A tweet from the Amaq news agency also said more than 20 people had been killed in the attack in Dhaka. Gunmen attack Bangladesh restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic quarterTVNZArmed attackers are holding as many as 20 hostages at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of Bangladesh's capital. The US State Department said on Twitter that there was a hostage situation in the diplomatic enclave of Dhaka. Reports of shooting and hostage situation in Gulshan 2, Dhaka. The US State department confirmed there was a hostage situation and that President Obama had been briefed.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2016 17:48 UTC