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Militants using 25 mosques in Sakhipur and Mirzapur
Top 10 JMB men still evade arrest: Security tightened at Tangail Jail
Activities by Islamist militant are being conducted from about 25 mosques in forest areas of Sakhipur and Mirzapur, established with financial assistance from a Kuwait-based NGO, according to police and

Dinajpur by-polls amid tight security today
45 centres out of 122 vulnerable
By-election to Dinajpur-1 constituency will be held today.
The seat fell vacant following death of Jamaat lawmaker Maulana Abdullah Al Kafi on September 12.

Killing people is not jihad
Amini terms militants cold-blooded murderers
Fazlul Haque Amini MP, leader of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote, has said killing of innocent people and creating panic is not Jihad (holy war for Islam).

Farmers cry for 'wonder' pesticide
No supply of environment friendly pheromone in southwestern districts despite agriculture minister's assurance
Magura: A much-inspiring revolution in pest control and environment protection in six south-western districts may die soon due to acute crisis of pheromone, the principal ingredient used to check pest

Fighting an effective battle against Monga
An NGO creates jobs for the destitute in Gaibandha
Landless Rafiqul Islam sheltered on the bank of Brahmaputra has finally got a means to stave off Monga.
His five-member family no more starves now.

'False' case for protesting illegal sand extraction
A 'false' case has been filed against five persons accusing them of extortion, allegedly for protesting illegal extraction of sand from Surma riverbed in Golapganj upazila.

Death of student triggers violent protest in Kishoreganj
Agitated students of Jahurul Islam Medical College and Hospital (JIMCH) at Bajitpur yesterday ransacked the principal's office, some rooms of the hospital and dormitories and barricaded the Kishoreganj-Dhaka

Released JMB suspects flee Manikganj
The 11 JMB suspects released yesterday few hours after their arrest fled from their mess at Bardulia in the town later at night.

Bomb Scare
Fire Brigade to be deployed in Khulna court area
Khulna Metropolitan Police has decided to keep fire brigade units stand-by in court areas in the city during office hours as part of security measures following the suicide bomb attacks in Jhalakati,Gazipur

6 'JMB suspects' held in Barisal
Barisal Kotwali police arrested six persons including one Indian national as suspected JMB men from residential hotels and a bus stand in the city yesterday.

15 fishing boats looted in Bay
Pirates looted fishes worth about Tk 2 lakh from 15 fishing boats from an off-shore area in Kuakata Friday night.

Bijoy Mela cancelled
Bijoy Mela, a traditional programme organised by the district administration in December, has been dropped from the schedule this year due to bomb threats across the country by Islamist militants.