Incident Summary:

11/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Birendranath Roy, an International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) priest, in Ranibandar village, Chirirbandar subdistrict, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. Roy was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201511300052

When:
2015-11-30

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rangpur

City:
Ranibandar

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Chirirbandar subdistrict.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) Priest: Birendranath Roy
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bangladesh: 2 hurt in Dinajpur temple gun attack," The Daily Star Online, December 10, 2015.
"Bangladesh: Religious Extremists Carry Out 19 Terror Attacks Across Country in Four Months," Prothom Alo Online, December 27, 2015.