2001 Narayanganj bombing

Terrorist incident in Bangladesh February 2026 2001 Narayanganj bombing Narayanganj, Bangladesh Bangladesh Awami League 16 June 2001 UTC+06:00 Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism 22 100 Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami The 2001 Narayanganj bombing was a bomb attack on 16 June 2001 at a meeting of Awami League in Narayanganj, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 22 people.Ahsan Shamim The Blame Game Goes on http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/03/02/coverstory.htm Star Magazine 3 December 2016 12 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171012041615/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/03/02/coverstory.htm dead The motive for the attack cited by the investigators was that the local member of Parliament had banned senior leaders of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, who were patronized by Jammat, decided to attack Shamim Osman, the local member of parliament, who attending the meeting.Trial goes at snail pace, victims still facing hardship http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/06/16/15-years-narayanganj-bomb-blast/ 3 December 2016 Dhaka Tribune Attacks On 16 June 2001 there was bomb attack at a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League in the local party office in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. The local Member of Parliament Shamim Osman was injured in the attack.Bangladesh Bomb Kills 15, Hurts 100 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-17-mn-11555-story.html Los Angeles Times 3 December 2016 17 June 2001 The roof composed of corrugated tin was destroyed in the explosion. The bomb was under a table in the office.Bangladesh bomb blast kills 21 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1392771.stm 3 December 2016 BBC NewsBomb Kills 22 in Bangladesh; 3 Suspects Seized https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/world/bomb-kills-22-in-bangladesh-3-suspects-seized.html The New York Times 3 December 2016 18 June 2001 Trial In April 2001 27 people were accused in the cases filed over the bomb attack. The case was closed under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. The case was reopened in 2009 after the Bangladesh Awami League came to power. The trial has stalled because of the prosecution has failed to bring the accused to court. Mufti Hannan, chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, is in custody but cannot be presented in court dates because he is accused in 51 cases all over Bangladesh. This has delayed trial. Two of the accused are in Jail in New Delhi, India and two other have been freed on bail.Mufti Hannan, 5 others indicted in 2001 case http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/6666 The Independent Dhaka 3 December 2016 Reactions Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "I call upon the nation to resist this type of political terrorism for the sake of democracy,".Probe ordered into Bangladesh blast - June 17, 2001 http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/06/17/bangladesh.blast.04/index.html 3 December 2016 CNN References Bangladesh 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:2001 in politics Category:2001 mass murders Category:Narayanganj Category:Building bombings in Bangladesh Category:2001 building bombings Category:Attacks on office buildings in Bangladesh Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Bangladesh Category:June 2001 in Bangladesh Category:June 2001 crimes in Asia Category:Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh