Slain militant Jahid's wife, three others surrender to police

Slain Neo-JMB leader Jahidul Islam's wife is among the four who surrendered to police during an early morning police raid in Dhaka.

A team from the counterterrorism unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) cordoned off a three-storey building at the capital's Ashkona early on Saturday.

Around 9am, Jahid's wife 'Jebennuhar' turned herself over to the police with three others.

"Jahid's wife and daughter came out along with the wife and daughter of Neo-JMB leader Musa," Additional Deputy Commissioner Sanowar Hossain told bdnews24.com.

Former Bangladesh Army major Jahid was gunned down on the night of Sep 2 during a raid at Dhaka's Mirpur.

His wife had been living in the house at Dhaka's Azimpur, which was raided on Sep 10. Police had said that she left the hideout four days before the raid.

Former army officer Jahidul Islam and his wife Jebennuhar seen in this photo released by police.

Quoting those who surrendered during Saturday's raid, senior counterterrorism officer Hossain said two other females and a male were still inside the Ashkona building.

"According to them, the male is the son of slain top Neo-JMB militant Tanvir Qaderi," he told bdnews24.com.

Tanvir was the man who was found dead during the raid at the Azimpur house. Forensic experts said he had committed suicide.

Officials on the spot said those who were still inside were threatening to explode grenades.

"Those inside have been repeatedly asked to surrender. But they are threatening to detonate grenades tied to their bodies," said Uttara Fire Service's Senior Station Officer Shafikul Islam.

Around 1pm, a woman along with a child came out of the building and exploded her suicide vest, said officials.