However, the gravity of the latest attack could potentially have two lasting negative effects, both of which will be partly a function of how strongly the government responds to the rising threat and the increased reach of terrorism.
According to Ali Riaz, a Bangladeshi political science professor at lllinois State University, the gravity of the Dhaka attack should prompt the government to start fighting the issue at its roots instead of "rehashing the same old story".
A large part of the American public has long since forgotten the gravity of the financial heart attack that hit the US in the autumn of 2008.
"Despite having experienced episodes of violence on other occasions, the gravity of various attacks suffered this morning in Barcelona obliges the sector, including Uber and Cabify, to temporarily suspend activity in Barcelona until the situation returns to normal," it writes.
In Washington, the White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said the attack reflected the gravity of the situation 15 days after three hijacked passenger planes were flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The explosions could be heard around the ground but the players were not informed about the gravity of the situation and the connected attacks across the city until after the final whistle.
In an utterly remorseful op-ed after Malala's shooting Syed Ashraf recalls the lead up to the attack, "I realized the gravity of the situation only after the New York Times released the short documentary, Class Dismissed..
Last Sunday, another attack near his village illustrated the gravity of the quickly deteriorating situation, compounded by the fact that the militants were able to get away with their attacks unpunished, he said.
Officials stopped short of explicitly linking the attacks to international terrorism, but the gravity of the threat instantly transformed the investigation into a major national security concern.
