Myanmar nationals in connection with the Burdwan (West Bengal, India) blast case, reports Times of India. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told media that the three militants, identified as Noor Hossain alias Rafiqul Islam, 26, Yasir Arafat, 22 and Umar Karim, 25, were linked to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
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December - 3 
Dhaka Metropolitan Police on December 3 re-arrested Daud Merchant alias Abdul Rauf (44), a close aide of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and a convict of killing music baron Gulshan Kumar in 1997, reports Zee News. Merchant was re-arrested by Police after serving five years for illegally ente
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police on December 3 re-arrested Daud Merchant alias Abdul Rauf (44), a close aide of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and a convict of killing music baron Gulshan Kumar in 1997, reports Zee News. Merchant was re-arrested by Police after serving five years for illegally entering Bangladesh in May 2009. Police said he was to be interrogated to find out if he had any links to militants. Police said Merchant could also be involved in a 2004 weapons haul linked to India's separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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December - 16 
Detective Branch (DB) arrested two cadres of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) with their plastic frame of a drone, electronic devices, and some books on jihad from Dhaka city's Jatrabari area on December 16, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees were Tanjil Hossain Babu (26), who has expertise in techno
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Detective Branch (DB) arrested two cadres of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) with their plastic frame of a drone, electronic devices, and some books on jihad from Dhaka city's Jatrabari area on December 16, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees were Tanjil Hossain Babu (26), who has expertise in technology, and Muhamad Golam Maula Mohan (25), who graduated in Computer Sciences and Engineering from Green University. DB claimed that ABT was on the verge of making a drone to carry out bomb attacks on secure Government and non-government establishments, secular-minded political and cultural personalities, teachers and journalists.
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December - 24 
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two militants of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Dhanmondi area on December 24 on suspicion of aiding and abetting their cohorts involved in the October 2 Burdwan blast in West Bengal (India), reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are
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The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two militants of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Dhanmondi area on December 24 on suspicion of aiding and abetting their cohorts involved in the October 2 Burdwan blast in West Bengal (India), reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Saidur Rahman (48) and Abul Salek (25). Meanwhile, Times of India reported on December 26 that the two JMB militants were key persons of the terrorist outfit's Indian module since 2009. Rahman flaunted before the Police his "strong links" with the ruling party Trinamool Congress (TC) of West Bengal (India) while Salek is the brother of Tariqul Islam Sumon, a top JMB miltant who is responsible for the Burdwan blast. While Rahman acted as a liaison officer for those JMB terrorists seeking to enter West Bengal, Salek was given the task to ensure that the wives and children of these JMB operatives "safely" crossed the border between West Bengal and Bangladesh whenever they needed to seek a safe hideout.
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