‘Operation Twilight’ finally ends
Bangladesh Army called off the 'Operation Twilight' at 'Atia Mahal' in Sylhet’s Shibbari on Tuesday night, 83 hours after its para commandos launched the raid on the suspected militant den.
Army's military intelligence director Fakhrul Ahsan made the announcement at a press conference at Jalalabad Cantonment around 8:00pm, reports UNB news agency.
The army commandos took the situation of Atia Mahal under control on Monday, Fakhrul said, adding that they joined the operation following prime minister Sheikh Hasina's directives.
He said the entire building had turned risky as the militants planted explosives everywhere.
The army official, however, said their bomb disposal unit carried out searches at the building throughout the day on Tuesday and defused bombs.
Later, the Army team handed over the charge of 'Atia Mahal' to police, Fakhrul said.
Khairul Fazal, officer-in-charge of Moglabazar police station, said they took the charge of the five-storey building along with the bodies of the rest two militants around 6:00pm.
The bodies of two militants will be sent to Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.
Amid the daylong disposal drive, locals heard the sounds of eight explosions around 2:00pm.
Besides, police primarily identified two of the four bodies of militants, found at the militant den on Monday, as of Morjina and Kawser Ali.
A source at Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), requesting anonymity, said two of the militants rented the house introducing themselves as Morjina and Kawser. Morjina also submitted a copy of her national ID card.
However, police are now verifying their identities.
Meanwhile, a four-member medical team, led by physician Shamsul Alam of Osmani Medical College Hospital, completed the autopsies on the bodies of the two militants, including the woman, this afternoon.
The bodies of the four militants, including three of men and one of a woman, were found at the militant den on Monday evening. Two of the bodies were handed over to police.
Ten people, including four militants and two police officials, were killed and at least 40 people injured in three incidents, including a bomb blast near Atia Mahal, during an operation on a suspected militant den.
Police launched a drive at the militant den in the early hours of Friday. The para commandos of Bangladesh Army took over the charge of the drive from police on Saturday morning.
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