, July 1 -- The Bangladesh government and diplomats from India, Japan, Italy and the United States on Wednesday remembered the victims of the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery where over 24 people including nine Italians lost their lives.

Paying tribute to the victims, they recalled the efforts by the government of Bangladesh in fighting terrorism and its achievements in this domain.

On July 1, 2016, a brutal terrorist attack was carried out at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the Gulshan diplomatic area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, claiming the lives of 24 individuals (20 hostages and two police officers, alongside six attackers).

The 12-hour siege was one of the deadliest in the country's history.

Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh Antonio Ales...