Overview
- Bangladesh Police issued a nationwide alert based on intelligence warning of possible coordinated attacks on key state and public sites.
- The case surfaced after the arrests of Istiak Ahmed Sami, also known as Abu Bakkar, and Abu Mohammad, whom police described as members of a banned group.
- Investigators said interrogation showed the pair stayed in contact with two dismissed Army personnel who allegedly planned attacks with them.
- A police headquarters letter outlined likely tactics using explosives, homemade bombs, and sharp weapons, and listed the parliament complex, military and police facilities, places of worship, entertainment venues, Shahbag in Dhaka, and armouries as potential targets.
- The directive, marked urgent and confidential and signed by a senior DIG, ordered CID, Special Branch, and the CTTC to heighten vigilance nationwide as probes continue and further arrests are expected, with risks elevated since July 2024 jailbreaks that freed about 2,700 inmates and left roughly 700 fugitives.