A hostage taking incident at the Holey bakery restaurant in the Gulshan 2 area of Dhaka on 1-2 July 2016 resulted in the deaths of two police officers and 20 hostages. For the time being, Australian officials in Bangladesh have been advised to not go to public locations frequented by foreigners (including hotels, restaurants and supermarkets). Officials continue to be advised to travel only by vehicle. We recommend you adopt similar security measures. The level of advice has not changed. You should exercise a high degree of caution in Bangladesh.
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