28 March 2017

News Story: Four militants killed in raid in NE Bangladesh, death toll rises to 10

DHAKA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- An assault by army commandos on a militant hideout in the Sylhet city, some 240 km northeast of capital Dhaka ended Monday, killing four militants holed up there.

Brigadier General Fakhrul Ahsan, a spokesperson of the operation, told journalists at a press briefing on Monday night that they found four bodies inside the building.

"We've recovered two bodies and contemplating options to recover the two other bodies with suicidal vests."

A huge cache of explosives has been found scattered inside the building, Ahsan said, adding that a portion of the building may collapse if they explode.

"So we need to move very carefully," he said.

Read the full story at Xinhua