All the attackers, who killed 28 people including nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and an Indian at Gulshan Holey Artisan café, were Bangladeshi citizens, says IGP.

Nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and an Indian have been killed at Holey Artisan café in Gulshan of Dhaka.

In the wake of the horrifying attack last night where gunmen held dozens of people hostage inside the cafe, and fired shots and hurled bombs at law enforcers, regulars at the café shared with Daily Star what the Holey Artisan Bakery meant for them.

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.

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.

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj claims that an Indian female student is among the 28 dead at Holey Artisan cafe.

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.