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Terror don surrenders meekly
Abdur Rahman brought to Dhaka for interrogation on 10-day remand; he accuses Rab of violating human rights
The man, who terrorised the country with his ruthless squad of bombers and preferred death to surrender in the cause of Jihad, yesterday walked out of his den, meek and cowed, into the law enforcers'hands,
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PM sings success of law enforcers
Hopes terrorism to die down with Rahman's arrest
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said Bangladesh proved before the world community that it could successfully combat terrorism in the name of Islam, as the security forces captured militant kingpin
 
Political patrons need to be caught
Stress security experts
The government has yet to launch a probe into the allegation of political patronisation contributing to the rise of militancy while the security experts stress the importance of detecting immediately
 
An arrest praised by politicians, public alike
But AL terms it eyewash
People of all walks of life have hailed the arrest of most wanted Islamist militant leader Abdur Rahman by law enforcers at his Sylhet hideout yesterday.
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Where's Bangla Bhai?
Rab's first question to Rahman
The first question of Rab (Rapid Action Battalion) interrogators to detained militant kingpin Abdur Rahman was on the whereabouts of another top militant Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai.
 
He wanted dialogue with media
JMB chief Abdur Rahman refused to admit, while giving in yesterday in Sylhet, that he has done wrong by launching militant attacks across the country. "I'll not say I have done any wrong or any misdeed...
 
Nerve-racking raid
Abdur Rahman wreaked havoc on the nerves of the thousand-strong raiding party that kept vigil for long 34 hours encircling his Sylhet hideout with a determination to capture the militant linchpin alive.
 
Capture to untie terror probe knot
Hope investigators
Investigators hope the arrest of terrorist kingpin Abdur Rahman will lead to the revelation of a comprehensive picture of the JMB including its network, organisation, operations and links at home andabroad.
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34 hours of suspense


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Tejgaon Building Collapse
Rescue operation wrapped up
Rescue operation at the collapsed Phoenix building in Tejgaon was officially over since 10:00am yesterday after hundreds of men and machines from nine different organisations removed up to 2,500 truckloads
 
US, UK, EU hail capture
The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) yesterday welcomed the capture of JMB chief Shaekh Abdur Rahman.
 
Bomb-making materials seized from another house in Sylhet
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered huge quantities of bomb-making material raiding a house in the city's Shibganj area yesterday.
 
Militant kingpin faces 225 cases
Two more cases were filed yesterday against militant kingpin Abdur Rahman, bringing the number of cases in connection with militancy to 225 since the serial blasts on August 17 last year.
 
'I always believed they would rescue me'
Says Nikhil on his miraculous return to life
"I survived because I always believed they would rescue me," said a frail looking Nikhil, 18, lying at the Intensive Care Unit of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) yesterday.
 
Golam Azam, Moududi books not included in seizure list
Abdur Rahman had in his possession at his Sylhet hideout a number of books on jihad and Islamic revolution, some of which are by Jamaat-e-Islami founder Abul Ala Moududi and its former ameer Golam Azam.
 
India, US seal nuke cooperation pact
India and the United States yesterday created history by reaching an understanding to implement a nuclear technology cooperation deal that would end decades of isolation for the South Asian country in
 
Ministries seek approval for purchases flouting PPR
Different ministries are now looking for the cabinet's clearance for purchases that violate the Public Procurement Regulation (PPR) 2003 when a new law on public procurement to replace the regulationis
 
AL MPs demand talks on fighter purchase
Lawmakers of the main opposition Awami League at a parliamentary body meeting yesterday demanded discussion on the purchase of 16 fighters from China at $93.
 
Aug 17 Blasts
Supplementary charge sheets placed against top JMB men
Five supplementary charge sheets were submitted here in a court yesterday in connection with the August 17 blasts in Satkhira accusing 19 people.
 
Hearing on charge framing against Sunny, others deferred again
Ataur Rahman Sunny, military commander of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and six others could not be produced before a Dhaka court yesterday for charge framing in two cases due to hartal.
 
3 killed in'shootout' with cops
Two robbers and a top leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) were killed in two incidents of 'crossfire' in Dhaka and Jhenidah yesterday.
 
Tigers caught in Murali maze
Muttiah Muralidaran returned to his devastating best and put an end to Bangladesh's fightback on the third day as Sri Lanka were comfortably placed to win the first Test of the two-match series at the
 
CPB hartal passes off peacefully
The hartal enforced by Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday had little impact on the city as most vehicles plied the city streets and businesses remained open.
 
US diplomat killed in Karachi car bomb
3 others also killed in blast outside consulate; Bush not cancelling trip plan
A suspected suicide car bomb outside the US consulate in Karachi killed an American and at least three other people yesterday, but President George W Bush said terrorists would not stop his visit to Pakistan.
 

 
   
 
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