Islamists Demand Removal of Greek Goddess Statue in Front of Bangladesh Supreme Court
Authorities in Bangladesh have removed a statue located in the Dhaka from the public square after an Islamist outcry over its presence.
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World View: Bangladesh Recovers from Four-Day Terror Attack in Sylhet
Contents: Bangladesh recovers from a four-day terror attack in Sylhet; ISIS claims credit for Sylhet Bangladesh terror attack
Hindu Escapes Armed Radical Jihadis in Bangladesh by Reciting the Quran
A Hindu man says he “escaped death” during the July 2016 attack by five armed jihadists on a restaurant in Dhaka by “reciting the Quran,” reports BBC, noting that had the Islamist militants found out his religion, he would have shared the fate of the 29 people who lost their lives.
Bangladeshi Police Ignored Attack Warnings Posted Online Hours Before Massacre
Bangladeshi authorities failed to heed online warnings of an imminent attack in the capital of Dhaka on July 1, reports Reuters.
Jihadists Strike Again in Bangladesh, Bombing Ramadan Festival
Less than a week after the Islamic State carried out an unprecedented attack in the capital of Bangladesh, Islamic jihadists have struck a second time, attacking Bangladeshi police guarding the country’s biggest festival marking the end of Ramadan.
Report: Some Bangladesh Officials Doubt Islamic State Carried Out Dhaka Attack
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Bangladesh that killed at least 20 hostages, but some officials doubt the jihadist group carried out the massacre.
Berkeley Student Among 20+ Murdered In Bangladesh Islamic Terror
18-year-old University of California Berkeley student Tarishi Jain was among over 20 people murdered Friday when Islamic fundamentalists shot and brutally hacked to death bakery patrons and police officers in the diplomatic district of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh PM Post-Islamic State Massacre: ‘Islam Is a Religion of Peace’
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina issued a statement following the murder of twenty people, mostly foreign nationals, at the hands of Islamic State-affiliated jihadis Friday insisting that “Islam is a religion of peace” and jihadists are “tarnishing” the faith.
World View: Bangladesh Tries to Recover from Worst Terror Attack in 40 Years
Contents: Bangladesh tries to recover from Dhaka terror attack, the worst in 40 years; Suspicions that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency supported the Dhaka attack
NY TIMES: Bangladesh Terror New Evidence Islamic State Looking Beyond Mideast
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The cook was crouching in a washroom, taking refuge from the gunmen who had invaded the Holey Artisan Bakery, when he understood that there was a logic behind the killing: The people in the restaurant were being sorted.
World View: Bangladesh Again Shocked by Major Ongoing Terrorist Attack
Contents: Politicians commemorate the botched World War I Battle of the Somme; The Battle of the Somme and infant mortality; Bangladesh again shocked by major ongoing terrorist attack
Islamic State Claims Attack On Bangladesh Shiite Mosque
The Islamic State’s affiliate in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque that killed one person and injured three others.
Bangladesh: Hundreds Protest Islamist Attacks on Secular Writers
Publishers, writers, and bloggers in Bangladesh have had enough of their colleagues being executed simply for expressing secular beliefs and critiquing Islam.
Protesters Denounce Murder of Atheist Blogger Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
Citizens organized a march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest the murder of American atheist blogger Avijit Roy. He was hacked to death with machetes after he received numerous threats from radical Islamists.
