Ashulia bank robbery
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Ashulia bank robbery was a robbery of the Ashulia branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited by members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team, both of which are Jihadist terror organizations, to raise funds for terror attacks in 2015. The terrorists killed 7 civilians in the bank during the robbery and one terrorist was killed while fleeing the scene. In 2016, six of the robbers were sentenced to death for their part in the robbery.[1][2][3]
On 21 April 2015, an estimated 8–10 robbers arrived at Kathgora Bazar in Ashulia Industrial Area on three bikes. They entered the Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited around 2:00 pm and asked the 15 people inside the bank to lie down on the ground. They killed the two armed security guard, Ibrahim and Kazi Badrul Alam, and the bank manager. The robbers had asked the manager, Waliullah Subin, to hand over the vault key, but he refused and tried to escape. He was shot and killed by the robbers. Hearing the shots, residents of the area raised alarm and sought aid using the loudspeaker of a mosque that was opposite of the bank. Some 200 locals arrived outside the bank hearing the call for help. The robbers also killed a client of the bank, Shahabuddin Mollah Palash.[1]
The robbers stole 3.5 million taka from the cash counter but had failed to break open the vault. The robbers exploded bombs and stabbed people randomly while attempting to escape in the chaos and confusion. The robbers tried to escape on three motorbikes and some on foot while the residents chased after them. Three local residents, Jamir Ali, Monir Hossain, and Nur Mohammad, were killed by the robbers' gunfire and bombs as they were chasing after them. The residents were able to catch two robbers; one was lynched by the mob while another was handed over to the police.[1]
