Incident Summary:

12/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed Manzurul Islam Liton, an Awami League Member of Parliament, in Sundarganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).

GTD ID:
201612310012

When:
2016-12-31

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rangpur

City:
Sundarganj

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Jatiyo Sangshad
Specific Description Member of Parliament: Manzurul Islam Liton
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
Pistols 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 3
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 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ruling party lawmaker shot dead in Bangladesh," Press Trust of India, December 31, 2016.
"Liton murder: PM blames Jamaat," Bangladesh Daily Star, January 4, 2017.
"Gaibandha MP shot dead at home," Bangladesh Daily Star, December 31, 2016.