Dhaka cafe attack mastermind killed in police shootout during a pre-dawn raid

The five terrorists had entered the Holey Artisan bakery in the posh Gulshan area of Dhaka, home to several embassies and diplomats and took several people hostages. After several hours, a joint commando force entered the bakery and killed the attackers, all of whom were Bangladeshi nationals. The siege lasted for 11 hours and resulted in the death of two security force personnel.

While Tarishi Jain, a student of University of California, Berkeley was the lone Indian killed in the attack, the deceased included several Italian and Japanese nationals.

The attack was termed the worst terrorist act in Bangladesh’s history.

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)