DHAKA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- All four militants have been killed in an assault on a militant hideout in Sylhet city, some 240 km northeast of capital Dhaka, a Bangladesh Army spokesperson said Monday.
The operation was launched by joint forces led by Bangladesh Army Para-Commando Battalion, according to Brigadier General Fakhrul Ahsan.
Ahsan, at a press briefing, said they found all the four bodies inside the building with two wearing suicidal vests.
A huge cache of explosives including IEDs has been found scattered inside the building, the spokesperson said, adding that part of the building may collapse if they explode.
He also noted that the operation will continue.
The death toll stands at 10 as six people, including two policemen, were killed and dozens of others injured in two explosions Saturday outside the militant hideout.