Rakibul Reagan does not know who gave him the IS cap

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Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka | 2023-08-25 16:03:52

The militant sentenced to death for the 2016 for the Holey Artisan Bakery Rakibul Islam Reagan has said that he got the cap with IS logo from the man whom he did not know.

Rakibul Hasan Regan, 20, was produced in the anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday(Dec.3) for the hearing of another case over a raid on a terrorist hideout in the capital’s Kalayanpur around a month after the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery. More five death sentence awardees were produced in the court.

The militant hailing from Bagura was caught alive while his 11 associates were killed in the raid. The charges against him in the Gulshan Bakery attack case included training militant recruits for killings and making transactions for operation.

The prison authorities said their investigation found no evidence that the cap was supplied in jail.

On Tuesday(Dec.3) strict security measures were taken when the militants wearing in bullet proof jacket were brought to the court. None was allowed to enter the court.

The prison authorities said their investigation found no evidence that the cap was supplied in jail.

A committee formed by the Detective Branch of police is yet to trace the cap. A detective, requesting anonymity, said the cap was supplied in jail.

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