2005 Jhalakathi bombing was a bombing of a car transporting judges to the District Court of

Jhalakathi Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna dis ...

Jama'atul 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 ...

(JMB) claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group, led by

Shaykh Abdur Rahman Shaykh Abdur Rahman, also known as Abdur Rahman Shaykh, (died 30 March 2007) was the leader and the administrative head of the banned terrorist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh ( en, Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh). Biography R ...

and Siddiqur Rahman (also known as

Bangla Bhai Siddique ul-Islam ( bn, সিদ্দিকুল ইসলাম ''Siddikul Islam''), known popularly as Bangla Bhai (বাংলা ভাই "Bengali Brother") (1970 – 30 March 2007), also known as Jawad uddin attari ( bn, আজিজ ...

Attacks

Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh is a radical Islamist organization that is demanding the implementation of Sharia Law in Bangladesh. As such they target the judiciary in the attack. On 14 November 2005 a bomb was thrown at a car transporting judges to the District Court of

. The attacks took place Jhalakathi district in southern Bangladesh. The Judges were inside a vehicle. The vehicle was parked as they were waiting for another Judge. The attackers tried to give the judges leaflets which they refused. A bomb was thrown at the vehicle. Two senior assistant judges Sohel Ahmed and Jagannath Pandey, were killed in the bomb attack. A court employee and a bystander were injured in the attack. A 13-year-old school student was also injured. Iftekhar Hossain Mamun the attacker was also injured.

Victims

*Shaheed Sohel Ahmed was 35 years old, senior assistant judge of

Nalchity Upazila Nalchity ( bn, নলছিটি) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh. History Some family members of Isa Khan moved from Sarail to Nalchity. Abdul Ghani Khan, a 14th-generation descendant of Isa Khan, is ...

of Jhalakathi District. *Jagannath Pandey was 38 years old, senior assistant judge of the Jhalakathi Sadar upazila.

Attacker

The 28-year-old attacker, Iftekhar Hasan Al Mamun, was captured injured by the bystanders. He had a bomb strapped to his leg and leaflets calling for

Sharia Law Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the Five Pillars of Islam, religious precepts of Islam and is based on the Islamic holy books, sacred scriptures o ...

. The local handed the suspect over to

Rapid Action Battalion Rapid Action Battalion or RAB, is an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police. This elite force consists of members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh, Ba ...

and

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

Trial

On 29 May 2006 A court in Jhalakathi awarded death penalty to 7 members of JMB. The verdict was upheld by the High Court of Bangladesh on 31 August 2006. The Appellate Division rejected their appeals on 28 November 2006. On 29 May 2007 6 of the convicts were executed. The last convict was arrested on 10 July 2007. On 28 August 2016 the Supreme court upheld his death sentence. He was executed on 16 October. The Leader and Military leader of JMB

Abdur Rahman Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...

and

among those convicted in the case.

References

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