Rahima
and the children had an emotional reunion with her husband Shaheb Ali, a cook,
who had anxiously been waiting outside.
Rahima
Begum had just had her dinner and was waiting for her husband at their home on
the second floor of “Jahaz Building” in Kalyanpur.
Rahima
could not remember exactly how long they had been like that.
Rahman
said the enhancement of institutional capacity and strict monitoring helped
them beat the target.
Rakibul
and an unidentified suspect jumped on the tin roof of an adjacent house,
prompting police to open fire soon after the block raid started around 12:30am.
Rakibul,
now under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, told police that he was
a student of Bogra's Government Shah Sultan College and he joined Islamic State
(IS) around a year ago.
Rakibul,
who was detained, too went missing a year ago.
Rakibul's
claim and the belongings -- IS black flags inscribing “Allahu Akbar” in Arabic
letters, black robes, and red and white chequered keffiyeh -- law enforcers
seized from the “militant den” brought the IS issue to the fore soon after the
drive ended.
Recalling
the militant and terror attacks like bombing in 500 places across the country
in 2005, killings of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and ex-MP
Ahsanullah Master and grenade and bomb attacks on her, Hasina said the recent
terrorist attacks were not new as such attempts were made repeatedly after
1975.
Referring
to the July 1 attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in the city's Gulshan, the PM said
it was possible to save 13 lives, including two foreigners, due to the joint
operation by army, navy and air forces, police, Rab, BGB and other forces.
Replying
to a query, Asaduzzaman said they would be able to ascertain which organisation
the nine militants belonged to after investigation.
Replying
to lawmakers' queries, he said his ministry will scrap registration of NGOs if
they carry out anti-state activities.
Retina
is known to be a Shibir-run coaching centre for medical students.
Rezaul
Alam Sarker, acting deputy commissioner of Lalmonirhat, said he was unaware of
the issue.
Rokonuzzaman
had also reportedly gone missing.
Ruet
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Rafiqul Alam Beg was present there as the chief
guest.
Russia
and Bangladesh yesterday signed an $11.38 billion loan agreement, paving the
way for the main construction work of Rooppur Nuclear Power Project.
