Despite the police saying Daesh links were being investigated, the home minister refuted the possibility that Daesh directed the attack from abroad . The men in those photographs appeared to match the bodies shown in police images of the dead assailants in the restaurant after the hostage crisis ended. The men belonged to the banned domestic group Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh, or JMB, and their families hadn’t heard from them in months, according to police. The siege marked an escalation in the militant violence that has hit Bangladesh with increasing frequency. The statement was circulated in a manner consistent with past Daesh claims of responsibility.

Source: thestar July 03, 2016 13:41 UTC