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Terrorism In Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced terrorism in the past conducted by a number of different organizations. In the past, both ISIL and other terrorist organizations had claimed to be active in the country however, the Bangladeshi government believes that they mainly operated through local affiliates, before being neutralised by security forces. History The first Bangladeshi Islamist factions emerged in 1989, when a network of 30 different factions was established and expanded in the following years. The main goal of most Islamist groups in Bangladesh is to create a separate Islamic state, or to govern Bangladesh according to Sharia law. Islamist groups have conducted operations against the ruling party's corruptions in the country. Islamic groups are alleged to be terrorists for political interests. Timeline 1999 * On 18 January 1999, Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh carried out at assassination attempt on Shamsur Rahman. * On 6 March 1999, bomb attack on Bangladesh Udichi Shil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen ("Assembly of Mujahideen--Bangladesh", abbreviated: JMB; bn, জামাত-উল-মুজাহিদীন বাংলাদেশ) is a terrorist organisation operating in Bangladesh. It is listed as a terror group by Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. It was founded in April 1998 in Palampur in Dhaka Division by Abdur Rahman and gained public prominence in 2001 when bombs and documents detailing the activities of the organisation were discovered in Parbatipur in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Dinajpur district. The organisation was officially declared a terrorist organisation and banned by the government of Bangladesh in February 2005 after attacks on NGOs. But it struck back in mid-August when it detonated 17 August 2005 Bangladesh bombings, 500 small bombs at 300 locations throughout Bangladesh. The group re-organised and has committed several public murders in 2016 in northern Bangladesh as part of a wave of Attacks on secularists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Ramna Batamul Bombings
The Ramna Batamul bombing was a series of bomb attacks on 14 April 2001 at a cultural programme of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations arranged by Chaayanot, the leading cultural organization of Bangladesh. Ten people, including Shujan, a Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami militant, died and many more people were wounded. The Islamic fundamentalist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami later confessed their involvement in the attack. Attacks Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal as well as Tripura by the Bengali people and by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha. On April 14 around 8:00am at Ramna Batamul, the first bomb exploded. Shortly after, there was a second blast when police were conducting evacuations and rescue operations. One policeman was injured in the second bomb explosion. Ten people lost their lives and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 2004 Shah Jalal Bombing
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. History January (in Latin, ''Ianuarius'') is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharsha Upazila
Sharsha ( bn, শার্শা) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Sharsha is located at . It has 46,084 households and a total area of 336.34 km2. Sharsha Upazila is bounded by Bagdah CD Block, Bagdah Community development block in India, CD Block in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India and Chaugachha Upazila, Chaugachha, upazila on the north, Jhikargachha Upazila, Jhikargachha upazila on the east, Kalaroa Upazila, Kalaroa upazila on the south and Bangaon (community development block), Bangaon and Gaighata (community development block), Gaighata CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, on the west. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sharsha had a population of 341,565. Males constituted 49.82% of the population and females 50.18%. Muslims formed 97.42% of the population, Hindus 2.47%, Christians 0.08% and others 0.03%. Sharsha had a literacy rate of 49.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Shah Jalal Bombing
2004 Shah Jalal bombing was a terrorist grenade attack on the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Choudhury. The High Commissioner was injured in the attack and two bystanders were killed. The attack was carried out by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. Background The Shah Jalal Shrine is a 700 year old Sufi site located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Anwar Choudhury, the British high Commissioner went to visit Sylhet which was his ancestral home. He is a Bangladeshi born British Citizen. He visited the shrine on 21 May 2004. He offer prayers at the Shrine and was greeting the people who had come to see him. The shrine was bombed in January of the 2004 which resulted in the death of 5 people. Attack The bomb was thrown at the envoy when he was talking with the people present. The bomb hit him on his stomach but did not explode on impact but bounced off and landed near the feet of the Deputy Commissioner where it exploded. Three people including a police personnel were killed in the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Tangail Shrine Bombing
2003 Tangail shrine bombing was a bomb attack on 17 January 2003 at the Failya Paglar Mela in Tangail, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 7 people. Attacks The Failya Paglar Mela is the largest fair of Greater Mymensingh area. The fair is held in the remote Dariapur village every year. On 17 January 2003, two bombs exploded within minutes of each other. The three day fair attracts 10 thousand attendees. Hundreds were present in the fair including a Bangladesh Police security team. The explosion killed 7 people. Reactions Haris Chowdhury, the political secretary to Khaleda Zia, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, blamed the opposition parties for the blast. Some locals blamed it on land disputes over the shrine. Further investigation found the involvement of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen ("Assembly of Mujahideen--Bangladesh", abbreviated: JMB; bn, জামাত-উল-মুজাহিদীন বাংলাদেশ) is a terrorist organisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Satkhira Bombing
2002 Satkhira bombing was a double bomb attack on 28 September 2002 of Roxy cinema hall and a circus tent in Satkhira District, Bangladesh that killed 3 people and injured 100 others. Attacks Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, a Bangladeshi Islamist terrorist organization, carried out attacks on the early 2000s in public places in Bangladesh. A bomb was placed in a Roxy cinema hall and another inside a circus tent in Satkhira District on 28 September 2002. Three people died in the explosion and 100 others were injured. The first bomb went off in the cinema hall and minutes later the bomb in the circus went off. Time bombs were used in the attacks. Similar attacks took place in Mymensingh in the Mymensingh cinema bombings. References {{coord missing, Bangladesh 2002 in film 2002 murders in Bangladesh Explosions in 2002 Attacks on buildings and structures in Bangladesh Attacks on cinemas Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh Islamic terrorist incidents in 2002 bombings A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Mymensingh Cinema Bombing
The Mymensingh cinema bombings were a coordinated bombing of four movie theaters that caused in the deaths of 27 people and injured over 200 others in Mymensingh, Bangladesh on 6 December 2002. The bombing was carried out by Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh. Background The attack happened two months after a circus and cinema were bombed in Satkhira, Bangladesh. The attacks took place while the anti-crime Operation Clean Heart was ongoing. Soldiers from the operation were involved in the rescue and first-aid efforts. After the explosions, a bomb was found in Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Attack The attacks took place following the Eid holidays, which meant the movie theaters were filled. On 6 December 2002 there were four simultaneous explosions in four different movie theaters. Trial In 2007, Bangladesh Police charged three people with the crime. It also dropped the names of 43 people from the investigation which were added during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Government includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of Gopal Krishna Muhuri
Gopal Krishna Muhuri was the principal of Nazirhat College in Chittagong, Bangladesh, who was murdered in his home. '' The Daily Star'' described the case as "sensational". Background The Four Party Alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh came to power five weeks before the incident. Widespread violation of the rights of minorities and attacks on them took place within a month of the government coming to power. Incident Gopal Krishana Muhuri was the principle of Nazirhat College in Chittagong city, a Hindu, and a former member of Mukti Bahini. He had banned Islami Chattra shibir in his college. He was murdered inside his home in Jamal Khan Road, Chittagong on 16 November 2001. Multiple gunmen had stormed his house and shot him while he was reading the morning newspaper. He was 60 at the time of his death. His death led to protests by Bangladesh Chhatra League, Bangladesh Jubo League, and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunamganj District
Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division. History In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of Shah Jalal, Shah Kamal Quhafah established a capital in Shaharpara with the aid of his twelve disciples and his second son, Shah Muazzamuddin Qureshi, who also maintained a second sub-administration office at Nizgaon on the bank of the river Surma, present day Shologhar (there is now Shologhar Masjid and madrasa) in Sunamganj town, which was administered by one of his descendants. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Muazzamabad, i.e. the state of Muazzamabad, which was an independent state until 1620 when it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi. The last sultan of Muazzamabad was Hamid Qureshi Khan, who was a desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Sunamganj Bombing
The 2001 Sunamganj bombing was a bomb attack on 26 September 2001 at a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League in Sullah Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 4 people. Background The caretaker government was in charge and responsible for holding the general elections. The government had deployed 50 military personnel for extra security during the election. A Bangladesh Awami League election rally on 23 September 2001 was bombed in Bagerhat District. Attacks Bangladesh Awami League were campaigning for the 2001 Bangladeshi general election. Bangladesh Awami League is a secular political party. On 26 September 2001, a Bangladesh Awami League rally in Sunamganj District was bombed killing 4 and wounding 10 people. The rally was led by Bangladesh Awami League politician Suranjit Sengupta. Trial The Sunamganj bomb attack remains unsolved as of 2008. The government of Bangladesh believes Mufti Abdul Hannan Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagerhat District
Bagerhat District ( bn, বাগেরহাট, pron: ''bageɾɦaʈ'') is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. Geography Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometres. It is bounded by Gopalganj District and Narail District on the north, The Bay of Bengal on the south, Gopalganj District, Pirojpur District and Barguna District on the east and Khulna District on the west. Main rivers of the district are Panguchi, Daratana, Madhumati River, Pasur River, Haringhata, Mongla River, Baleshwar, Bangra and Goshairkhali. History Bagerhat city is famous for its mosques. Muslim Saint Khan Jahan Ali founded this town. He was a saint of the 15th century, possibly of Turkic origin. At the time of his reign, Bagerhat was a part of the Sundarbans. He cleared the forest and made it habitable. He named it "Khalifabad". He erected many official buildings to run his administration. He also built many mosques and dug tanks. The buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
