10 July 2017

News Story: Bangladesh's most horrific terror attack plotter arrested

DHAKA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- An extremist accused of being a mastermind of Bangladesh's most horrific terror attack that killed 22 hostages last July has been held along with three others in the country's Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of capital Dhaka.

TM Mojahidul Islam, the district's police chief, told journalists that a team of law enforcers arrested the Dhaka cafe attack planner and three other militant suspects early Saturday.

He said Mahfuz, who was wanted in a case filed in connection with terrorist attack in Dhaka'diplomatic enclave Gulshan on July 1, 2016, has been taken to the capital city for further interrogation.

According to the official, Mahfuz maintained close connections with many already arrested and killed cafe attack designers.

Bangladesh police have reportedly so far hunted down and killed at least 40 militants linked to the cafe attack, including mastermind Tamim Chowdhury who was killed in a police raid on Aug. 27 last year.

Read the full story at Xinhua