▁H ole y ▁Art isan ▁Bak ery ▁with ▁cru de ▁bomb s , ▁mach etes , ▁ak ▁ 2 2 ▁rif le ▁and ▁p ist ols , ▁in ▁D h aka ' s ▁aff lu ent ▁neighborhood , ▁Gul sh an ▁ 2 , ▁which ▁is ▁extremely ▁popular ▁among ▁exp atri ates ▁and ▁foreign ers , ▁at ▁roughly ▁ 9 : 2 0   pm , ▁taking ▁host age ▁of ▁the ▁loc als ▁and ▁foreign ers ▁inside . ▁Not ▁real ising ▁the ▁gravity ▁of ▁the ▁situation , ▁the ▁initial ▁assault ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁prem ises , ▁comm enced ▁by ▁D h aka ▁Metropolitan ▁Police , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁cas ual ties ▁of ▁two ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁ex ch anging ▁gun fire ▁with ▁the ▁ass ail ants . ▁ ▁However , ▁Police ▁and ▁the ▁Rap id ▁Action ▁Battalion ▁acted ▁with ▁cel er ity ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁per imeter ▁around ▁the ▁Bak ery ▁to ▁block ▁escape ▁of ▁any ▁ass ail ant . ▁After ▁fruit less ▁hours ▁of ▁seeking ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁peace ful ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁problem , ▁when ▁the ▁perpet rat ors ▁refused ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁authorities , ▁the ▁real isation ▁set ▁that ▁alternative ▁measures ▁were ▁required . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁meeting ▁on ▁Saturday ▁( 2 ▁July ), ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁Government ▁decided ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Comm ando ▁Battalion . ▁They ▁were ▁flow n ▁in ▁from ▁Syl het ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁counter - ass ault ▁and ▁free ▁the ▁host ages . ▁After ▁gather ing ▁intelligence