18 foreigners were killed in the Dhaka cafe attack. (File Photo)
Dhaka Police said today that they will assign identity numbers to all Dhaka residents who live in rented houses following the deadly terror attack on a cafe that killed 22 people.
"Every tenant will have a unique ID number, so police will be able to monitor any shift to other accommodation," said police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia, adding that they were creating a database for tenants, bdnews24.com reported.
The issue came to the fore after reports that the cafe killers had been staying in a rented apartment before launching the July 1 attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan area. 18 foreigners including a 19-year-old Indian girl were killed in the attack.
Three weeks after the terror strike, police came under attack while trying to search an apartment in Dhaka's Kalaynpur area.
A gun battle erupted with nine suspected terrorists, who had rented the apartment a few days ago. They were shot dead.
A North South University teacher has been arrested for not keeping tenant information of an apartment he owned which the cafe attackers allegedly used.
Mia said that the police have initiated measures to create a database of all tenants.