[2] The attack happened two months after a circus and cinema were bombed in Satkhira, Bangladesh.
[3] The attacks took place while the anti-crime Operation Clean Heart was ongoing.
[4] The attacks took place following the Eid holidays, which meant the movie theaters were filled.
It also dropped the names of 43 people from the investigation which were added during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Government including members of then opposition party Bangladesh Awami League and journalist.
[8] The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, blamed the opposition party Awami League and described it as a planned attack to destabilize the government.