Malcolm Merlyn Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Quote Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN)Armed attackers are holding as many as 20 hostages at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of Bangladesh's capital. A gunbattle with police left at least one officer dead. As police exchanged fire with the gunmen, the attackers threw explosives at officers, a source at the scene said. Here's the latest: • Gunmen are holding the hostages at Holey Artisan Bakery, a cafe popular with expats, cafe owner Sumon Reza told CNN. • Reza said he managed to escape as six to eight gunmen entered the cafe. • A police officer in charge of a nearby station was shot dead, Maruf Hasan of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said. • "We are trying to resolve this issue peacefully," police official Gen. Benzir Ahmed told reporters. • Assailants were throwing explosives at police, a source at the scene said. • Police are trying to find out the demands of the gunmen holding customers, an officer said. The gunmen have not made any demands. • A police bomb disposal unit was on standby to go in. • Farzana Azim, who lives nearby, says she heard explosions outside her home. "We heard the first bomb blast at 8:30 in the evening," Azim said. At first she thought it was the sound of a plane, but a few minutes later another blast echoed through the neighborhood of Gulshan. Within a half hour, the gunshots started, she said. "I never thought something like this could happen. It is next to a small hospital. This is family-friendly restaurant. Everyone loves to go there," the 49-year-old told CNN. • The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka warned of the situation on Twitter, advising people to shelter in place and noting that a hostage situation had been reported. Later, the embassy advised it had accounted for all of the American citizens working under the chief of the mission authority. The attack comes on the same day a Hindu priest was hacked to death at his temple in Bangladesh's southwestern district of Jhenaidah early Friday, police said. That incident was the latest in a wave of murders across Bangladesh of secular bloggers, academics and religious minorities such as Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and Sufi Muslims -- despite a nationwide government crackdown and the arrest of more than 14,000 people. The government launched an anti-militant drive across the Muslim-majority nation last month to stamp out the murders, but many of those detained are believed to be ordinary criminals and not Islamic extremists. Home to almost 150 million Muslims, the country until recently had avoided the kind of radicalism plaguing others parts of the world. But that's changing as the attacks seem designed to silence those to dare to criticize Islam. One high-profile killing was the murder of Bangladeshi-American writer Avijit Roy in 2014 that occurred right outside Dhaka's annual book fair. In April, a well-known LGBT activist and his friend were murdered. The trend has sparked debate about the involvement of ISIS. The group, which calls itself the Islamic State, has claimed a number of the attacks through its media affiliates, but the Bangladesh government has consistently denied any ISIS presence in the country. Other attacks have been claimed by local Islamist groups. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/01/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-shooting/index.html tweaker 1
Malcolm Merlyn Posted July 1, 2016 Author Posted July 1, 2016 1 hour ago, biglebowski said: bangladesh is gone to the dogs Unfortunately yes.
Book_Worm Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 5 hours ago, biglebowski said: bangladesh is gone to the dogs Since last couple of years bangladesh has really become more extremist.
kosingh Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) India needs to secure its borders with Bangladesh more. This country has become very unstable, and is quickly getting worse and worse. Edited July 2, 2016 by kosingh Stuge, beetle and tweaker 3
Texan Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 13 hours ago, Book_Worm said: Since last couple of years bangladesh has really become more extremist. True. It is a World wide trend among Muslim majority countries. Strong statements from the Bangla PM though. She may not be able to reign in the extremists, but at least she is speaking her mind. tweaker 1
Texan Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 13 hours ago, Book_Worm said: Since last couple of years bangladesh has really become more extremist. True. It is a World wide trend among Muslim majority countries. Strong statements from the Bangla PM though. She may not be able to reign in the extremists, but at least she is speaking her mind. tweaker 1
Stuge Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 In short stay away from going to Bangladesh at all costs unless its necessary. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk
Stuge Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 India needs to secure its borders with Bangladesh more. This country has become very unstable, and is quickly getting worse and worse. Its the next headache after Pakistan Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk
coffee_rules Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 BD~Pak..very soon BD fans will stop watching cricket at home. They will need to play outside just like our western neighbors.
jusarrived Posted July 4, 2016 Posted July 4, 2016 On 02/07/2016 at 2:37 PM, kosingh said: India needs to secure its borders with Bangladesh more. This country has become very unstable, and is quickly getting worse and worse. Too late for that . There are too many who are already living illegally in India . I have heard quite a few cases of Rape/violence even in remote places cos of these guys in recent months . Unfortunately lot of them dont get reported , but funny thing is if some one goes after them it becomes a national issue . Detonator 1
Malcolm Merlyn Posted July 4, 2016 Author Posted July 4, 2016 57 minutes ago, jusarrived said: Too late for that . There are too many who are already living illegally in India . I have heard quite a few cases of Rape/violence even in remote places cos of these guys in recent months . Unfortunately lot of them dont get reported , but funny thing is if some one goes after them it becomes a national issue . I agree with him.
Texy Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Two of the jihadis were followers of India's Zakir Naik. How is that scumbag is still free in a country where Taslima Nasrin has to beg to extend her visa. Why are Hindus so spineless..is it years of servitude to the Mughals? Detonator 1
Vilander Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Texy said: Two of the jihadis were followers of India's Zakir Naik. How is that scumbag is still free in a country where Taslima Nasrin has to beg to extend her visa. Why are Hindus so spineless..is it years of servitude to the Mughals? Several contributing factors. lack of proof of involvement that could stand in court of law, and lack of laws/enforcement against hate speech, minority appeasement, general apathy, saudi money.
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