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Police cordon off 2 ‘militant hideouts’

Staff Correspondent . Narsingdi
The five-storey building in the picture is being cordoned off by the police since Monday evening. 16 October, Sheikher Char, Narsingdi. Photo: Prothom Alo
The five-storey building in the picture is being cordoned off by the police since Monday evening. 16 October, Sheikher Char, Narsingdi. Photo: Prothom Alo

Police cordoned off two houses at Madhabdi and Sheikher Char in Narsingdi since Monday evening suspecting them militant hideouts.

Law enforcers locked both the houses with at least five people inside, according to police.

Police take position on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Vagirathpur, Sheikher Char in Narsingdi suspecting it as a militant hideout. Photo: Prothom Alo
Police take position on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Vagirathpur, Sheikher Char in Narsingdi suspecting it as a militant hideout. Photo: Prothom Alo

Two units of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) including the CTTCU (Counter-terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit) have been preparing for conducting operations in the houses that were identified as militant dens by long-run investigations, said Abdul Mannan, DMP CTTCU additional deputy commissioner.

Police take position on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Vagirathpur, Sheikher Char in Narsingdi suspecting it as a militant hideout. Photo: Prothom Alo
Police take position on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Vagirathpur, Sheikher Char in Narsingdi suspecting it as a militant hideout. Photo: Prothom Alo

The law enforcers have been preparing for a drive since last night and nothing more can be elaborated on the issue now, added Mannan.

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