Incident Summary:

02/16/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices and opened fire at a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) patrol in Burirghar area, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the dead assailant was identified as a member of Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).

GTD ID:
201502160086

When:
2015-02-16

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rangpur

City:
Burirghar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
Petrol bombs were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"2 more killed in 'shootouts'," Bangladesh Daily Star, February 17, 2015.