Two people were killed during a joint forces operation at Chand Udyan in Mohammadpur early Thursday.
Five people were also detained with a foreign pistol, several rounds of bullets, and a machete during the raid, said Juwel Rana, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mohammadpur Zone Police.
The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.
According to him, the joint forces, led by the Army, launched the operation on Road No-5 in Chand Udyan following a tip-off about criminals hiding there.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the suspects took shelter inside a house when they were asked to surrender around 1:00 am.
Instead, they opened fire at the joint forces from inside the house, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate in self-defence, he added.
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Upon receiving information, a team from Mohammadpur Police Station arrived at the scene, recovered two bodies, and sent them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
AKM Mehedi Hasan, Assistant Police Commissioner of the zone, said five men were detained from different spots inside the house.
However, some other suspects managed to flee, the police official added, noting that legal proceedings were underway against the detainees.
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