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Bangladesh Police Say Top Islamic Terrorist Shot Dead
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had killed the chief of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group accused of murdering secular activists and inspiring a cafe siege that killed 22 people.
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9 Islamist Militants 'Planning Large Attack' Killed In Dhaka Hideout
Bangladeshi police stormed a militant hideout in a Dhaka neighbourhood and killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun-battle Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Row Deepens Between Pakistan, Bangladesh Over Executed Islamist Leader
Pakistan and Bangladesh summoned each other's ambassadors today to register "strong protest" in connection with a row over the execution of an Islamist leader in Bangladesh this week, both sides said in statements.
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Clashes In Bangladesh After Islamist Leader's Hanging
Clashes erupted in Bangladesh today after the execution of a top Islamist leader, heightening tension in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists.
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Police Officer Stabbed to Death in Bangladesh in New Attack
A police officer was stabbed to death in Bangladesh today and another badly injured in the second such attack in less than a month, blamed by the home minister on hardline Islamists.
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Islamist Bomb Expert Killed in Bangladesh Police Search
An explosives expert from a banned Islamist group was killed in Bangladesh today when he detonated a device while security forces searched for weapons in one of the group's hideouts, police said.
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Bangladesh Court Upholds Top Islamist's Death Sentence
Bangladesh's highest court on Monday upheld the death sentence against a leader of the largest Islamist party after he was convicted of committing war crimes, including mass murder, during the 1971 independence conflict.
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Islamists' Strike Hits Bangladesh Over Gruesome Murder
Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman told AFP that three people including a woman have been arrested, but a motive for the killing was so far unclear.
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Eight Bangladesh Islamists to Hang for 2001 Bombing
A Bangladeshi court sentenced eight Islamists to death on Monday for a 2001 bomb attack that killed 10 people during new year celebrations in the capital Dhaka.
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Bangladesh top court upholds death sentence of Islamist leader
Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes.
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Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced a top Islamist politician to death on Wednesday for crimes during a 1971 war of independence, as his supporters clashed with security forces in different parts of the country.
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Bangladesh opposition calls strike over 'mass killing'
Bangladeshi opposition parties have called a two-day nationwide shutdown from Wednesday to protest what they describe as the "mass killing" of Islamists in a crackdown by security forces.
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15 die in protests at Bangladesh Islamist's death sentence
A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.
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Bangladesh Police Say Top Islamic Terrorist Shot Dead
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had killed the chief of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group accused of murdering secular activists and inspiring a cafe siege that killed 22 people.
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9 Islamist Militants 'Planning Large Attack' Killed In Dhaka Hideout
Bangladeshi police stormed a militant hideout in a Dhaka neighbourhood and killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun-battle Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Row Deepens Between Pakistan, Bangladesh Over Executed Islamist Leader
Pakistan and Bangladesh summoned each other's ambassadors today to register "strong protest" in connection with a row over the execution of an Islamist leader in Bangladesh this week, both sides said in statements.
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Clashes In Bangladesh After Islamist Leader's Hanging
Clashes erupted in Bangladesh today after the execution of a top Islamist leader, heightening tension in a country reeling from a string of killings of secular and liberal activists.
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Police Officer Stabbed to Death in Bangladesh in New Attack
A police officer was stabbed to death in Bangladesh today and another badly injured in the second such attack in less than a month, blamed by the home minister on hardline Islamists.
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Islamist Bomb Expert Killed in Bangladesh Police Search
An explosives expert from a banned Islamist group was killed in Bangladesh today when he detonated a device while security forces searched for weapons in one of the group's hideouts, police said.
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Bangladesh Court Upholds Top Islamist's Death Sentence
Bangladesh's highest court on Monday upheld the death sentence against a leader of the largest Islamist party after he was convicted of committing war crimes, including mass murder, during the 1971 independence conflict.
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Islamists' Strike Hits Bangladesh Over Gruesome Murder
Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman told AFP that three people including a woman have been arrested, but a motive for the killing was so far unclear.
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Eight Bangladesh Islamists to Hang for 2001 Bombing
A Bangladeshi court sentenced eight Islamists to death on Monday for a 2001 bomb attack that killed 10 people during new year celebrations in the capital Dhaka.
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Bangladesh top court upholds death sentence of Islamist leader
Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes.
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Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced a top Islamist politician to death on Wednesday for crimes during a 1971 war of independence, as his supporters clashed with security forces in different parts of the country.
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Bangladesh opposition calls strike over 'mass killing'
Bangladeshi opposition parties have called a two-day nationwide shutdown from Wednesday to protest what they describe as the "mass killing" of Islamists in a crackdown by security forces.
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15 die in protests at Bangladesh Islamist's death sentence
A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.
