Mastermind of Dhaka cafe attack dead

Dhaka

Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen’s wanted leader Nurul Islam alias Marjan and another unidentified extremist were killed by Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit in Mohammadpur Beribadh area of the capital. “One is identified as Marjan and another still unknown,” Monirul Islam, chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka metropolitan police, confirmed the incident to The Daily Star . Police say Marjan coordinated the July 1 attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery that killed 22 people, including an Indian. “Acting on a tip-off, we conducted a raid around 3 am. Sensing our presence, the militants opened fire at us. In retaliation, we fired back that left the two injured,” Monirul said. Later, they were declared dead when taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. According to an investigator, former Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Marjan was the youngest military commander of the Neo-JMB, a new faction of  Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh  affiliated with Islamic State, Dhaka Tribune