What the records say
- When
- 17 Aug 2005
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 24.00° N, 90.00° E
- Description
- a series of bomb blasts are detonated simultaneously across 63 of 64 districts in Bangladesh.
Placed at the country named in the title of the event it links, Bangladesh.
2005 Bangladesh bombings
Islamist terror attacks throughout Bangladesh
On 17 August 2005, around 500 bomb explosions occurred at 300 locations in 63 of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The bombs exploded within a half-hour period, starting at 11:00 am. A terrorist organization, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group was led by Shaykh Abdur Rahman and Siddique ul-Islam.
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