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Posts published in “Day: August 21, 2017

Assassination Attempt on Hasina: Ten Huji men get death by shooting

Report in The daily star, Aug 21, 2017 Ten leaders and activists of Harkatul Jihad al Islami were awarded death penalty yesterday for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a bomb weighing 76kg in Gopalganj’s Kotalipara in July 2000. The convicts will be able to appeal to the High Court within 30 days. Judge Mamtaz Begum of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 in Dhaka handed down the sentence in presence of the convicts…

Interpol identifies Bangladeshi-born Canadian as potential suicide bomber in Europe

Report in Dhaka Tribune, aug 20, 2017 at 10:42 PM Interpol is currently in pursuit of a Bangladeshi-born Canadian who is believed to have been trained by the Islamic State for suicide attacks in Europe, according to a Canadian media outlet Global News. Tabirul Hasib, 25, is among 173 Islamic State fighters Interpol has named as potential suicide bombers, based on data uncovered by US intelligence. The list was distributed amid concerns that, as Islamic…