Dhaka Attack
DMP forms body to probe how convict got IS cap
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has formed a three-member committee to investigate how a death row convict managed a prayer cap emblazoned with the IS logo at a courtroom during the verdict of the Holey Artisan Café attack case.
In photos: Verdict on Holey Artisan Café attack
Seven militants have been sentenced to death for their involvement in 2016 Holey Artisan cafe attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead.
Where did the IS cap come from?
After a Dhaka tribunal delivered the verdict in the Holey Artisan Café attack case today, one of death row convicts reached into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap emblazoned with the emblem of the Islamic State.
AC Rabiul’s family wants quick execution of verdict
The family of Detective Branch of Police’s Assistant Commissioner Rabiul Karim wants immediate execution of the verdict in the Holey Artisan café attack case.
Gulshan Café attack case: Prosecution happy with verdict
The prosecution has expressed their satisfaction over the verdict that awarded death penalty to seven militants in Holey Artisan Café attack case.
Holey Artisan Attack: Key witness testifies
Sharmina Parvin, one of the eyewitnesses of the Holey Artisan attack, yesterday told a tribunal in Dhaka how she saw innocent people being killed by the militants.
Holey Artisan Case: Khaled sent Tk 39 lakh to fund attack
Shariful Islam alias Khaled, the last of the charge-sheeted accused to be arrested in the Dhaka café attack case, was a meritorious student before he got involved with banned militant outfit JMB, a top official of Rapid Acton Battalion says.
JMB 'plan for prison van attack' foiled
Banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was planning a Trishal-like prison van ambush to snatch the inmates accused in the Gulshan café attack case.
Latifur Rahman’s grandson killed in Dhaka attack
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, 20, grandson of Latifur Rahman, Chairman of Transcom Group and Shahnaz Rahman, is among the 28 killed during the hostage situation at Holey Artisan bakery in Dhaka last night.
Hostage crisis an outcome of gov’t misdeeds: Khaleda
Terming the Gulshan hostage crisis an outcome of government’s misdeeds, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia again calls upon the government to reach a national unity in a bid to eliminate extremism from the country.
Dhaka victims include Indian student: Sushma Swaraj
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj claims that an Indian female student is among the 28 dead at Holey Artisan cafe.
Modi phones Hasina, expresses condolence
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls his Bangladesh counterpart and expresses his condolence for the hostage situation at Holey Artisan Bakery that claimed the lives of 28 people.
Get united to resist terrorists: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces a two-day national mourning for the victims of Holey Artisan Bakery attack at Gulshan diplomatic zone in Dhaka and urges all, including anti-terrorism committees, community police and general people, to get united to resist a handful of derailed terrorists.
5 killed, 20 injured in Serbia café shooting
A man shoots dead five people, including his wife, and injures another 20 in a cafe in northern Serbia, police say, with jealousy as the suspected motive.
Confusion over death of Bangladeshi citizens
In the backdrop of confusion over whether there is any Bangladeshi citizen among the dead victims at Holey Artisan cafe, a top military officer insists that not all of the 20 killed by the militants were foreigners.
Splinters killed Rabiul, Salauddin: Doctor
Police officers Rabiul Islam and Salauddin Khan, who were injured during standoff with gunmen last evening, died of splinter injuries, doctors say.
Facebook activates safety check after Gulshan attack
Facebook has activated safety check feature so that people in Dhaka can let their friends and family know if they are safe after gunmen took hostage at a Spanish restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone.
Dhaka attack: 20 hostages killed Friday night, says ISPR
Attackers killed 20 hostages, mostly with sharp weapons, inside Holey Artisan café, ISPR says. Six gunmen were killed while one was held alive. Sharp weapons, unexploded IED and walkie-talkie were recovered.