PM firm to find out root of café attack

Hasina to pay homage to victims today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her firm resolve to find out the root of Friday's terror attack, reports UNB. "This is very much unfortunate...we'll find out root of this attack, we'll figure out who gave arms and explosives to them," she said. The Prime Minister said this while Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. She said the targets of terrorists were priests and people like them until recently. “We’ve arrested many of the culprits. Such attacks were carried out in France, Belgium, India and Japan. Now it happened in Bangladesh,” she said.
PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
The Prime Minister and Japanese State Minister agreed to fight out terrorism together. About the bodies of the Japanese people killed in the terror attack, the Prime Minister said the bodies will be handed over to Japanese authorities after post-mortems.
Seiji Kihara thanked the Prime Minister for efficiently handling the situation. He said the economic cooperation between Japan and Bangladesh would continue.
Principal Secretary M Abul Kalam Azad and Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Masato Watanabe were present during the meeting
The prime minister will also pay homage to the victims of Gulshan terror attack at Banani Army Stadium in the capital today.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay tributes to the victims of Gulshan attack by placing wreaths on their coffins at the Army Stadium at 10am tomorrow (Monday),” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said yesterday.
He said the bodies of the victims killed in the barbaric attack by armed terrorists on a Spanish restaurant in Gulshan on Friday night would be kept at the Army Stadium from 10 am to 12 noon to enable people of all strata to pay homage to them.
Twenty hostages — nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian, one Bangladeshi American and two Bangladeshis — were killed in the terror attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan on Friday night.
Besides, two senior police officers — Banani Police Station officer-in-charge Salauddin Ahmed Khan and Detective Branch assistant commissioner Robiul Islam — were killed as they tried to rescue the hostages.
OC Salauddin was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka, while AC Robiul at her village home in Manikganj.

 

PM firm to find out root of café attack

Hasina to pay homage to victims today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her firm resolve to find out the root of Fridays terror attack, reports UNB. This is very much unfortunate...well find out root of this attack, well figure out who gave arms and explosives to them, she said. The Prime Minister said this while Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. She said the targets of terrorists were priests and people like them until recently. Weve arrested many of the culprits. Such attacks were carried out in France, Belgium, India and Japan. Now it happened in Bangladesh, she said. PMs Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. The Prime Minister and Japanese State Minister agreed to fight out terrorism together. About the bodies of the Japanese people killed in the terror attack, the Prime Minister said the bodies will be handed over to Japanese authorities after post-mortems. Seiji Kihara thanked the Prime Minister for efficiently handling the situation. He said the economic cooperation between Japan and Bangladesh would continue. Principal Secretary M Abul Kalam Azad and Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Masato Watanabe were present during the meeting The prime minister will also pay homage to the victims of Gulshan terror attack at Banani Army Stadium in the capital today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay tributes to the victims of Gulshan attack by placing wreaths on their coffins at the Army Stadium at 10am tomorrow (Monday), PMs Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said yesterday. He said the bodies of the victims killed in the barbaric attack by armed terrorists on a Spanish restaurant in Gulshan on Friday night would be kept at the Army Stadium from 10 am to 12 noon to enable people of all strata to pay homage to them. Twenty hostages nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian, one Bangladeshi American and two Bangladeshis were killed in the terror attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan on Friday night. Besides, two senior police officers Banani Police Station officer-in-charge Salauddin Ahmed Khan and Detective Branch assistant commissioner Robiul Islam were killed as they tried to rescue the hostages. OC Salauddin was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka, while AC Robiul at her village home in Manikganj.