Incident Summary:
02/01/2010: On Monday morning at 0930, in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants stabbed a former suspected JMB operative to death. The victim was identified as Rashidual Islam of Panchargarh who was connected and convicted of the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts across Bangladesh. Islam was traveling on the Eidgah at Uttara sector-6 on his bicycle when he was hit by an assailant on the head with a pistol and stabbed repeatedly in the chest and abdomen. Islam died at the local hospital due to seven fatal stab wounds. As the assailants fled, they threw homemade bombs at the people who had gathered around the incident. No group claimed responsibility. No motive was reported in the attack; however, according to Deputy Commissioner of Utara zone, Kazi Nisharul Arif, stated in public that the JMB was on the wrong track and practicing anti-Islamic activities and was on his way to Abdullahpur to present evidence to the people. Police believe that Rashidual was killed for leaving the JMB.
Overview
GTD ID:
201002010024
When:
2010-02-01
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Dhaka
City:
Dhaka
Location Details:
The attack took place on the Eidgah at Uttara sector-6 in Uttara, Dhaka.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
A former member of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Rashidual Islam, |
Nationality of Target |
Bangladesh |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
Civilians were also targeted in the attack. |
Nationality of Target |
Bangladesh |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
Unknown |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives |
Other Explosive Type |
Firearms |
Handgun |
Melee |
Knife or Other Sharp Object |
Weapon Details |
Homemade bombs, a pistol and a knife were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
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
Sources
Daily Star, "JMB Men Kill Ex-Operative," Daily Star, February 2, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=124495. |
United News of Bangledesh, "Killing by JMB Militants an Isolated Incident: IGP," LexisNexis Academic, United News of Bangledesh, February 2, 2010. |
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Bangladesh to Ensure Security for Ex-Operatives of Banned Militant Outfit,” LexisNexis Academic, Daily Star, February 6, 2010. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties