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.
Chilling trailer for ‘Faraaz’ out
The official trailer for Hansal Mehta's thriller-film, "Faraaz", was released by T-Series, on its YouTube channel, earlier today. The film is said to be based on the tragic Holey Artisan incident which took place in Dhaka on July 1, 2016.
“Still couldn’t fill the vacuum left behind by their father”
“Children miss their father every day,” said the wife of officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station Salauddin, who was killed during the Holey Artisan attack this day in the capital six years ago.
Faraaz’s message to the world
Stumbling across a post on the meaning of “Faraaz”, I was taken aback by the qualities attributed to this name – “someone full of love”, one who “creates balance and harmony for anyone lucky enough to be called his friend”.
Family, friends remember Holey Artisan attack victims
Law enforcers along with friends and family members today paid homage to the victims of the Holey Artisan attack by laying floral wreaths on the then Holey Artisan bakery premises marking the third anniversary of the brutal attack.
Holey Artisan Case: Court rejects Hasnat's bail petition
A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petition of Hasnat Reza Karim in Gulshan's Holey Artisan Cafe' attack case, even though the former private university teacher was not named in the charge sheet submitted on July 23.
All-out efforts in tough times only
Socio-political campaigns against militancy get momentum after a major terror attack but fizzle out when the situation comes under control. Then a laid-back attitude prevails until terrorists regroup and strike again.
Holey Artisan attack: Court seeks probe report on June 25
A Dhaka court asks the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police to submit by June 25 the probe report in a case filed over the attack in Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan in July 2016.
Holey Artisan Attack: 'Neo JMB' man admits supplying arms
“Neo JMB” leader Hadisur Rahman Sagor yesterday confessed before a magistrate that he had supplied arms and explosives used in
Gulshan attack suspect Hadisur remanded
Two “Neo JMB” members including Hadisur Rahman Sagar, who allegedly supplied bombs during the Holey Artisan attack, are placed on remand hours after they are arrested from Bogra.
Holey Artisan Attack: Charge sheet by this month
Police expect to complete the probe into last year's terror attack in a Gulshan café by December this year.