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The Rapid Action Battalion holds up Bangla Bhai for a photo shoot after he surrendered to the law enforcers after an encounter at a remote village in Mymensingh on Monday.
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RAB nabs Bangla Bhai after armed encounter
Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai, who shot to prominence with his infamous cleansing operation against underground, ultra-left elements in northern districts in 2004, was arrested Monday morning after a brief encounter with the Rapid Action Battalion at village Rampur under Muktagachha upazila in Mymensingh, some 120 kilometres north of the capital Dhaka...[ + ]
Govt to continue drive against militancy: Babar
The government will not let up in its drive against terrorism and Islamist militancy even after the arrest of the chief of the banned Islamist organisation Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Shaikh Abdur Rahman, and his second-in-command Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai, said the state minister for home affairs, Lutfozzaman Babar on Monday...[ + ]
Power outages worsen
as 2 grid lines trip
Two major power grid lines in the city and northern districts tripped on Monday resulting in unprecedented power outages in the capital, north and south-western districts. Most parts of the capital plunged into darkness during the evening and frequent power outages continued throughout the day as the Ulan-Dhanmondi underground grid tripped at around 5:15am shutting down power at Dhanmondi, Karwanbazar and Ramna sub-stations...[ + ]
Niko files on the move
Files of Niko Resources, an international oil company, started to move on Monday, with a prime ministerial approval to drill Tengratila, a week after the company stopped supplying gas from its Feni gas field. The company suspended gas supply from Feni field last Monday over non-payment of gas bills, dispute over Feni gas price and to pressure the government to allow it to drill two production wells at Tengratila gas field...[ + ]
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