Dhaka attack casts shadow over garment industry
Industry players fear foreigners would be turned away from this trade-dependent, poverty-stricken nation
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THE horrific slaughter of diners at a Dhaka cafe has fanned fears that surging Islamist violence may imperil the giant garment industry in Bangladesh, which has built its economy on cheaply supplying fashion to the world's big-name brands.
Gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital's diplomatic quarter on Friday evening, rounding up foreign hostages before murdering 20 people. Islamic State jihadists released gruesome images of corpses and claimed responsibility for the 11-hour siege.
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