Washington/Dhaka, December 21 | Through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information on a terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, involving US citizen Avijit Roy and his wife, Rafida. had died. Boney Ahmed seriously injured.
In a statement released late Monday, the department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken has “authorized a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to an arrest or conviction in any of the countries involved in Roy’s murder and attack on Ahmed.” . “
On February 26, 2015, Roy and Ahmed, both Bangladesh-born American citizens, were on their way to Dhaka to attend a book fair when assailants attacked them with a knife. Roy is killed and Ahmed is seriously injured.
“This investigation is open, and we are seeking information that will aid law enforcement agencies in bringing the perpetrators of this heinous terrorist attack to justice. A total of six individuals have been charged, prosecuted and convicted in Bangladesh. Gone.
“Two of the convicted conspirators, Syed Ziaul Haq (aka Major Zia) and Akram Hussain, were tried in absentia and are absconding,” the department said in a statement.
The Ansarullah Bangla Team, an al Qaeda-inspired terrorist group based in Bangladesh, claimed responsibility for the attack, and soon after, the now-defunct leader of al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS) Asim Umar posted a widely circulated video that claimed It was believed that the followers of AQIS were responsible for the attack on Roy and Ahmed.
“In 2016, the State Department designated AQIS as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224, which purports to support terrorists and terrorists or terrorist acts.” Provides the right to sanction to those doing the work,” the department added.
The Rewards for Justice program, administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is an effective law enforcement tool.
Since its inception in 1984, the program has paid out more than $200 million to more than 100 people who provided actionable information that helped prevent terrorist attacks, bring terrorists to justice, and solve threats to U.S. national security. helped to do so, according to the State Department.
Source: IANS