Gunfire rang out again at the upscale hotel complex at 14 Riverside at around 6am (0200 GMT) and went on to erupt sporadically, a first responder told Reuters. “The area around 14 Riverside Drive is a Crime Scene...under an active security operation,” police said in a message on Twitter. Somali militant group Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility. At least two groups of people remained in the hotel and business complex at nearly 7am, a first responder told Reuters. “He is gone, he is gone,” the father repeated into his phone as his mother wrapped a shawl around herself and wept.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2019 04:41 UTC