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Published : 30 Jun 2018, 07:36 PM
Six of them are behind bars while two are at large, Monirul Islam, chief of the Counterterrorism and Transnational Crimes Unit, said on the eve of the second anniversary of the attack on Saturday.
Thirteen others with alleged links to the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016 were killed in the raid to free the hostages after the carnage or in different anti-terrorism drives.
“We have substantial witness statements and evidence against the eight. We will name them in the chargesheet,” Islam said.
The chargesheet will be submitted to court within seven to 10 days, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said on Thursday.
Monirul did not name the suspects, but police officers said the two fugitives are Shahidul Islam Khaled and Mamunur Rashid Ripon.
Those in jail are Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, Rafiqul Islam Rigan, Soheil Mahfuz, Rashedul Islam alias Rash and Hadisur Rahman Sagor.
Police have not found any involvement of former North South University teacher Hasnat Karim, who was detained from the café, with the attack, counterterrorism police officers said on condition of anonymity.
Islam, however, declined to comment on the issue before submitting the chargesheet.
Army commandos stormed the cafe, killing five attackers - Nibras Islam, Mir Sameeh Mobassher, Rohan Imtiaz, Khairul Islam Payel and Shafiqul Islam Ujjal - to end the siege that lasted overnight.
Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, identified as the mastermind behind the carnage, his associates Jahidul Islam, Tanvir Qaderi, Nurul Islam Marzan, Abu Rayhan Tarek, Sarwar Jahan, Basharuzzaman alias Chocolate and Chhoto Mizan were killed in anti-terror drives.
Besides planning, they coordinated the attack, trained the attackers and supplied arms and money, according to police.
The law enforcers have blamed the attack on the revived chapter of radical Islamist group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or Neo-JMB despite claim of responsibilities by Middle East-based Islamic State.
