Bangladeshi-Canadian Identified as Dhaka Cafe Attack Mastermind

Tamim Chowdhury, believed to in his mid-thirties, was identified as Dhaka attack mastermind that killed 22 people.

Bangladeshi soldiers during the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka on 2 July 2016. (Photo: AP)

A Bangladeshi-Canadian person named Tamim Chowdhury was identified as the mastermind of the terror attack on a cafe in Bangladesh’s capital, that killed 22 people, on Saturday.

An overnight security raid at Kalyanpur area in Dhaka four days ago provided police the clue to Chowdhury’s identify.

We found Tamim Chowdhury to be the mastermind of the two (back-to-back terrorist) attacks. A manhunt was launched to track him down as we think he now lives in Bangladesh since his return (from Canada) three years ago.

Police Official 

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The officer added that evidence gathered from the scene of the 26 July raid at Kalyanpur, in which nine militants were killed, led the police to identify Chowdhury, believed to be in his mid 30s.

A Bangladeshi newspaper earlier reported that Chowdhury appeared to be the leader and main financier of a re-organised Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Bangladesh earlier attributed the two attacks to the clandestine outfit – Dhaka attack and attack on an Eid congregation at northern Sholakia six days later.