2001 Bagerhat bombing

Terrorist incident in Bangladesh February 2026 2001 Bagerhat bombing Mollahat, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh Sheikh Helal Uddin 23 September 2001 UTC+06:00 Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism 9 100+ Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami The 2001 Bagerhat bombing was a bomb attack on 23 September 2001 in Mollahat, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh.Riaz Ali Ali Riaz 2008 Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web Routledge 114 978-0-415-45172-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=9DaC5wJoKbEC&q=2001+Bagerhat+bombing&pg=PA114 1 August 2017 It took place at Khalilur Rahman Degree College during an Awami League election rally led by Member of Parliament Sheikh Helal Uddin, and resulted in the death of nine people. Attacks The caretaker government had taken charge and had started to make preparations for the 2001 general elections in Bangladesh. In 2001, a number of Awami League events were bombed by suspected Islamist terrorists. Sheikh Helal Uddin, cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was speaking at an Awami League election rally at Khalilur Rahman Degree College ground in Mollahat Upazila, Bagerhat District. Two bombs were thrown which killed 9 people and injured more than 100 people.Bangladesh rally bombed https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1559505.stm BBC News 1 August 2017Mufti Hannan remanded in Bagerhat bomb attack case http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-151911 The Daily Star 1 August 2017 en 23 August 2010Chowdhury Rashed Eight die in Bangladesh election rally bomb blast http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/eight-die-in-bangladesh-election-rally-bomb-blast-1.425480 Gulf News 1 August 2017 24 September 2001 Trial A case was filed following the attack, the proceedings of which were stopped on 19 April 2004 during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule.Case for bombing Sk Helal's public meet revived http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-125215 The Daily Star 1 August 2017 en 7 February 2010 The Home Ministry reopened the case after the Awami League returned to power.Charges pressed against 4 over bomb attack on Helal's rally http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/55330/Charges-pressed-against-4-over-bomb-attack-on Prothom Alo 1 August 2017 en https://web.archive.org/web/20170802041214/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/55330/Charges-pressed-against-4-over-bomb-attack-on 2 August 2017 dead After an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department, charges were pressed against six individuals on 21 August 2011. The accused were Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh chief Mufti Hannan; the former president of the Mollahat branch of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Badsha Mia Shikdar; and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh activists Arifuzzaman, Zillur Rahman, Hafez Mohammad Rakib Hasan, and Abu Taleb.Mufti Hannan, 5 others charge sheeted http://www.thedailystar.net/news/mufti-hannan-5-others-charge-sheeted The Daily Star 1 August 2017 en 22 August 2013Charges pressed against 4 http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/10/21/62193/print The Financial Express 1 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802004438/http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/10/21/62193/print 2 August 2017 dead See also 2001 Sunamganj bombing References 30em 22.9254 89.8035 region:BD_type:event title Category:2001 murders in Bangladesh Category:Failed assassination attempts in Bangladesh Category:Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh in 2001 Category:Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2001 Category:2001 mass murders Category:21st-century mass murders in Bangladesh Category:September 2001 in Bangladesh Category:September 2001 crimes in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2001 Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Bangladesh Category:Assassinations in Bangladesh Category:2001 in politics 2001 Bagerhat bombing Category:Mollahat Upazila