2001 Ramna Batamul bombings

Mass murder in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 2026 Ramna Batamul bombings Dhaka, Bangladesh 2026-04-14 Chhayanaut New Year festival at Ramna Batamul, Dhaka, Bangla New Year 1433 celebration.jpg Pahela Baishakh programme at Ramna Batamul in 2026, where the bomb exploded General public celebrating Pohela Boishakh 14 April 2001 UTC+06:00 Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism 10 Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami The Ramna Batamul (Ramna Banyan root/foot) bombing was a series of bomb attacks on 14 April 2001 at a cultural programme of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations arranged by Chaayanot, the leading cultural organization of Bangladesh. Ten people, including Shujan, a Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami militant, died and many more people were wounded. The Islamic fundamentalist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami later confessed their involvement in the attack.Hafez Ahmed 1 December 2008 Mufti Hannan among 14 indicted in Ramna 'botomul' blast cases http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=52248&date=2008-12-01 The Financial Express Dhaka https://archive.today/20130629095947/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=52248&date=2008-12-01 2013-06-29 2013-06-27 live Attacks Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal as well as Tripura by the Bengali people and by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha. On April 14 around 8:00am at Ramna Batamul, the first bomb exploded.Death reference on Ramna Batamul carnage trial at HC http://www.thedailystar.net/death-reference-on-ramna-batamul-carnage-trial-at-hc-30917 The Daily Star 8 July 2015 Shortly after, there was a second blast when police were conducting evacuations and rescue operations. One policeman was injured in the second bomb explosion. Ten people lost their lives and about 50 were injured.Corraya Sumon 23 June 2014 Bangladesh, convicted to death 8 Islamists for New Year's massacre http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bangladesh,-convicted-to-death-8-Islamists-for-New-Year's-massacre-31435.html AsiaNews 8 July 2015 Police also recovered another inactive bomb later. The state-owned television station BTV was broadcasting the programme live from Ramna Batamul. Because of this, people throughout the country saw the bombing attack on television. Following the incident, all cultural functions organised for New Year celebrations were postponed.9 killed in bomb attack in Bangladesh http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/apr/14bangla.htm Rediff.com 14 April 2001 27 June 2013 Trial Two charges were filed by the police with the capital's Ramna police station: one for murder and one for illegal possession of explosives.Tasmee Bomb attack at Ramna : Verdict today (Video) http://news.priyo.com/2014/06/23/bomb-attack-ramna-batamul-verdict-today-110269.html Priyo 8 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709170139/http://news.priyo.com/2014/06/23/bomb-attack-ramna-batamul-verdict-today-110269.html 9 July 2015 dead dmy-allTipu Md Sanaul Islam 7 February 2014 Rare headway in the trial of Ramna bomb blast cases https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/02/06/rare-headway-in-the-trial-of-ramna-bomb-blast-cases Dhaka Tribune 8 July 2015 Eight years after the bomb attack, a court in Dhaka brought charges against Mufti Hannan, chief of banned fundamentalist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami and 13 others of this group.Charges Finally Framed For Ramna Bombing http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/2009041610862/country/charges-finally-framed-for-ramna-bombing.html The Independent Dhaka 16 April 2009 https://archive.today/20130629095821/http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/2009041610862/country/charges-finally-framed-for-ramna-bombing.html 29 June 2013 usurped 27 June 2013 In 2014, eight of the accused were sentenced to death. Those sentenced included Mufti Hannan, Maulana Akbar Hossain, Arif Hasan Sumon, Maulana Tajuddin, Hafiz Jahangir Alam Badr, Maulana Abu Bakr alias Hafiz Selim Hawladar, Maulana Abdul Hai and Maulana Shafiqur Rahman. The other six, Shahadatullah Jewel, Maulana Sabbir, Shaokat Hossain alias Sheikh Farid, Maulana Abdur Rauf, Maulana Abu Taher and Maulana Yahia, were sentenced to life in prison.8 to hang for Ramna Batamul attack http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/06/23/8-to-hang-for-ramna-batamul-attack bdnews24.com 23 June 2014 8 July 2015 Reactions The Daily Star in an editorial wrote "This was an attack against the very identity of the nation; it was a blow against the very belief on which the War of Liberation was fought; it was a stab at the very ethos in which we take immense pride, both collectively and as individuals".Ramna Batamul blast case http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=134379 The Daily Star Editorial 16 April 2010 8 July 2015 References Category:2001 murders in Bangladesh Category:21st-century mass murders in Bangladesh Category:Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh in 2001 Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2001 Category:Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh Category:2001 mass murders Category:Murder in Dhaka Category:2001 in Dhaka Category:Attacks during New Year celebrations Category:Attacks on parades in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2001 Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Bangladesh Category:April 2001 in Bangladesh Category:April 2001 crimes in Asia Category:Chhayanaut