Terrorism in Bangladesh Current Affairs, GK & News

India bans terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) under UAPA

Bangladesh-based terror outfit — the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) — was banned by the Government of India (GoI) under the anti-terror law UAPA. The terror out fit is also called as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan. The Union Home Ministry stated that the outfit has committed acts of terrorism, promoted acts of terrorism and has been ..

Topics: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh • JMB • Mujahideen • National Investigation Agency • Politics by country • Terrorism in Asia • Terrorism in Bangladesh • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Shahzahan Bachchu, prominent writer and publisher passes away

Shahzahan Bachchu (60), a prominent Bangladeshi writer and publisher, was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his ancestral village Kakaldi in Munshiganj district of central Bangladesh on June 12, 2018. He was an outspoken proponent of secular principles and owner of a publishing house ‘Bishaka Prokashoni’ that specialized in publishing poetry. He was a former ..

Topics: Ahmed Rajib Haider • Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh • Attacks on secularists in Bangladesh • Ayub Bachchu • Bangladesh • Countries • Faisal Abedin Deepan • Munshiganj District • Musicians • South Asia • Terrorism in Bangladesh