DHAKA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladesh authorities have imposed restriction on movement of vehicles and pedestrians around three terror hideouts in parts of the country which are now under siege by the security forces.
Security forces have surrounded two buildings in the country's Moulvibazar district, about 200 km north-east of capital Dhaka, since early Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, police in Bangladesh's eastern Comilla district, some 92 km away of capital Dhaka, cordoned off a building, suspecting presence of militants.
A Home Ministry official in Dhaka told Xinhua that the government decided to impose restriction movement of vehicles and pedestrians around the terror hideouts for the sake of local residents' security,
The official who did not like to be named said the restriction has also been imposed as militants were hurling grenades at police at intervals from their Moulvibazar dens, where eight to 10 militants were suspected of being holed up.
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