Holey Artisan attack

8yrs of Holey Artisan carnage: Militants turning to apps to draw new recruits

With the so-called Islamic State trying to regroup in Syria and beyond, Neo JMB, a Bangladeshi IS-inspired group, is becoming active again.

Holey Artisan attack: Why death sentences of 7 militants were commuted

The High Court found seven death-row convicts in the Holey Artisan attack case guilty of involvement in hatching conspiracy, provoking and assisting the persons directly took part in the attack, a defence counsel said today.

Holey Artisan attack: 7 militants' death sentences commuted to imprisonment till death

The High Court today commuted the death sentences of seven jailed militants in the Holey Artisan attack case to imprisonment till death

Militancy not fully eradicated but under control: DMP chief

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq today said although militancy has not been completely eradicated from the country, it is under control

In photos: Tribute to the victims

On the seventh anniversary of the devastating Holey Artisan Bakery attack that occurred on July 1, 2016, ambassadors and diplomats from various foreign missions came together to pay their respects.

Holey Artisan attack timeline

The nation witnessed one of the most devastating hostage crises it had ever experience

Revisiting the horror

The Western-style café in the posh neighbourhood of Gulshan-2 had still a thin crowd after the break of the day's fast. Amid the stillness, guests started arriving at the two-storey eatery, a favourite for expatriates and Bangladeshis alike

Victims' families still wait for justice

The HC is expected to finish the hearing within the next few months and deliver a judgement

‘Faraaz’ vs ‘Saturday Afternoon’: Farooki opens up to media

As Bollywood gets ready to release “Faraaz”, a movie based on the Holey Artisan attack, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Saturday Afternoon”—based on the same event—is still stuck in censor board limbo.

July 1, 2024
July 1, 2024

8yrs of Holey Artisan carnage: Militants turning to apps to draw new recruits

With the so-called Islamic State trying to regroup in Syria and beyond, Neo JMB, a Bangladeshi IS-inspired group, is becoming active again.

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

Holey Artisan attack: Why death sentences of 7 militants were commuted

The High Court found seven death-row convicts in the Holey Artisan attack case guilty of involvement in hatching conspiracy, provoking and assisting the persons directly took part in the attack, a defence counsel said today.

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

Holey Artisan attack: 7 militants' death sentences commuted to imprisonment till death

The High Court today commuted the death sentences of seven jailed militants in the Holey Artisan attack case to imprisonment till death

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

Militancy not fully eradicated but under control: DMP chief

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq today said although militancy has not been completely eradicated from the country, it is under control

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

In photos: Tribute to the victims

On the seventh anniversary of the devastating Holey Artisan Bakery attack that occurred on July 1, 2016, ambassadors and diplomats from various foreign missions came together to pay their respects.

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

Holey Artisan attack timeline

The nation witnessed one of the most devastating hostage crises it had ever experience

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

Revisiting the horror

The Western-style café in the posh neighbourhood of Gulshan-2 had still a thin crowd after the break of the day's fast. Amid the stillness, guests started arriving at the two-storey eatery, a favourite for expatriates and Bangladeshis alike

July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023

Victims' families still wait for justice

The HC is expected to finish the hearing within the next few months and deliver a judgement

January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023

‘Faraaz’ vs ‘Saturday Afternoon’: Farooki opens up to media

As Bollywood gets ready to release “Faraaz”, a movie based on the Holey Artisan attack, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Saturday Afternoon”—based on the same event—is still stuck in censor board limbo.

January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023

Holey artisan attack: HC to begin hearings on appeals soon

The High Court is expected to begin hearings on the death reference and appeals in the high-profile Holey Artisan attack case soon.