The ‘militants’ inside the building have been ordered to surrender. They began firing again around 6am and also threw a few explosives. RAB personnel returned fire.“We have ordered the militants to surrender using our megaphones, but instead they hurled abuse at the law enforcers and let off a few shots.”The owner of the building, Ibrahim, was detained and questioned. RAB officials say that a man named Azad, who identified himself as a garment worker, had rented the house two months ago.“We are waiting to see their response,” said Khan. “We will try our utmost to get them to surrender.”A team from the Ashulia police station is also on the scene.The residents of the area were evacuated, Ashulia Police Station OC Abdul Awal said.

Source: bd News24 July 16, 2017 05:48 UTC