Dhaka: Armed militants killed 20 civilians after taking them hostage in a Bangladesh cafe overnight and many of the victims were hacked to death, an Army spokesman said on Saturday. Thirteen survivors were also rescued at the end of the siege in an upmarket neighbourhood of the capital Dhaka, including three foreigners. Officials had earlier said that six gunmen were killed.
The Indian girl who died in Dhaka was 19 years old.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephones his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and condemns the despicable attack in Dhaka.
India’s Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj confirms the death of an Indian girl in Dhaka.