Dhaka Attack

Militancy: Cops yet to identify foreign financiers

Law enforcers identified most of the local sources those had financed militant activities in the country, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
11 January 2017, 08:36 AM

Bodies of Marzan, Saddam bear multiple bullet marks

The bodies of Neo JMB leaders Nurul Islam Marzan and Saddam Hossain, who were killed in yesterday’s “gunfight” with law enforcers, bear marks of multiple bullets.
7 January 2017, 08:11 AM

Militants Maj Zia, Marzan to be arrested anytime: Minister

Sacked army Major Syed Ziaul Haque and Nurul Islam Marzan, who had played vital roles in Gulshan café attack and targeted killings, will be arrested anytime, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
25 December 2016, 09:24 AM

USD 10,000 spent on Gulshan café attack: Cops

The Neo JMB spent around USD 10,000 to carry out the deadly attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area that left 20 hostages and two police officials dead, police claim.
15 December 2016, 15:37 PM

Dhaka attack: Court asks CTTC to submit report by Jan 22

A Dhaka court asks the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police to submit the probe report in connection with the case filed over the Gulshan café attack by January 22.
5 December 2016, 16:08 PM

No info on Tamim getting IS nod before Dhaka attack: DMP chief

Police say they do not have any information on Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury winning Islamic State’s (IS) approval before orchestrating the Dhaka attack.
3 December 2016, 07:15 AM

Hasnat’s father dies

Rezaul Karim, father of Hasnat Karim who was held hostage inside Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic zone for over 10 hours, dies.
31 October 2016, 20:07 PM

Dr Rokon, Maj Jahid financed Dhaka cafe attack: DMP

Rokonuddin Khondoker, who fled with family to Syria, and Major (retd) Jahidul Islam and Tanvir Kaderi killed in Rupnagar and Azimpur raids donated to Neo JMB that carried out the Holey Artisan attack.
18 October 2016, 07:46 AM

Dhaka attack: Tahmid cleared, Hasnat stays accused

Canadian university student Tahmid Hasib Khan, who walked on bail after police said he had no link with the Dhaka attack of July 1, has been cleared of the charges brought against him under section 54. Former private university teacher Hasnat Karim, the only other detainee caught over the incident, stays as the key accused of the case filed over the terrorist attack.
5 October 2016, 06:02 AM

Police yet to confirm about Hasnat’s involvement: DMP

Police are yet to confirm about the involvement of former private university teacher Hasnat Karim with Dhaka attack case.
3 October 2016, 08:50 AM

Deported Bangladeshi met Dhaka attack suspect in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi man who was among four arrested in Malaysia for terror links had met the suspect involved in Dhaka cafe attack.
23 September 2016, 04:26 AM

Dhaka café attackers buried as none claims bodies

The five dead Gulshan café attackers and a chef are buried at the Jurain graveyard in Dhaka as nobody has claimed their bodies, police say.
22 September 2016, 11:54 AM

Dhaka attack: 'Bomb expert' identified

Police identify a bomb expert named Sohel Mahfuz who played important role in Gulshan cafe attack and provide crude bombs during the attack on July 1 in Dhaka.
2 September 2016, 07:43 AM

Hasnat denied bail in Gulshan café attack case

Hasnat Karim, the lone arrestee in the Gulshan café attack case, was denied bail by a Dhaka court.
24 August 2016, 07:53 AM

Dhaka attack: IDs of 5 militants, chef confirmed thru' DNA tests

Identities of five dead Gulshan café militants and a chef have been confirmed through DNA tests, police say. The DNA test reports were collected from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday, Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP told The Daily Star.
23 August 2016, 05:54 AM

Hasnat sent to jail after 16-day remand

Hasnat Karim, a former teacher of a private university who has been shown arrested in Gulshan attack case, is sent to jail on completion of his 16-day remand.
22 August 2016, 08:36 AM

Sheltering militants: NSU teacher, 2 others get bail

Suspended North South University Professor Gias Uddin Ahsan and two others, arrested on charges of renting flats to Gulshan café attackers and withholding tenants' information from the police, get bail.
21 August 2016, 15:05 PM

Dhaka attack: Tahmid sent to jail after remand

Canadian university student Tahmid Hasib, who was arrested on suspicion of having links with the Gulshan attackers is sent to jail after completion of his 14-day remand.
20 August 2016, 13:49 PM

Dhaka Attack: Marzan ‘identified’ by a Pabna family

Marzan, one of the suspected masterminds of Gulshan café attack, is claimed to be identified as Nurul Islam by a family from Pabna district.
15 August 2016, 14:16 PM

Hasnat accused based on info: DMP

Police today said they have accused former university teacher Hasnat Karim in a case filed in connection with Gulshan militant attack as they have information against him.
14 August 2016, 10:02 AM