Dhaka,The alleged mastermind behind the terrorist attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month, Canadian-Bangladeshi Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, has been killed in a police encounter.

Two others were also killed in the encounter on their hideout in Naraynganj, outskirts of Dhaka.

The attack on Gulshan cafe in a posh neighbourhood of the Bangladeshi capital on July 1 had resulted in the death of 22 people including 16 foreigners and an Indian.

The police in Dhaka had arrested, earlier this month five members of Jamat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh for their involvement in the attack.

Dreaded terrorist group Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack.