The United States is working relentlessly with the Bangladesh government and other key partners to identify the true culprits of the foreigner killings here.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for the killings of foreign nationals in a bid to hide her government’s failure in identifying the real perpetrators, BNP says.

The United Kingdom is apprehensive about more attacks on westerners in Bangladesh, saying those could be indiscriminate.

Besides free-thinkers, pirs (religious instructors) also become targets of Islamic extremists.