What the records say
- When
- 3 Oct 2005
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 23.21° N, 90.64° E
Placed at the district its text puts it in, Chandpur District.
Summary
A series of synchronized bombings targeted courts in Chandpur, Chittagong, and Lakshmipur and resulted in 2 deaths and 34 injuries. It was carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist terrorist organisation, that opposed secular judiciary and legal system in Bangladesh.
October 2005 Bangladesh court bombing
Bombing by Islamic terrorists
The 2005 October Bangladesh court bombing was a synchronized bombing on 3 October 2005 that targeted courts in Chandpur and Lakshmipur districts and resulted in 2 deaths and 34 injuries. It was carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist terrorist organisation that opposed the secular judiciary and legal system in Bangladesh.
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