2005 Bangladesh bombings

Islamist terror attacks throughout Bangladesh January 2020 2005 Bangladesh bombings Across Bangladesh (excluding Munshiganj) Bangladesh 17 August 2005 Terrorist attack Bangladesch Bombenexplosionen JMB 2005.svg 11:00 UTC+06:00 About 500 bombs 2 115+ Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen BangladeshHarkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami On 17 August 2005, around 500 bomb explosions occurred at 300 locations in 63 of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The bombs exploded within a half-hour period, starting at 11:00 am. A terrorist organization, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group was led by Shaykh Abdur Rahman and Siddique ul-Islam (also known as Bangla Bhai). Another terrorist group, named Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, was associated with JMB in executing the co-ordinated attack. Following the bombings, both groups were banned by the BNP government of Bangladesh. Attacks The bombs detonated within a half-hour period, starting at 11:00 am.Khondker Habibul Haque Heng Siam-Heng Michael Ten Chin Liew Chin Liew Ten State and Secularism in Bangladesh State and Secularism: Perspectives from Asia 2010 World Scientific 978-981-4282-37-6 229 They exploded near government facilities. In Dhaka, they exploded near the Bangladesh Secretariat, the Supreme Court Complex, the Prime Minister's Office, the Dhaka University campus, the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, and Zia International Airport. At least 115 people were injured when 500 small bombs were exploded in 63 out of 64 districts of Bangladesh.Bangladesh arrests 200 over August bombings http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/05-Sep-2005/bangladesh-arrests-200-over-august-bombings Daily Times 5 September 2005 9 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709194645/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/05-Sep-2005/bangladesh-arrests-200-over-august-bombings 9 July 2015 deadKhalil Tasneem Bomb blasts shake Bangladesh http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/bangladesh.blasts/index.html?eref=sitesearch CNN 17 August 2005 9 July 2015 The explosions killed two people (a child in Savar, near Dhaka, and a rickshaw-puller in Chapai Nawabganj District) and injured a further 50.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4158478.stm Bombs explode across Bangladesh BBC News 17 August 2005 17 August 2013 Victims Rickshaw driver Rabiul Islam was injured when seven bombs exploded at about 11:10am at Biswa Road crossing near Shah Neamatullah College in the Nawabganj. He died on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.459 blasts in 63 districts in 30 minutes https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/18/d5081801011.htm The Daily Star 18 August 2005 8 June 2024 Schoolboy Abdus Salam, who was 10, was injured when a bomb exploded outside his house in Savar. He died in the hospital. Trials The main perpetrators of the bombing, Bangla Bhai and Shaykh Abdur Rahman, were arrested by the police and the Rapid Action Battalion in early March 2006 during the BNP-led government. They were convicted for their involvement in the November 2005 suicide bombing that killed two judges, were sentenced to death, and were executed by hanging on 29 March 2007.Riaz Ali Ali Riaz Islamist militancy in Bangladesh: a complex web https://books.google.com/books?id=vtB1NN1vwoEC&pg=PG126 2008 Routledge 978-0-415-45172-7 126–127 Five suspects were sentenced to death and one to 20 years in prison for their part in the bomb attacks in Bogra.Five Islamists jailed for 2005 Bangladesh bombings https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Five-Islamists-jailed-for-2005-Bangladesh-bombings/article16126873.ece The Hindu Associated Press 9 July 2015 By 2013, 200 cases out of 273 cases filed in connection with 2005 Bangladesh bombings have been disposed of. Different courts have sentenced 58 people to death; 150 were sentenced to life in prison and 300 others were sentenced to various terms in prisons.Sarkar Kailash Chowdhury Kamran Reza No compiled data on Aug 17 serial blasts https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/32971/no-compiled-data-on-aug-17-serial-blasts Dhaka Tribune 16 August 2013 9 July 2015 Reactions Motiur Rahman Nizami, the then industry minister, from Jamaat-e-Islami blamed India for the blast.All over the place https://www.economist.com/asia/2005/08/25/all-over-the-place The Economist 25 August 2005 9 July 2015 Moudud Ahmed, the then law minister, from Bangladesh Nationalist Party said "If they try for 100 years, they will not turn Bangladesh into a Taliban state,". The then chief cleric Ubaidul Haq remarked to thousands of worshippers at Baitul Mukarram Mosque, "Islam prohibits suicide bombings. These bombers are enemies of Islam. It is a duty for all Muslims to stand up against those who are killing people in the name of Islam."Protest against Bangladesh bombs https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4512406.stm BBC News 9 December 2005 27 January 2016 See also List of attacks on high courts References 30em Category:2005 in Dhaka Category:2005 murders in Bangladesh Category:2000s trials Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Bangladesh Category:Hotel bombings in Bangladesh Category:Attacks on universities and colleges in Asia Category:Murder in Dhaka Category:Explosions in Dhaka Category:2005 building bombings Category:School bombings in Asia Category:Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2005 Category:Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh in 2005 Category:Trials in Bangladesh Category:August 2005 in Bangladesh Category:Attacks on schools in 2005 Category:Attacks on schools in Bangladesh Category:Attacks on courthouses