2004 Shah Jalal bombing

Grenade attach in Sylhet, Bangladesh February 2026 2004 Shah Jalal bombing Shah Jalal's Dargah, Sylhet, Bangladesh The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh 21 May 2004 UTC+06:00 Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism 3 dead 70 Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami 2004 Shah Jalal bombing was a terrorist grenade attack on the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Choudhury. The High Commissioner was injured in the attack and two bystanders were killed. The attack was carried out by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. Background The Shah Jalal Shrine is a 700 year old Sufi site located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Anwar Choudhury, the British High Commissioner went to visit Sylhet which was his ancestral home. He is a Bangladeshi born British Citizen.https://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/bangladesh.blast/ Bangladesh blast: UK envoy hurt - May 21, 2004 CNN 2016-08-11 He visited the shrine on 21 May 2004. He offer prayers at the Shrine and was greeting the people who had come to see him. The shrine was bombed in January of the 2004 which resulted in the death of 5 people.http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/22/d4052201011.htm Blast at Shahjalal shrine injures British HC, kills 2 The Daily Star 2016-08-11 2 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140702222156/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/22/d4052201011.htm deadhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3390691.stm Bangladesh shrine bomb kills two 2004-01-12 BBC News 2016-08-11https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3391833.stm Police probe Bangladesh bombing 2004-01-13 BBC News 2016-08-11 Attack The bomb was thrown at the envoy when he was talking with the people present. The bomb hit him on his stomach but did not explode on impact but bounced off and landed near the feet of the Deputy Commissioner where it exploded. Three people including a police personnel were killed in the attack.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/23/bangladesh-diplomat-grenade-sentence Death sentences for Bangladesh grenade attack on British envoy Percival Jenny 2008-12-23 The Guardian 0261-3077 2016-08-11 Anwar Chowdhury was injured in the blast.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3735103.stm UK envoy hurt in Bangladesh blast 2004-05-21 BBC News 2016-08-11 Trial Three men including Mufti Abdul Hannan the leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh were sentenced to death in the case in 2008.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7797096.stm Three to die for UK envoy attack 2008-12-23 BBC News 2016-08-11http://www.sylhettimes.com/2007/08/01/grenade-atack-on-anwar-choudhury-mufti-hannan-among-four-indicted-2/ Grenade at ack y on Anwar Choudhury: Mufti Hannan among four indicted - The Sylhet Times 2016-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821212328/http://www.sylhettimes.com/2007/08/01/grenade-atack-on-anwar-choudhury-mufti-hannan-among-four-indicted-2/ 2016-08-21 dead The British High Commission welcomed the completion of the trial but opposed the death penalty.http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/apr/29/ex-uk-envoy-grenade-attack-case-full-verdict-released Ex-UK envoy grenade attack case full verdict released Dhaka Tribune 2016-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160826020631/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/apr/29/ex-uk-envoy-grenade-attack-case-full-verdict-released 2016-08-26 dead The motive for the attack was "to avenge the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and across the world by America and Britain" according to the police. The components of the grenades were traced to Afghanistan.http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/114967/Rooted-in-mujahids-returning-from-Afghanistan Rooted in mujahids returning from Afghanistan Prothom Alo 2016-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808203143/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/114967/Rooted-in-mujahids-returning-from-Afghanistan 2016-08-08 dead Mufti Abdul Hannan was hanged on 13 April 2017 for his role in the bombing along with two other, Sharif Shahedul Alam Bipul and Delwar Hossain alias Ripon, involved with the attack.https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/huji-kingpin-mufti-hannan-hanged-1390510 Huji kingpin Mufti Hannan hanged 2017-04-13 The Daily Star 2019-08-23 Reactions Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw issued a statement which said "I am deeply shocked by the news of this bomb and I extend my sympathies to all the victims and their families. "Details of exactly what happened and the nature of the injuries are not clear. We are grateful for the support we are receiving from the Bangladeshi authorities." Then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia condemned the attack and offered her sympathies to the victims. References 24.9023 91.8661 region:BD_type:event title Category:2004 murders in Bangladesh Category:2004 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh in 2004 Category:Grenade attacks in Bangladesh Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2004 Category:Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh Category:2004 explosions Category:21st-century mass murders in Bangladesh Category:Failed assassination attempts in Bangladesh Category:2004 in politics Category:May 2004 in Bangladesh Category:May 2004 crimes in Asia Category:History of Sylhet