2001 Sunamganj bombing

2001 Sunamganj bombing was a bomb attack on 26 September 2001 at a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League in Sullah Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 4 people.[1][2]

2001 Sunamganj bombing
LocationSunamganj, Bangladesh
Date26 September 2001 (UTC+06:00)
TargetBangladesh Awami League
Attack type
Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism
Deaths4
Injured10
PerpetratorsHarkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami

Background

The Caretaker government was in charge and responsible for holding the general elections. The government had deployed 50 military personal for extra security during the election. A Bangladesh Awami League election rally on 23 September 2001 was bombed in Bagerhat District.[3]

Attacks

Bangladesh Awami League were campaigning for the 2001 Bangladeshi general election.[4] Bangladesh Awami League is a secular political party.[5][6] On 26 September 2001, a Bangladesh Awami League rally in Sunamganj District was bombed killing 4 and wounding 10 people. The rally was led by Bangladesh Awami League politician Suranjit Sengupta.[7][8]

Trial

The Sunamganj bomb attack remains unsolved as of 2008.[9] The Government of Bangladesh believes Mufti Abdul Hannan, the leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh, was responsible for the attack. He was executed on 12 April 2017.[10][11]

References
  1. "Incident Summary for GTDID: 200109260004". start.umd.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "142 killed in 535 bomb attacks during 1999-2005 - 27599.php-24-06". observerbd.com. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh rally bombed". BBC. 23 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. Ethirajan, Anbarasan (2 December 2011). "Bangladesh panel submits findings". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. Habib, Haroon (28 January 2018). "Analysis: could a jail term for Khaleda Zia spell unrest in Bangladesh?". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. "Watch out for turbulence in Bangladesh". Hindu business Line. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. Akash, Jahangir Alam (2011). Pain. Xlibris Corporation. p. 234. ISBN 9781456858032. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. Ahsan, Zayadul. "A grisly reminder of unsolved killings". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. Islam, Shariful (14 June 2008). "No breakthrough yet in probe into 16 cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. "Preparations on for Mufti Hannan's execution". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. "Huji kingpin Mufti Hannan hanged". The Daily Star. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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