Incident Summary:

02/15/2013: Assailants armed with machetes attacked Ahmed Rajib Haider in Mirpur area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Haider, a blogger who was petitioning for the death penalty for all war criminals, was killed in the incident. Both the Ansarullah Bangla Team and Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources attributed to attck to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).

GTD ID:
201302150047

When:
2013-02-15

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dhaka

City:
Dhaka

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Mirpur neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Activist: Ahmed Rajib Haider
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
Weapon Details
Machetes and Knives 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
Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Ansarullah Bangla Team Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 5
Number of Captured Perpetrators 5
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
"Bangladesh bans Islamist group for anti-state activities," The Daily Star website, Dhaka, May 25, 2015.
"4 held over attempt to kill blogger," The Daily Star website, Dhaka, April 2, 2013.
"'Shibir leader behind Rajib murder'," Bdnews24.com, March 10, 2013.