DMP forms body to probe how convict got IS cap
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has formed a three-member committee to investigate how a death row convict managed a prayer cap emblazoned with the IS logo at a courtroom during the verdict of the Holey Artisan Café attack case.
In photos: Verdict on Holey Artisan Café attack
Seven militants have been sentenced to death for their involvement in 2016 Holey Artisan cafe attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead.
JMB 'plan for prison van attack' foiled
Banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was planning a Trishal-like prison van ambush to snatch the inmates accused in the Gulshan café attack case.
2 militants linked to Dhaka café attack killed in April raid: Cops
Two “Neo JMB” militants who supplied arms and collected fund for Dhaka café attack were killed in a raid in their Chapainawabganj hideout on April 27, police say. Law enforcers came to know about the two suspected militants’ -- Basharuzzaman Chocolate and Mizanur Rahman alias Chhoto Mizan -- link with the café attack in Gulshan from Sohel Mahfuz, another bomb supplier whom they arrested on July 8.
'Dhaka attack planner Sohel was ameer of West Bengal JMB'
Sohel Mahfuz, who was arrested along with three suspected militants in Chapainawabganj today, was ameer of West Bengal unit JMB and one of the key accused of Burdwan blast, police say.
Police boss refutes IS existence
Pulling reference to the latest claim of Islamic State existence in Bangladesh, the country’s police boss maintained the claim that there is no presence of the Islamist terrorist outfit here.
Interactive map: Gulshan militant attack and its aftermath
After the militant attack at Gulshan’s upscale café Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1 last year, law enforcers started launching operations at the hideouts of suspected militants across Bangladesh. On the map, 14 such anti-militancy drives including yesterday’s raid in Kushtia were marked. Click on the each marks to see brief information on the operation.
Dhaka café attack charge-sheet to be flawless: Home minister
Law enforcers are taking time in submitting charge-sheet of the case filed for Gulshan Holey Artisan café attack as they want to be flawless in their job, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
Some militants of Dhaka café attack still at large: Monirul
Some militants, who were involved in the Holey Artisan cafe attack in Dhaka last year, are yet to be arrested, Monirul Islam, chief of the DMP's Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, tells reporters.
Police boss refutes IS existence
Pulling reference to the latest claim of Islamic State existence in Bangladesh, the country’s police boss maintained the claim that there is no presence of the Islamist terrorist outfit here.
Pope meets families of Dhaka attack victims
Pope Francis has met the families of nine Italian victims of Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka’s Gulshan area last year.
Dhaka attack mastermind Gandhi remanded
Jahangir Alom alias Rajib alias Gandhi, one of the masterminds of Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka’s Gulshan area, has been placed on an eight-day remand by a Dhaka court.
Militancy: Cops yet to identify foreign financiers
Law enforcers identified most of the local sources those had financed militant activities in the country, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
Bodies of Marzan, Saddam bear multiple bullet marks
The bodies of Neo JMB leaders Nurul Islam Marzan and Saddam Hossain, who were killed in yesterday’s “gunfight” with law enforcers, bear marks of multiple bullets.
Neo JMB leader Marzan, another killed in ‘shootout’
Neo JMB leader Nurul Islam Marzan, who was the operational commander of July 1 Gulshan café attack, and his aide are reportedly killed in a shootout with police in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
Maj Zia, Marzan to be arrested anytime: Minister
Sacked army Major Syed Ziaul Haque and Nurul Islam Marzan, who had played vital roles in Gulshan café attack and targeted killings, will be arrested anytime, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.