One Indian was confirmed dead among the 20 who were killed in one of Bangladesh’s worst-ever terror strikes.

The Indian, who got killed during Friday’s attacks in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, was 18-year old Tarushi Jain. Jain was a student of the University of California in Berkeley.

“I am extremely pained to share that the terrorists have killed Tarushi, an Indian girl who was taken hostage in the terror attack in Dhaka,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet late Saturday afternoon.

She also said her ministry was arranging for her family’s visa to visit Bangladesh. Jain was there on a vacation as her father, Sanjeev Jain, runs a garment business there.

Another Indian doctor Satyapal was also captured by the terrorists. But he was later released as he spoke fluent Bengali, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sources said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina condemning the Friday attacks.

“The attack in Dhaka has pained us beyond words. I spoke to PM Sheikh Hasina & strongly condemned the despicable attack. India stands firmly with our sisters & brothers of Bangladesh in this hour of grief. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that those who are injured recover quickly,” Modi tweeted.

According to sources, 20 persons were reportedly killed, including Italians, Japanese and South Korean nationals. Those who were rescued were some Bangladeshi, one Indian and few others, whose identity were not immediately known.

"All security agencies did a great job. We have been able to save 13 people and 6 gunmen have been killed… What kind of Muslims are these, who are killing other humans during Ramzan. We will not tolerate any terror activities on our soil," Hasina said during a press conference in Dhaka.

On Friday night, as many as six armed men stormed Dhaka’s popular Holey Artisan bakery café. Till now six terrorists were believed to be killed, while one has been arrested. The attack is believed to have been planned and executed by Islamic State (IS).

The area housing the café was supposed to be a high security zone with several embassies and government offices located there.

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