03 September 2016

News Story: 1 suspected militant killed in Bangladeshi capital raid

DHAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- An absconding militant was killed during a raid by Bangladeshi security forces on a hideout of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in capital Dhaka on Friday night.

The suspect has been identified as the JMB trainer Jahangir Alam Murad.

"Murad was on the most wanted list and is considered to be a key JMB leader," said a police officer who preferred to be unnamed.

He said Murad managed to flee a raid last week in which Tamim Chowdhury, the suspected mastermind of deadly Dhaka cafe attack in July 1 that killed 22, was among those killed.

Read the full story at Xinhua