One killed in operation at Panthapath den 

Staff Correspondent: A person has been killed and another was injured in the operation "August Bite" conducting at the militant hideout cordoned off by law enforcers at the capital's Panthapath area.

The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, a final year student of Political Science in Khulna BL College and son of Abul Khair of Noakathi village of Dumuria upazila in Khulna.

The injured was identified as passersby who was admitted to the Square Hospital.

Law enforcers surrounded a building as a suspecting militant hideout where Hotel Olio International is situated since early Tuesday.

Yeasin Arafat, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalabagan Police Station, said militants are holing up at the fourth floor of the hotel. There might be huge explosives inside hideout.

Residential borders are being rescued first, he added.

Meanwhile, a SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team is trying to enter the building since 8:00am. Later, two sounds of gunfire were heard from the hotel around 9:45am. After a while, a sound of heavy explosion was heard. Since, frequent sounds were heard for five minutes. It might be sounds of gunfight between the law enforcers and the militants.


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