| Ramna Batamul bombings | |
|---|---|
 Ramna Batamul in Ramna Park, where the bomb exploded | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Date | 14 April 2001 (UTC+06:00) |
| Target | General public celebrating Pohela Boishakh |
Attack type | Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism |
| Deaths | 10 dead |
| Perpetrators | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami |
The Ramna Batamul bombing was a series of bomb attacks on 14 April 2001 at a cultural programme of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations arranged by Chaayanot, the leading cultural organization of Bangladesh.[1]
Ten people, including Shujan, a Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami militant, died and many more people were wounded. The Islamic fundamentalist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami later confessed their involvement in the attack.[2]
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