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.
‘Cops trying to trace patronisers of Dhaka attack’
Law enforcers are trying to find out those who supported and patronised the militants of the Gulshan café attack, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said today.
HRW for protecting rights of Hasnat Karim, Tahmid Khan
Human Rights Watch has called Bangladesh authorities for protecting the rights of the two detainees -- Hasnat Karim and Tahmid Khan -- who were detained for interrogation in connection with Dhaka café attack on July 1.
Dhaka attack: Japanese survivor hid in cafe lawn
Tamaoki Watanabe, the sole survivor among the eight Japanese caught in a July 1 terrorist attack at a restaurant in Bangladesh, told Japanese police that he managed to hide from attackers in the establishment’s garden, investigative sources said Wednesday.
From music lover to ‘militant’
Here is more about a music lover turned militant Tahmid Rahman Safi, who was the first person to appear in a video in Bengali allegedly released by the militant group Islamic State.
Factory safety group sticks by Bangladesh after attacks
A group of fashion brands and retailers including Gap and Wal Mart working to improve safety in Bangladeshi factories, are still committed to sourcing from the country despite a series of attacks claimed by "Islamist militants".
PM questions rights body reports on disappearance
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina questions the reports on disappearance prepared by various human rights organisations adding that it is now a proof that those who get involved with militancy vanish willingly.
Security beefed up at airports: Menon
General passengers may face some problems as the civil aviation authorities have tightened security at all airports across the country following two recent attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon says.
Dhaka visit was ‘important,’ Biswal says
Special US envoy Nisha Desai Biswal, who came to Bangladesh on a two-day official visit to discuss security issues, has said her Dhaka tour was “important”. She said she has discussed on 'specifics' about how US proposes to support the Bangladesh authorities in fighting terrorism.
Court orders DNA test of Dhaka attack militants
A Dhaka court orders for DNA testing of the militants found involved in the gruesome Dhaka cafe attack of July 1.
Tokyo holds funerals of 2 Japanese victims
Funerals were held in Tokyo on Friday for Hiroshi Tanaka, 80, and Koyo Ogasawara, 56, two of the seven Japanese victims of last weekend's terrorist attack on a Gulshan café in Dhaka.