One aid worker killed in Gulshan (Diplomatic Quarter)

An international staff member was shot, reportedly by the Islamic State (IS), in the diplomatic district of Dhaka. The attack was pre-meditated and the assailants used silencers on their firearms. The attackers approached the staff member on the back of a motorbike and shot him. He died as result of the attack. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context individual attack. Actor Islamic State (IS). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2006.