Dhaka cafe attack

Dhaka cafe attack suspect arrested in Bangladesh

Bangladesh witnessed its worst terror attack when five gunmen stormed the upscale Holey Artisan Bakery and O'Kitchen inside Dhaka's diplomatic district on July 1 last year.

Jul 28, 2017, 18:05 PM IST

Bangladesh police launch assault on another militant den

Bangladesh police today launched an assault on a militant den in a northeastern city, a day after a family of eight committed suicide by blowing themselves up as security forces stormed another terror hideout.

 

Mar 31, 2017, 13:43 PM IST

Dhaka cafe attack: Four members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen arrested in Bangladesh

Bangladesh security forces on Wednesday arrested four members of a faction of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) for an attack on Gulshan cafe in Dhaka in July 2016.

Feb 01, 2017, 14:12 PM IST

Dhaka café attack mastermind Nurul Islam Marzan gunned down in encounter

Marjan was the youngest military commander of the Neo-JMB, a new faction of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh.

Jan 06, 2017, 10:48 AM IST

Woman, teen boy blow themselves up during police raid in Dhaka

Police raided the building in Ashkona area of the capital.

Dec 24, 2016, 17:26 PM IST

Bangladesh arrests two Islamists blamed for cafe attack

Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday arrested two members of an Islamist militant group blamed for a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, most of them foreigners.

Dec 20, 2016, 16:18 PM IST

NIA asks banks to freeze accounts of Zakir Naik and banned Islamic Research Foundation

NIA has written to Union Home Ministry for blocking websites and other online activities of IRF.

Nov 23, 2016, 16:42 PM IST

Bangladesh hangs Islamist extremist leader over 2005 blast

Bangladesh has blamed the JMB for a July 1 attack on an upmarket Dhaka cafe in which 22 people were shot and hacked to death.
 

Oct 17, 2016, 02:05 AM IST

Islamic State releases new video featuring Dhaka cafe attackers

The Islamic State (IS) has released a new video featuring the five attackers of the Dhaka cafe who justified the July 1 terror siege and criticised Bangladesh`s democratic system and political leadership.

Sep 24, 2016, 15:21 PM IST

Andrew Strauss issues Bangladesh deadline to England players

The future of the tour was called into question after an attack on a Dhaka cafe in July that saw 20 hostages killed.

Sep 07, 2016, 23:25 PM IST

Dhaka cafe attack mastermind, 2 others gunned down in police encounter

Dhaka cafe attack mastermind Canadian-Bangladeshi Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and his two associates were gunned down during encounter with police today.

Aug 27, 2016, 11:07 AM IST

Bangladesh arrests four women in cafe attack probe

Police believe that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, a banned group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, played a significant role in organising the group.
 

Aug 16, 2016, 15:52 PM IST

Dhaka cafe attack; UK citizen's remand extended by 8 days

A Bangladeshi court today extended the remand of a British national by eight days and a Canadian citizen by six days for their alleged involvement in the Dhaka cafe attack last month that killed 22 people, including an Indian girl.

Aug 13, 2016, 20:17 PM IST

Briton formally arrested over Bangladesh cafe carnage

Hasnat Karim, a 47-year-old Briton, had initially been detained along with Tahmid Khan, 22, a University of Toronto student, as a suspect in the attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State group.

Aug 13, 2016, 19:01 PM IST

Under scanner over alleged terror links, Zakir Naik’s NGO likely to be banned under UAPA

The Home Ministry has been informed that the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), founded by the Mumbai-based Zakir Naik in 1991, could be declared “unlawful” under the UAPA.

Aug 08, 2016, 09:42 AM IST

''Dhaka terror attack has not affected number of Indians visiting Bangladesh''

Last month`s terror attack at a Dhaka cafe that left 22 people dead, mostly foreigners including an Indian, has not affected the number of Indians seeking to visit Bangladesh, a senior diplomat from the country said here on Saturday.

Aug 06, 2016, 18:53 PM IST

Briton, Canadian university student arrested over Dhaka cafe attack

A British national and a student of a Canadian university were arrested over their suspected involvement in last month's deadly terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka that killed 22 people, Bangladesh police said on Thursday.

Aug 04, 2016, 23:17 PM IST

Video of four more suspects linked to Dhaka cafe attack released

Bangladesh authorities have released a video identifying four persons suspected of being involved in a cafe attack here early this month that left 22 people dead.

Jul 19, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

Zakir Naik alleges 'media trials', seeks support on Facebook, Twitter

Zakir Naik, who is being investigated over his alleged inflammatory speeches, has now sought support from his followers through social media against what he calls his “media trials”.

Jul 13, 2016, 15:11 PM IST

Days after Dhaka cafe attack, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina appeals to parents to keep close watch on children

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked parents and authorities to remain vigilant about the movement of children to prevent them from getting radicalised.

Jul 12, 2016, 23:23 PM IST