- 9 Assassination attempts
- 5 armed assault terror events
- 1 incident of explosion
- 1 incident of hostage taking
- Closely linked with AQIS, JMB and JEIB
Targets
- Commoners, seculars, minorities
- Killed 20, 39 injured in its barbaric attacks
Commoners targeted from
- 6 incidents – journalists, from media
- 5 incidents of targeting private citizens and their properties
- 2 incidents of targeting educational institutions
- Also targeted people from business institutions, religious institutions, political parties and even police
Weapons used
- Largely melee weapons – 15 times
- Firearms used – 3 times
- Also used chemicals and explosives
Analysis of data on ABT from the University of Maryland and the US Homeland Department
16 terror incidents (2013 – 2018) recorded
AQIS – Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent
JMB – Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
JEIB – Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh)