July 2016 Dhaka attack
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The July 2016 Dhaka attack or Holey Artisan terrorist attack took place on the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 Bangladesh Standard Time, five Islamic State terrorists took hostages and opened fire on t
Gulshan 2. Bangladeshi joint forces restricted the movement in area at the time of Operation Thunderbolt during the hostage crisis at the area's Holey Artisan Bakery. Police had earlier beefed up security around the Dhaka Westin based on intelligence reports of a forthcoming attack.
A memorial plaque at the Metro Rail Exhibition and Information Centre, Diabari, honours the seven Japanese MRT Line 6 officials who were killed in the attack.
Deepto Shopoth sculpture in Gulshan, Dhaka.
Ambassadors of various countries to Bangladesh paying tribute to the victims on the 5th anniversary of the attack
Faraaz (film)
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Faraaz is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by T-Series and Benaras Media Works in association with Mahana Films. The film supports an ensemble ca
July 2016 Dhaka attack
…has four outlets in Bangkok and one in Phuket as of March 2025. 2019 Bangladeshi-German-Russian co-production film Shonibar Bikel and 2022 Indian film Faraaz are based on the event. The latter is an adaptation of Nuruzzaman Labu's 2017 non-fiction book Holey Artisan: A Journalistic Investigation. 2014 Sydney…
Theatrical release poster