Six terrorists were killed and one was caught in a commando raid at Holy Artisan Restaurant in Gulshan in the capital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this at an event at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
At the official opening ceremony of four-lane elevated Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Mymensingh national highways, he said, the operation was successful, we managed to save 13 people in the commando operation. Couldn't save a few people, but six of the terrorists died, one was caught.
The Prime Minister said that two of our police officers were killed while suppressing the militants. But due to their action no militant could escape.
On Friday night, a group of miscreants entered the Holy Artisan restaurant in Gulshan with weapons and explosives and took several people, including foreigners, hostage. In this incident, the security forces conducted a commando operation on Saturday morning.