Dhaka terror attack

Bangladesh hunts for six accomplices of cafe attackers, case filed

Bangladeshi police hunted on Tuesday for six members of a domestic Islamist group they suspect helped gunmen attack a Dhaka cafe, as officials began questioning families of the militants for clues as to what turned them into killers.

Jul 05, 2016, 13:44 PM IST

Dhaka terror attack: Japan's Uniqlo suspends most Bangladesh travel; others reviewing operations

One of the world`s poorest countries, Bangladesh relies on garments for around 80 percent of its exports and for about 4 million jobs, and ranks behind only China as a supplier of clothes to developed markets like Europe and the United States.

Jul 05, 2016, 05:15 AM IST

Dhaka terror attack: 20-year-old Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain killed after he refused to leave his friend Tarishi Jain's side

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of 20 hostages, mostly foreigners and two police officers in Dhaka.

Jul 04, 2016, 21:12 PM IST

Dhaka terror attack victim Tarishi cremated in Gurgaon

The cremation was held at the Shiv Murti Cremation ground near IFFCO Chowk in Gurgaon's Sector 29 on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

Jul 04, 2016, 19:32 PM IST

Pakistan denies role in Dhaka terror attack, rejects allegations of involvement

Among 20 hostages who were killed in Dhaka terror attack include 19-year-old Indian girl Tarishi Jain. 

Jul 04, 2016, 16:53 PM IST

Dhaka attack: Nibras Islam - one of the terrorists was a fan of Shraddha Kapoor!

Islam, who was reportedly in his 20s, was apparently a fan of Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor. 

Jul 04, 2016, 12:04 PM IST

Dhaka attack: SHOCKING! CCTV footage of moment when armed terrorists stormed Holey Artisan Bakery cafe

Here is the CCTV footage of the moment when armed terrorists stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe of Dhaka.

Jul 04, 2016, 10:11 AM IST

Dhaka terror attack: Hearts bleed all over, tweets Irrfan Khan

Nine Italians, 7 Japanese, one American of Bangladeshi origin, and two Bangladeshis were also among the people who were killed.

Jul 04, 2016, 08:57 AM IST

Dhaka terror attack: If they are Muslims for any reason I am not, says Salim Khan

Salim Khan used strong words to denounce the inhuman act that killed innocent lives.

Jul 04, 2016, 08:39 AM IST

Bangladesh blames 'home-grown' Islamist terrorists, Pakistan's ISI for Dhaka terror attack

Bangladesh on Sunday blamed "homegrown" Islamist terrorists and Pakistan's spy agency ISI for the country's worst terror attack in which 20 hostages were hacked to death, ruling out the role of the Islamic State, as the shocked nation began observing two days of national mourning.

Jul 03, 2016, 22:59 PM IST

Dhaka terror attack: One terrorist was an educated boy from rich family - Watch his earlier video

Seven Japanese nationals were among 20 hostages who were brutally murdered in a terror attack in Dhaka.

Jul 03, 2016, 22:33 PM IST

Bangladesh ruling party leader’s son identified among hostage-takers

One of the five gunmen who launched Friday's terror attack in Dhaka has been identified by an Awami League leader as Rohan Ibne Imtiaz, the son of another leader of the ruling party's city unit, even as the attack which claimed 20 lives -- mostly of foreigners -- was claimed by the Islamic State terror group.

Jul 03, 2016, 21:30 PM IST

'Ishrat wasn’t wearing a hijab, was brutally tortured and killed by terrorist in Dhaka' - Heartrending post on Facebook goes viral

Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's upscale diplomatic zone came under attack on Friday evening by gunmen. 

Jul 03, 2016, 19:28 PM IST

Dhaka attack: Tarishi Jain's kin leave for Bangladesh, to return with her mortal remains on Monday

The family members of Tarishi Jain, the Indian girl who was hacked to death by Islamic militants in a terror attack at a Dhaka restaurant, will on Sunday leave for Dhaka and will return with her mortal remains tomorrow, a report said. 

Jul 03, 2016, 13:37 PM IST

Dhaka attack: We have lost our child to a senseless act, says Tarishi Jain's family

Twenty people including Tarishi were killed with sharp weapons by the gunmen after taking the diners hostage.

Jul 02, 2016, 20:33 PM IST

Dhaka attack: 19-year-old Indian girl among 20 hostages killed, PM Modi phones Sheikh Hasina

Bangladeshi security forces this morning ended the 12-hour long siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the high-security Gulshan diplomatic zone, killing six terrorists and capturing one alive.

Jul 02, 2016, 16:29 PM IST

Dhaka terror attack: Those who could recite from Quran were spared, say hostages

The attackers involved in the Dhaka restaurant attack had asked their victims to recite from the Quran before deciding on whom to spare, a leading Bangladeshi daily said on its website on Saturday.

Jul 02, 2016, 16:18 PM IST

Bangladesh hostage siege: What we know so far

Gunmen burst into a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka around 9:20 pm on Friday night, as people were eating dinner.
 

Jul 02, 2016, 11:14 AM IST

IS claims attack in Bangladesh capital: jihadist news agency

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack Friday on a restaurant in Bangladesh`s capital popular with foreigners that sparked a deadly firefight with police, an IS-linked news agency reported.

Jul 02, 2016, 01:51 AM IST