Dhaka Attack

Hasina firm to find out root of Holey Artisan's attack

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her firm resolve to figure out the root of the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery on Friday.
3 July 2016, 08:07 AM

Lively, jolly human being taken away too soon

She always spoke about happiness, love and peace and had a positive attitude towards life.
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Moments before the terror struck

It was a quieter than normal evening at house No. 5 on road No. 79 of Gulshan.
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh's 7/16

Not since the gruesome killings of BDR officers had we been faced with such a heart rending situation. And this was the first time that
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

TIMELINE

Seven to eight attackers, believed to be in their 20s, entered the restaurant in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic zone
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

In shock, in solidarity

World leaders have condemned Friday's deadly militant attack at an upscale restaurant in Dhaka, and pledged their all-out support to
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Blood, Shock, Horror

The hostage standoff at a Gulshan café ended after around 12 hours but only to bring shockingly grim news for the country and beyond: nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, one Bangladeshi-American and one Indian are dead. The 20 hostages were brutally murdered during the chilling siege before the commandoes stormed the popular hangout in Dhaka's diplomatic zone yesterday morning.
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Latifur Rahman's grandson killed

Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, 20, grandson of Latifur Rahman, chairman of Transcom Group and Shahnaz Rahman, and son of Simeen Hossain,
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

A 12-hour ordeal

The militants asked some of the hostages to recite from the Holy Quran to confirm whether they are Muslims. Those who could were
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Terrified Gulshan

Terrified Gulshan
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

PM blames it on local, int'l quarters

Announcing a two-day national mourning from today for those killed in Friday's terrorist attack on a Gulshan eatery, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night called upon the people to have confidence in her government.
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

20 Hostages killed

20 Hostages killed
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Our sorrows know no bound

As a people, as a Nation and as a country we are shell shocked at the brutality of the terrorist attack that killed twenty two people at
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Farewell dinner, farewell forever

Nadia Benedetti, one of the nine identified Italian nationals slain in Friday's terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery, had long been
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Political parties condemn Gulshan terror attack

Different political parties and organisations yesterday condemned the heinous attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's diplomatic
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

India issues high alert along border

The Border Security Force (BSF) has issued a high alert and enhanced vigilance along the Indian borders with Bangladesh after gunman
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Day of joy turns into day of grief

The parents of the beautiful baby girl were just getting prepared to rejoice her first day in this world, but what the parents were not prepared to do was to go through fourteen hours of harrowing ordeal with the newborn.
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Siege hogs world headlines

Friday's hostage carnage at a Gulshan cafe in the capital received extensive media coverage worldwide. From Japan in the Far East to the
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Mudslinging, blame game won't solve it

Strong intelligence gathering, professionalism of law enforcers and thwarting of the ideological roots of militants could prevent future
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Six-year-old's wait for father ends in trauma

Sajidul Karim Sami was waiting impatiently for his father to come back home yesterday with an Eid dress for him. His unborn sibling
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM