The government has dismissed those claims, as it did the Islamic State claim of responsibility for Friday's attack. It was one of the deadliest militant attacks in Bangladesh, where Islamic State and al Qaeda have claimed a series of killings of liberals and members of religious minorities in the past year. The five named in the case filing were Nibras Islam, Rohan Imtiaz, Meer Saameh Mubasheer, Khairul Islam and Shafiqul Islam. Police killed six of the attackers when they regained control of the restaurant, 12-hours after the attack began. Police believe that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an outlawed domestic group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, played a significant role in organising the band of privileged, educated young men who carried out the attack.

Source: The Star July 05, 2016 07:52 UTC