Dhaka: The body of a suspected militant, who, including a woman, was killed on Saturday after police raided a hideout Dhaka’s Dakshinkhan neighbourhood for more than 12 hours, is still lying on the flat on Sunday morning.

Police, acting on a tip, besieged a three-storey building at Ashkona, with the operation coming to an end at about 4:00pm after officers exchanged gun-fire with the militants.

One of the deceased was wife of absconding militant Sumon while another was 15-year-old Afif Kaderi, son of Tanvir Kaderi, who was killed in Azimpur raid in September last.

A child was also injured as Sumon’s wife was holding the child when exploded a vest she was wearing.

However, on Saturday, Police Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit’s chief Mohammad Monirul Islam said police have been informed that there is a haul if bombs and explosive at the flat. The law enforcers did not enter into the house for recovering the body of the militant due to safety risk.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Bomb Disposal Unit started working on deposing bombs and explosive at about 9:00am on Sunday, said the Dakhinkhan police Officer-in-charge Tapan Kumar.

Police will send the body to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy after removing the bombs.

Two other women — Jebunnahar Shila, wife of ex-army Major Zahid, who was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforcers at Roopnagar in the capital on 2 September  last, and Trishna, wife of absconding JMB leader Musa — along with two children surrendered to police.