Relatives identify 7 ‘Nasirpur militants’

Identities of the seven people, who reportedly blew themselves up during a raid at a suspected militant hideout in Nasirpur of Moulvibazar on March 29, were confirmed by their relatives today. 

All of them were members of a single family, police said quoting their relatives.

The deceased ‘militants’ were identified as Lokman Hossain, 45, his wife Shireena Akhter, 35, and five daughters -- Amena Khatun, 21, Sumaiya, 21, Marium, 10, Fatema, 7, and Khadija, 7 months--  hailing from Dangapara village of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur district, said Mohammad Shahjalal, superintendent of police in Moulvibazar.

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“Abu Bakar Siddique, father-in-law of Lokman, identified them based on the family’s group photo,” the SP said.

However, the relatives refused to receive the bodies, the SP added.

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Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams on Wednesday launched an assault codenamed "Operation Hit Back" on the ‘militant den’ in Nasirpur on Wednesday.

According to police, the militants may have "blown themselves up" to avoid arrest.

Case filed under anti-terrorism act

Meanwhile, police last night filed a case under anti-terrorism act over the raid at Nasirpur den.

Sub-inspector Sahabuddin filed the case against some unknown persons with Moulvibazar Police Station, Okil Uddin, officer-in-charge of the police station, told The Daily Star this morning.

According to the police, the militants may have "blew themselves up" to avoid arrest when Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams launched an assault codenamed "Operation Hit Back" on the den at Nasirpur on Wednesday.

On Saturday morning, the local administration withdrew the section-144 in the area which was imposed on Thursday, the OC said.