▁of ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁Army ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁G OC ▁of ▁ 1 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁J al al abad ▁C anton ment ▁Major ▁General ▁An war ul ▁M omen . ▁The ▁main ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁milit ants ▁with ▁a ▁re fr iger ator ▁with ▁an ▁I ED ▁attached ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁building ▁had ▁ 3 0 ▁apart ments ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 ▁rooms , ▁the ▁milit ants ▁were ▁constantly ▁changing ▁their ▁location . ▁The ▁operation ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁Saturday ▁morning ▁around ▁ 8 am . ▁The ▁Comm ando ▁unit ▁was ▁being ▁assist ed ▁by ▁SW AT ▁and ▁Bang l adesh ▁Police . ▁Security ▁forces ▁established ▁a ▁three ▁kilomet re ▁per imeter ▁around ▁the ▁milit ant ▁hide out . ▁The ▁command os ▁res cu ed ▁ 7 8 ▁civ ili ans ▁tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁from ▁Th urs day . ▁Two ▁milit ants ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁attack , ▁one ▁of ▁who ▁det on ated ▁a ▁suic ide ▁vest . ▁The ▁milit ants ▁had ▁plant ed ▁I ED s ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁slow ed ▁down ▁the ▁military ▁operation . ▁Army ▁sp okes man , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁F ak hr ul ▁Ah san , ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁operation ▁would ▁take ▁more ▁time ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁I ED s ▁in ▁" str ateg ic ▁points " ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁Bang l adesh ▁Army ▁used ▁R PG s ▁and ▁shell s ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁milit