Remembering Their Names
On July 1, 2016, five Bangladeshi youths steeped in extremist ideology targeted a café in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, singling out foreigners and non-Muslims for slaughter in an attack that left 29 dead, including five attackers.
Five years later, the city is in lockdown due to the pandemic. The site of the attack – now a private residence – is deserted.
This page remembers that night of horror and its aftermath: a counter-terrorism drive that brought militancy “under control” but increased cyber-monitoring and killed dozens in police raids.
Victims of the Holey Artisan attack
Twenty-four people were killed in the terrorist attack in Bangladesh, including seven Japanese citizens, whose photos BenarNews was unable to obtain. They were Koyo Ogasawara, Makoto Okamura, Yuko Sakai, Rui Shimodaira, Hiroshi Tanaka, Nobuhiro Kurosaki, and Hideki Hashimoto.
COVID Lockdown Overshadows Fifth Anniversary of Bangladesh Attack
Five years after Bangladesh’s deadliest terror attack, the families of two restaurant workers killed at a Dhaka café say they have received no justice, condolences or compensation from the government.
Families of Bangladeshi Café Workers Mistakenly Branded as Terrorists Seek Compensation
Five years after Bangladesh’s deadliest terror attack, the families of two restaurant workers killed at a Dhaka café say they have received no justice, condolences or compensation from the government.
5 Years after Café Attack, Terror Threat under ‘Control’
Five years after terrorists massacred 20 diners at an upscale café in Dhaka, Bangladesh law enforcers say they have succeeded in controlling terror activity nationwide, although online extremism remains a concern.
Bangladesh to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Terrorist Attack
Bangladesh’s latest coronavirus lockdown looks set to overshadow the fifth anniversary of the country’s worst terror attack, when pro-Islamic State militants strode into a local restaurant and unleashed a night of horror that some survivors say they would rather forget.
Editing: Kate Beddall, H. Léo Kim, Paul Nelson, Imran Vittachi
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Graphic illustrations: Vince Meadows
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