Dhaka

Seventy people have been injured, a spokesman for the local fire brigade has told the BBC.

Firefighters have now entered the building after the fire was brought under control.

The death toll may rise further, as dozens are feared trapped inside the 19-storey office block in Banani.

They are believed to have been situated on the upper floors of the building, above where the fire broke out.

Local media said people were seen shouting for help from windows and at least six people jumped out of the burning building.

Emerging from the appalling, bloody debris are stories of immense courage. There are also unanswered questions about what happened to some of those who died.

It was about 20:45 on a Friday evening just before the Islamic festival of Eid. The restaurant - the Holey Artisan Bakery and O'Kitchen in Gulshan, Dhaka's leafiest, most exclusive area - was filling up, mostly with Japanese and Italian customers.

Suddenly, the five young militants burst in shooting and began hacking at the diners with sharp weapons.