Holey Artisan attack: 7 accused sentenced to death

Seven men were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, the deadliest terror attack on Bangladesh’s soil. Prothom Alo File Photo
Seven men were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, the deadliest terror attack on Bangladesh’s soil. Prothom Alo File Photo

Seven men were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, the deadliest terror attack on Bangladesh’s soil, reports UNB.

Judge Mohammad Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal also fined each of the convicts Tk 50,000 and acquitted one of the accused, Boro Mizan.

Rakibul Islam Rigan alias Rafiul Islam, Rajib Gandhi alias Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Aslam Hossain alias Rash, Abdus Sabur Khan alias Sohel Mahfuz, Mohamamd Hadisur Rahman alias Sagor, Mamunur Rashid Ripon and Shariful Islam Khaled were sentenced to death while Mizanur Rahman alias Baro Mizan was exempted from the case.

On 1 July 2016, armed terrorists barged into the upscale restaurant in the heart of the diplomatic quarter and unleashed an unprecedented carnage that shook the nation.

Twenty-two people – nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian, a Bangladeshi-born American and two Bangladeshis along with two police officers – were killed before commandoes stormed the café and neutralised the extremists.