Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
তামিম আহমেদ চৌধুরী | |
| Head of military operations of Islamic State – Bengal Province | |
| In office 2016 – 27 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office de-established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury তামিম আহমেদ চৌধুরী 25 July 1986 Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| Died | 27 August 2016 (aged 30) Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi-Canadian |
| Occupation | Head of military operations of Islamic State – Bengal Province |
| Nickname | Abu Dujanah al-Bengali |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic State (2012-13 – 2016) |
| Rank | Head of military and covert operations |
| Battles/wars | Terrorism in Bangladesh † |
Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury (Bengali: তামিম আহমেদ চৌধুরী; 25 July 1986 – 27 August 2016), known by his kunya Abu Dujanah al-Bengali (Bengali: আবু দুজানাহ আল-বাঙালি), was a Bangladeshi-Canadian Islamist militant that was the head of military and covert operations of the Islamic State's Bengal Province.[1] For a while, he was alleged to be the emir of the Islamic State's Bengal Province, Shaykh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif. He was the alleged mastermind of the July 2016 Dhaka attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery, which resulted in 29 deaths. He was killed in a raid on an IS safehouse in Dhaka by Bangladeshi forces on 27 August 2016.[2]
- ^ Khalil, Tasneem (25 July 2017). "Meet the mastermind of the Holey attack". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Tamim Chowdhury, the Dhaka café massacre mastermind, is killed in raid: Police". Bdnews24.com. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-27.