Soheil was an executive member of the JMB when the now outlawed outfit was first formed, Monirul said. Two police officers died when terrorists hurled grenades at them when they responded to the cafe attack. But by then the terrorists had killed 20 people including 17 foreigners whom they had taken hostage during the attack. Analysing the details found so far, it emerges that Soheil Mahfuz supplied the grenades." Neo-JMB leader Tamim had died during a recent operation in Narayanganj, another 'mastermind' of the attack Marjan continues to elude police dragnet.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2016 15:00 UTC