Bangladesh Attack: Hindu Woman Among 4 Dead, 3 Militants Arrested
The blast has occurred a week after 20 people were killed in the horrific Dhaka terror attack.
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- A group of suspected radical Islamists hurled homemade bombs at a police patrol station guarding Bangladesh’s largest Eid congregation.
- The incident occurred near Sholakia grounds in Kishoreganj district.
- Two police constables, a Hindu woman and an attacker were killed.
- Reports suggest the real target of the attack could have been the Grand Imam of the Sholakia mosque.
- The incident occurred a week after the horrific Dhaka terror attack that killed 28.
Hindu Woman Among Four Dead
Islamist militants killed four people including two policemen and a Hindu woman in the Kishoreganj attack.
Jharna Rani Bhoumik, a 40-year-old housewife, was killed when a bullet came through a window of her house and hit her forehead.
Abu Sayem, Additional Superintendent of Police in Kishoreganj, told The Daily Star that the four victims of the attack were two police constables, a woman and an attacker.
NSG Team to Travel to Bangladesh
A special team of National Security Guard (NSG) officers will be travelling to Bangladesh to “analyse and study” today’s bombings as well as the recent terror siege at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka.
Officials said the team has been authorised by the government to travel to Dhaka after the Special Forces establishment in Bangladesh approved the formers’ request to visit the spots of the terror attacks, for a first-hand understanding of the situation.
Machete Found With the 3 Arrested
A machete (broad heavy knife) and a modern pistol was found with the three suspected assailants, according to The Daily Star. The police has denied to reveal the identities of the suspects.
The machete link has been found in the continuous killings in Bangladesh by homegrown militants.
One Attacker Killed
Kishoreganj District Administrator Zillur Rahman said one of the attackers have been killed.
Two police men identified as Zahirul Islam and Ansarul have also been killed, reported The Dhaka Tribune.
Who Was the Real Target of the Attack?
According to reports the target of the attack was not the crowd of two lakh people who had gathered to offer Eid prayers, but a solo campaigner of anti-terrorism and anti-extremism.
Maulana Farid Uddin Masoud – the grand imam of the Sholakia mosque – was behind a groundbreaking fatwa to end terrorism in the name of Islam, and may have been the target of the attack.
Details of the Attack
According to AFP reports, Tofazzal Hosain, who is the district’s Deputy Police Chief said several people were part of the attack and some had been armed with machetes, reflecting a resemblance to the spate of recent Islamist killings in Bangladesh.
Injured Rushed to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital
The injured have been rushed to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital reported The Dhaka Tribune. Police constable Zahirul Islam was declared dead at the hospital. Six injured policemen have been transferred to Mymensingh Medical College. All the policemen were injured by bomb splinters, the report said.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Condemns Attack
The Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the attack and said that terrorism is against Islam and humanity, reported Times Now.
The Bangladesh government maintained that last week’s terror attacks in Dhaka were carried out by homegrown terror outfits, and denied the presence of ISIS in Bangladesh’s backyard.
Attackers Take Shelter at a School
After the blast, police opened fire at the attackers and killed one of them.
The attackers reportedly attacked the policeman with a knife, and exploded homemade bombs. While one attacker was killed, another was arrested.
The others have reportedly taken shelter at a nearby school, identified as Azimuddin High School, reported The Daily Tribune. More police forces have been dispatched to Kishoreganj.
Blast at Bangladesh’s Largest Eid Congregation
A blast at Bangladesh’s largest Eid congregation in Kishoregang district, 90 kilometres north of Dhaka killed two people, including a police man, Zahirul Islam, and a suspected militant. At least nine others have been injured.
Homemade bombs were hurled at a police patrol station which was guarding the people offering Eid prayers.
The blast occurred near Sholakia grounds, where nearly 2 lakh people had gathered to offer Eid prayers.
While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the incident has come a week after the horrific Dhaka terror attack at Holey Artisan Bakery, which killed 28 people.
ISIS in a video said that the Dhaka attack was a glimpse of what is coming and warned of repeated attacks in Bangladesh and beyond until rule by Sharia law is established.