The second half of the month of Ramzan witnessed a fierce spate of terror. On June 30, 2016, Taliban hit a police convoy near Kabul, killing 27 cadets. In an attack on Dhaka’s upmarket Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016, 22 persons were killed, including nine Italians, seven Japanese, one American and an Indian girl Tarishi Jain. Yet again on July 3, there were twin blasts in Baghdad, killing 91 people. What is indeed most surprising is the timing of the attack in Dhaka by terrorists belonging to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JUM), which claims to represent the Islamic State- the attack was launched to coincide with Taraveeh, the late evening prayers during Ramzan. The obvious motive of the attackers was to kill those who were not attending Taraveeh prayers, which included largely non-Muslims. Among the hapless victims was a young Bangladeshi Muslim, Faraaz Hossain, who despite the offer to walk away from his abductors refused to abandon his non-Muslim friends. He stayed put with fellow human beings and was killed.