Several foreigners are among those being held
by eight or nine men in the city's Gulshan district, they add.
A police officer has been killed and at least five others injured in a gun battle, a spokesman said.
Police and security forces have sealed off the area and are trying to negotiate the hostages' release.
"We want to resolve this peacefully. We are trying to talk to the attackers," said Benazir Ahmed, chief of the Rapid Action Battalion, Bangladesh's elite police force.
"Our first priority is to save the lives of the people trapped inside."
Local media reported that the gunmen entered the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe at about 21:20 local time and opened fire.
The cafe is described as being popular with expatriates, diplomats and middle-class families.
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