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Tyrant Bangla Bhai finally captured
Wounded by his own bomb; flown to Dhaka; wife held; clues from Sylhet militant led to the raid
Bangla Bhai, the tyrant who once spread Islamic militancy with the administration's protection, was captured wounded yesterday from a remote Mymensingh hideout after skirmishes with the Rapid Action Battalion
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His condition stable
The home ministry yesterday said Bangla Bhai is out of danger despite having injuries throughout his body.
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Bangla Bhai not creation of media
Admits Babar
Contradicting its earlier claims, the government has finally admitted that Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai is not a creation of the media.
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'Fictitious character' becomes real
The capture of Bangla Bhai at last proved the media were right about the militant's reign of terror despite the government denials about his existence.
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Rise and fall of a dreaded militant leader
Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai came to the spotlight only after his men started vigilante operations in Rajshahi-Naogaon region openly in April 2004, though he was running secret militant activities
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Villagers clueless
The villagers of Rampur, some 150 kilometres from the capital, remained clueless about Bangla Bhai's presence among them although he had been visiting the local Imam for more than a year.
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Pray for me
Says the militant
Starting interrogation of Bangla Bhai now depends on his health condition.
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Victims find some solace, at last
Families of those slain or tortured by Bangla Bhai and his men at Atrai, Raninagar in Naogaon, Bagmara in Rajshahi and Naldanga in Natore yesterday expressed satisfaction over his arrest and demandedcapital
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A great relief for Fazlur
With a crutch in hand and a smile animating his face, Fazlur Rahman expressed gratitude to Allah and said he would distribute sweetmeats as he heard Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) second-in-command
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Killing of Dulu's nephew saw his arrival
It was 2003. And it was outlaws who literally ruled the Rajshahi, Naogaon and Natore regions, killing people one after another in the name of class enemy cleansing.
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Historic March 7 today
Today is the historic March 7, the day when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called on the Bangalees to prepare for a decisive struggle to force the Pakistan junta into conceding independence to ournation.
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Arrest 'dramas' to divert attention
Says Hasina at rally
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the BNP-Jamaat coalition government, who staged dramas of militant kingpins' arrests on the days of opposition's grand rallies in Chittagong and Barisal,
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Jamaat bemoans media coverage on militancy
Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami and Minister for Social Welfare Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid yesterday said the media did not correctly present their earlier statement about the creation of BanglaBhai.
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5 conditions for WB's DSC tranche
The government may have to fulfil five conditions to get the fourth tranche of the World Bank's (WB) Development Support Credit (DSC).
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US for full probe into Aug 17 blasts
UK hails capture
The United States termed the arrest of JMJB chief Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai a positive development and called for full investigation into the August 17 blasts and other unsolved crimes committed
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IAEA chief eyes deal to allow fresh Iran talks
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday he hoped an agreement resolving the question of Iran's small-scale enrichment work could be reached in about a week, clearing the way for new
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