Pursuits
Kerry Offers New Security Ties to Bangladesh to Fight Terror
- Trip to Dhaka comes after increase in violent attacks
- Three militants killed in raid, Dhaka police say on weekend
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Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. and Bangladesh intelligence and law enforcement agencies will work more closely together to fight extremists after a spate of attacks on locals and foreigners alike raised concerns the Islamic State is spreading its network here.
In meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and others during the one-day visit, Kerry said he had “made it very clear” that the Islamic State was growing in South Asia as it weakens in Iraq and Syria. The group claimed responsibility for an attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners on July 1 that killed 22 people.