Dhaka Attack
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.
Where did the IS cap come from?
After a Dhaka tribunal delivered the verdict in the Holey Artisan Café attack case today, one of death row convicts reached into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap emblazoned with the emblem of the Islamic State.
AC Rabiul’s family wants quick execution of verdict
The family of Detective Branch of Police’s Assistant Commissioner Rabiul Karim wants immediate execution of the verdict in the Holey Artisan café attack case.
Gulshan Café attack case: Prosecution happy with verdict
The prosecution has expressed their satisfaction over the verdict that awarded death penalty to seven militants in Holey Artisan Café attack case.
Holey Artisan Attack: Key witness testifies
Sharmina Parvin, one of the eyewitnesses of the Holey Artisan attack, yesterday told a tribunal in Dhaka how she saw innocent people being killed by the militants.
Holey Artisan Case: Khaled sent Tk 39 lakh to fund attack
Shariful Islam alias Khaled, the last of the charge-sheeted accused to be arrested in the Dhaka café attack case, was a meritorious student before he got involved with banned militant outfit JMB, a top official of Rapid Acton Battalion says.
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.
Now, main job is to resist brainwashing of youths: Joy
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, says resisting brainwashing of youths through false interpretation of religion is important than any other tasks now in the country.
Faraaz’s body taken to grandfather’s home
The body of Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, who was brutally killed along with 19 other hostages in a militant attack at a Dhaka café last Friday, was taken to his grandfather’s house at Gulshan this afternoon.
Dhaka attack: ‘Japan strengthening cooperation to fight such incident’
Japan to reinforce cooperation with the international community to ensure incidents such as Friday’s Dhaka cafe attack never occurs again.
Report any 'suspicious cyber terrorism': Cops
In view of the Gulshan cafe attack, police now seeks help of citizens to report people with suspicious activity on the social networking platforms.
PM pays homage to Dhaka cafe attack victims
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays homage to the victims of the Gulshan attack at the Army Stadium in Banani of Dhaka.
Five still in DB custody
Five of the 27 people who were either rescued or detained from the Gulshan restaurant following Friday's attack were still in police custody last night. Law enforcers were verifying whether they had any links with the attackers.
They were linked with homegrown JMB: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday said the five militants whose identities were made public after the Gulshan attack, have links with the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
Anti-terrorism strategy faltering
Bangladesh needs to have a national unity shunning the blame game to fight back and combat violent extremism, said a renowned global analyst.
It's a heinous attack: Police
The police headquarters yesterday issued a statement, strongly reviling the heinous terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Café in the capital's Gulshan area.
Unbearable
The pain is unbearable for Komakichi Okamura who lost his 32-year-old son Makoto Okamura to Friday's savage attacks on a restaurant in the capital.