Dhaka Attack
Mirpur landlord held for ‘housing Dhaka attackers’
A day after arresting a private university professor for allegedly renting out a flat to Dhaka attackers withholding tenant information, another landlord in Mirpur’s Shewrapara has been held for the same. Handmade bomb and black outfit – as used by Dhaka attackers – were found from one of his flat.
17 July 2016, 07:28 AM
NSU professor, 2 others arrested
Police arrest three persons including a professor of North South University on charges of renting out a flat to Gulshan café attackers without keeping their personal information.
16 July 2016, 17:59 PM
‘Cops trying to trace patronisers of Dhaka attack’
Law enforcers are trying to find out those who supported and patronised the militants of the Gulshan café attack, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said today.
16 July 2016, 09:12 AM
HRW for protecting rights of Hasnat Karim, Tahmid Khan
Human Rights Watch has called Bangladesh authorities for protecting the rights of the two detainees -- Hasnat Karim and Tahmid Khan -- who were detained for interrogation in connection with Dhaka café attack on July 1.
16 July 2016, 05:08 AM
Dhaka attack: Japanese survivor hid in cafe lawn
Tamaoki Watanabe, the sole survivor among the eight Japanese caught in a July 1 terrorist attack at a restaurant in Bangladesh, told Japanese police that he managed to hide from attackers in the establishment’s garden, investigative sources said Wednesday.
14 July 2016, 05:10 AM
From music lover to ‘militant’
Here is more about a music lover turned militant Tahmid Rahman Safi, who was the first person to appear in a video in Bengali allegedly released by the militant group Islamic State.
13 July 2016, 12:05 PM
Security beefed up at airports: Menon
General passengers may face some problems as the civil aviation authorities have tightened security at all airports across the country following two recent attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon says.
12 July 2016, 06:36 AM
Court orders DNA test of Dhaka attack militants
A Dhaka court orders for DNA testing of the militants found involved in the gruesome Dhaka cafe attack of July 1.
11 July 2016, 14:38 PM
Bodies of 5 Gulshan cafe ‘attackers’ still at CMH
Bodies of the five Gulshan café "attackers" are still at the mortuary of Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka as no one came to receive those till today, police say.
10 July 2016, 07:43 AM
The Daily Star protests Dr Naik’s claims
India-based Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik accuses The Daily Star of sensationalising a report by saying that he was “responsible for inspiring one of the terrorists of the attack in Dhaka”. The Daily Star categorically denies this allegation and wants to say it did not report that any terrorist was inspired by Zakir Naik to kill innocent people.
9 July 2016, 10:19 AM
‘I saw a gunman in front of main door...’
It was one of the worst moments of Shobuz Hossain's life. The 32-year-old assistant cook at the Holey Artisan Bakery had never thought of returning to life. It was horrible, awful!
9 July 2016, 08:47 AM
JMB carried out Dhaka café and Sholakia attacks: IGP
Attacks at Gulshan cafe and Sholakia were carried out by militants of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque says.
9 July 2016, 07:58 AM
Dhaka attack: Japanese murdered almost immediately
A Bangladeshi employee at the Dhaka cafe where 20 customers, including seven Japanese, were ruthlessly slain says the Japanese were killed almost immediately.
7 July 2016, 17:39 PM
Dhaka attack: Philippine expresses solidarity with Bangladesh
The Philippine government expresses solidarity with the people of Bangladesh after a bloody hostage-taking incident at Gulshan in Dhaka.
7 July 2016, 13:53 PM
Terrorism: No official move yet for seeking intl' help
Bangladesh is yet to move a formal proposal or request to seek assistance from the global community in support of the investigation into the July 1 terrorist attack on a Dhaka cafe.
7 July 2016, 07:36 AM
Amid Dhaka row, Zakir Naik calls IS ‘un-Islamic’
Islamic scholar and televangelist Dr Zakir Naik says the term Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “un-Islamic”.
6 July 2016, 19:19 PM
Italian president pays homage to Gulshan attack victims
Italian President Sergio Mattarella pays tribute to the victims of the Gulshan cafe attack after the coffins arrived at Rome on Tuesday.
6 July 2016, 18:07 PM
Attackers were among a dozen missing youths
The five Gulshan café attackers are among around a dozen youths who are missing and suspected to have joined a militant group, says an official of the Detective Branch of Police.
6 July 2016, 16:43 PM
JICA committed to continue development work in Bangladesh
Laying emphasis on extra safety of its personnel, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it remains "firmly committed" to contributing to the development of Bangladesh.
6 July 2016, 12:05 PM
News Analysis: Why disgraceful death of our boys?
The dangerous fate of Fahim, Rohan, Mubasher and Nibras shows how our youths are becoming weapons of destruction if they are brainwashed and transformed into militants.
6 July 2016, 10:07 AM