perpetrator
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"The situation is now under control, and the perpetrator will be taken to court today," Chattogram Metropolitan Police spokesman Aminur Rashid told AFP.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Police said late Monday said there was "no basis on current knowledge" to assume a political or religious motive on the part of the perpetrator.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Authorities were investigating the incident but did not elaborate on the perpetrator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
"The alleged perpetrator was allowed to continue for the next year-and-a half in the church," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“They think the perpetrator drove a light blue Ford.”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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