Dhaka: Bangladesh commandos stormed a hideout of suspected extremists in the country’s northeast, rescuing at least 78 civilians, in a major anti-militant drive.
The commandos backed by armoured personnel carriers launched the operation after a more than 30-hour standoff with the extremists who holed up in a five-storey building in the city Sylhet.
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