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Raid on Panthapath ‘militant den’: one ‘militant’ killed

One suspected militant was killed as law enforcers on Tuesday cordoned off a hotel in Panthapath area in the capital suspecting it a militant hideout.

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit additional deputy commissioner Sanwar Hossain confirmed the matter. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately, he said.

Tipped off, a team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit cordoned off the hotel adjacent to Square Hospitals in this early hours, said deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Masudur Rahman.