Chapainawabganj: The bodies of four militants, who were killed during the operation, 'Eagle Hunt', in the 'militant den' in Shibnagar Trimohoni of Shibganj upazila on Thursday, were recovered from the house on Friday afternoon.

A suicidal vest, a pistol and a magazine were also found in the house.
 Police brought out the bodies from the house in an ambulance around 2pm and sent those to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Habibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station.

Police super of the district TM Mujahidul Islam said the body of militant Abu was found in a bathroom on the east side of the house and three other bodies were found scattered in a room on the west side.

He, however, could not identify the three other militants. Meanwhile, samples were collected from their bodies for DNA test to ascertain their identities.

Earlier, a team of Crime Scene unit of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) entered the house around 9am and collected various evidence.

Meanwhile, Abu's pregnant wife Sumaiya, who was rescued with bullet wounds to the left leg, was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital from the Sadar Hospital for better treatment. She was being given treatment in cabin-13 of the hospital.

Besides, law enforcers kept the house cordoned off and the section 144 imposed in the area by the local administration remained in force till filing of this report around 6:30pm.

On the other hand, Abu's mother Fulsana Begum, a resident of the Shibnagar, said they will not receive his body.

She, however, said they will take the responsibility of his two children.

Fulsana said Abu left their house and cut off communication with the family after he got involved in militancy.

Abu's relatives claimed that he got radicalised after getting married with Sumaiya.

Earlier, four militants, including Abu, were killed during the operation codenamed 'Eagle Hunt' conducted by Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) in the militant den on Thursday.

Abu's wife and their four-year-old daughter Sahida were rescued from the den and sent to Sadar hospital.

The SWAT team resumed its operation at the militant hideout around 9:15 am on Thursday.

The SWAT team of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) started the operation around 6:45 pm on Wednesday.

The operation at the 'militant den' was postponed for technical reasons on Wednesday night.