Twenty foreigners were brutally murdered with sharp weapons by ISIS militants inside Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery before commandos launched an assault, killing six ISIS attackers and capturing one alive, ending Bangladesh’s worst terror attack. Thirteen hostages were rescued, including one Japanese and two Sri Lankans.
The Quint spoke with the former Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, and former High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty about the recent spate of attacks in Bangladesh, tendency of radicalisation, Sheikh Hasina’s government and last night’s attack.
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