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Bangladesh
Dhaka Asks Interpol to Send Another Team for Bomb Attack Probe
2005-12-28
Bangladesh has invited another Interpol team to assist the country's intelligence agencies in investigating the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka on Aug. 21, 2004. The bomb attack had killed 22 people including Awami League leader Ivy Rahman. The bomb went off soon after the speech of Awami League chief Hasina Wajed.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is probing the grenade attack. A few Interpol teams were involved in the investigation at the request of Dhaka. The last Interpol team visited Bangladesh in June. CID chief Ruhul Amin told newsmen yesterday the probe made much headway with the arrest of George Miah, Hashem and Shafi. All of them confessed to their involvement in the attack.
"We dunnit! Stop hitting us there!"
George Miah, Hashem and Shafi told a court, top terrorists Mukul and Joy were the masterminds of the grenade attack. Both Mukul and Joy are now in the Indian state of West Bengal running a business there, the CID source said.
"Mike sez to say hello, Fabrizzio Mukul!"
Following information gleaned from Hashem and Shafi, the CID recovered a revolver belonging to Joy from a hide-out used by Shafi. The revolver license was issued to Joy in 1997. Joy was carrying the revolver during the attack. Shafi told investigators he had recently visited India and met Joy and Mukul. Although there has been substantial progress in the probe nobody has been charged with carrying out the attack.

Ruhul Amin said charges can be framed against people in the light of statements by Hashem and Shafi but the police were waiting to arrest a few more people involved in the attack. So far, 20 people have been arrested in the case. The investigation team has complained about non-cooperation from the Awami League leaders.
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