Incident Summary:

01/15/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the vehicle of Mohammad Asaduzzaman in Sylhet city, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. Asaduzzaman, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of a local police station, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of pro-hartal activists.

GTD ID:
201501150078

When:
2015-01-15

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sylhet

City:
Sylhet

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Bangladesh Police
Specific Description Car of Officer-in-Charge: Mohammad Asaduzzaman
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
A petrol bomb was 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
Pro Hartal Activists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Bomb hurled at Sylhet OC's car," Financial Express Bangladesh, January 15, 2015.