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Banned JMB responsible for Gulshan cafe and Sholakia attacks: IGP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 9 (ANI): Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque has confirmed on Saturday that the attacks at Gulshan cafe and Sholakia Eidgah were carried out by the militants of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen terrorist group of Bangladesh.
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US envoy Nisha Biswal to arrive Dhaka tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 9 (ANI): In the wake of the terrorist attack at a Gulshan cafe in Dhaka on July 1 that left 22 people dead, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh tomorrow.
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Bangladesh attacks: No NSG team to Dhaka
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
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Digvijaya Singh questions double standards on ties with Zakir Naik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad, July 8 (ANI): Facing flak from BJP for sharing the stage with Islamic preacher Zakir Naik who is in the midst of a controversy for his 'hate speech' reportedly inspiring one of the five militants involved in the recent terror attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Congress leader
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Imam Fariduddin Masud replaced for Eid prayers at Sholakia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 7 (ANI): Post the blast at Sholakia Eidgah, famous for the largest congregation on Eid day, prayers were performed without Imam Fariduddin Masud, who was scheduled to lead the congregation.
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Shahi Imam of Kolkata mosque condemns Bangladesh terror attack.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkatta, July 7 (ANI): Condemning the recent terror strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan mosque in Kolkata, Noorul Rahman Barkati on Thursday said that there is a need to fight terrorism in a united manner.
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Sholakia Eidgah attackers possessed a 'machete'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 7 (ANI): Three suspected assailants of the Sholakia Eidgah blast that led to the death of four people in Bangladesh on Thursday, were found in possession of machetes, or large hatchet-like knives, and a pistol.
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Muslim leaders should sensitise youth on taking right path: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Following reports that at least one of the terrorists involved in a strike on a cafe in Dhaka on July 1 was inspired by Islamic orator Zakir Naik, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on Thursday said Muslim leaders and preachers should guid
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India suspends Maitree Express over Gulshan attack
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 7 (ANI): India has suspended the Maitree Express, a direct train service between Dhaka and Kolkata, in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack at the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka that claimed the lives of 22 people including foreigners.
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Muslims condemn Dhaka attack, pray for peace and brotherhood on Eid-Ul-Fit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala, July 7 (ANI): Thousands of Muslims all across Tripura gathered at the Gedu Mia mosque in Agartala to offer morning prayers on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the community's month-long fasting period.
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Blast in Bangladesh during Eid prayers kills one, injures several (Update)
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 7 (ANI): One policeman was killed and several others were severely injured in a bomb explosion during an Eid prayer congregation in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj town on Thursday.
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Policeman dies in blast at Eid prayer congregation in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 7 (ANI): One policeman died and around nine people have been severely injured in a bomb explosion today during the Eid prayer congregation in Kishoreganj, said Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu.
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