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.
Bodies of 5 Gulshan cafe ‘attackers’ still at CMH
Bodies of the five Gulshan café "attackers" are still at the mortuary of Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka as no one came to receive those till today, police say.
The Daily Star protests Dr Naik’s claims
India-based Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik accuses The Daily Star of sensationalising a report by saying that he was “responsible for inspiring one of the terrorists of the attack in Dhaka”. The Daily Star categorically denies this allegation and wants to say it did not report that any terrorist was inspired by Zakir Naik to kill innocent people.
Chinese president, PM condole Dhaka attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang send separate condolence messages on the terror attack in Dhaka café that left 22 people including foreigners dead on July 1.
‘I saw a gunman in front of main door...’
It was one of the worst moments of Shobuz Hossain's life. The 32-year-old assistant cook at the Holey Artisan Bakery had never thought of returning to life. It was horrible, awful!
JMB carried out Dhaka café and Sholakia attacks: IGP
Attacks at Gulshan cafe and Sholakia were carried out by militants of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque says.
Dhaka attack: Japanese murdered almost immediately
A Bangladeshi employee at the Dhaka cafe where 20 customers, including seven Japanese, were ruthlessly slain says the Japanese were killed almost immediately.
Dhaka attack: Philippine expresses solidarity with Bangladesh
The Philippine government expresses solidarity with the people of Bangladesh after a bloody hostage-taking incident at Gulshan in Dhaka.
Terrorism: No official move yet for seeking intl' help
Bangladesh is yet to move a formal proposal or request to seek assistance from the global community in support of the investigation into the July 1 terrorist attack on a Dhaka cafe.
Amid Dhaka row, Zakir Naik calls IS ‘un-Islamic’
Islamic scholar and televangelist Dr Zakir Naik says the term Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “un-Islamic”.
Italian president pays homage to Gulshan attack victims
Italian President Sergio Mattarella pays tribute to the victims of the Gulshan cafe attack after the coffins arrived at Rome on Tuesday.