Incident Summary:

06/02/2007: No casualties were reported when Bangladeshi Police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Jadid Al-Qaidah Bangladesh (JAQB) perpetrators in the morning at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in Rajshahi, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh.

GTD ID:
200706020035

When:
2007-06-02

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rajshahi

City:
Rajshahi

Location Details:
At Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Bangladesh students
Specific Description Students at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device (IED).
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of 2 related attacks (cf. 200706010042). This was the second of two IEDs found at RUET in the span of 17 hours.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Jadid Al-Qaida Bangladesh (JAQB) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Bomb found in front of RUET in Rajshahi,” United News of Bangladesh, June 2, 2007.
“Selection list: Bangladesh press 4 Jun 07,” Bangladesh – OSC Summary, June 4, 2007.