Dhaka attack

JICA committed to continue development work in Bangladesh

Laying emphasis on extra safety of its personnel, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it remains "firmly committed" to contributing to the development of Bangladesh.
6 July 2016

News Analysis: Why disgraceful death of our boys?

The dangerous fate of Fahim, Rohan, Mubasher and Nibras shows how our youths are becoming weapons of destruction if they are brainwashed and transformed into militants.
6 July 2016

Attacker Nibras' family apologises to all

Attacker Nibras Islam's parents apologise to the nation, the countrymen and the victim's families for his involvement in terror attack at a restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone last Friday.
6 July 2016

India 'to examine' request to ban Islamic preacher

If Bangladesh requests to ban, India will examine a controversial Indian Islamic preacher who was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi youths involved in the Gulshan terrorist attack that left 22 dead.
6 July 2016

Bodies of nine Italians flown home

The bodies of the nine Italian victims of Friday's attack at a restaurant in Dhaka landed in Rome on Tuesday.
5 July 2016

Autopsy of Gulshan attackers done at CMH

The Autopsies of the six alleged terrorists who were killed during Bangladesh Army’s Operation Thunderbolt are completed at the Combined Military Hospital this evening.
5 July 2016

Dhaka siege: Bodies of 7 Japanese victims reach Tokyo

Bodies of the seven Japanese nationals who were killed in a militant attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Bangladesh capital Dhaka return to home soil Tuesday morning.
5 July 2016

Report missing members: Rab DG

Rapid Action Battalion Director General Benazir Ahmed asks parents to inform law enforcement agencies if any of their children goes missing.
4 July 2016

Faraaz, Abinta and Ishrat buried

Slain Bangladeshi victims of the Dhaka café attack, Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, Abinta Kabir and Ishrat Akhond are buried this evening.
4 July 2016

Now, main job is to resist brainwashing of youths: Joy

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, says resisting brainwashing of youths through false interpretation of religion is important than any other tasks now in the country.
4 July 2016

Dhaka attack: ‘Japan strengthening cooperation to fight such incident’

Japan to reinforce cooperation with the international community to ensure incidents such as Friday’s Dhaka cafe attack never occurs again.
4 July 2016

Report any 'suspicious cyber terrorism': Cops

In view of the Gulshan cafe attack, police now seeks help of citizens to report people with suspicious activity on the social networking platforms.
4 July 2016

Five still in DB custody

Five of the 27 people who were either rescued or detained from the Gulshan restaurant following Friday's attack were still in police custody last night. Law enforcers were verifying whether they had any links with the attackers.
3 July 2016

Should there still be ambiguity?

Although some Bangladeshi politicians till the recent past – the home minister repeated his position on July 3 2016 that the Holey Artisan Bakery massacre has no ISIS link...
3 July 2016

Faraaz could have, but didn’t leave his friends

Young by blood and a friend like no other, Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain was among the 20 hostages who were killed during the 12-hour long Gulshan cafe siege.
3 July 2016

Tribute paid for the Dhaka cafe attack victims

Relatives and friends of the victims of Holey Artisan attack, along with people from all walks of life, pay their tribute to the departed souls with flowers at the entrance of Road 79 in Gulshan diplomatic zone of Dhaka.
3 July 2016

Japan outraged over Gulshan cafe attack

Japan expresses outrage over Gulshan cafe attack where during a nearly 11-hour hostage crisis seven of the country’s national have been killed.
3 July 2016

Khaleda calls for unity to rid militancy

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls the Gulshan cafe attack a “cowardly act” and urged for a national unity to rid Bangladesh from militancy.
3 July 2016

Siege ends but fate of 7 Japanese hostages still unknown

Of the eight Japanese citizens who were taken hostage by gunmen at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, one was rescued, a top official says in Tokyo. Japan was unable to contact the seven, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters.
2 July 2016

Youth picked up from near Holey Artisan

Law enforcers pick up a youth from near the Holey Artisan Bakery where gunmen have held a number of people including foreign nationals and children hostage.
2 July 2016