2001 Sunamganj bombing

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2001 Sunamganj bombing
LocationSunamganj, Bangladesh
Date26 September 2001 (UTC+06:00)
TargetBangladesh Awami League
Attack type
Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism
Deaths4
Injured10

The 2001 Sunamganj bombing was a bomb attack on 26 September 2001 at a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League in Sullah Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 4 people. [1]

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Background

The caretaker government was in charge and responsible for holding the general elections. The government had deployed 50 military personnel for extra security during the election. A Bangladesh Awami League election rally on 23 September 2001 was bombed in Bagerhat District. [2]

Attacks

Bangladesh Awami League were campaigning for the 2001 Bangladeshi general election. [3] On 26 September 2001, a Bangladesh Awami League rally in Sunamganj District was bombed killing 4 and wounding 10 people. [4]

Trial

The Sunamganj bomb attack remains unsolved as of 2008. [5]

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References

  1. "Incident Summary for GTDID: 200109260004". start.umd.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Bangladesh rally bombed". BBC News. 23 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. Ethirajan, Anbarasan (2 December 2011). "Bangladesh panel submits findings". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. Ahsan, Zayadul. "A grisly reminder of unsolved killings". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. Islam, Shariful (14 June 2008). "No breakthrough yet in probe into 16 cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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