On Saturday six people - two police officers and four civilians - were killed in twin bombings in Sylhet when commandos flushed out another group of suspected Islamist militants.
They described a horrific scene at the end of the two day stand-off at Moulvibazar near Sylhet.
The escalation in violence comes at a time when many in Bangladesh thought security forces had managed to curb Islamist militancy, following the deadly siege on a cafe in Dhaka last year.
Image copyright AP Image caption Bangladesh troops have recently been involved in several stand-offs with militantsUp to eight people including a child were killed when suspected Islamist militants blew themselves up after being surrounded in a hideout in north-eastern Bangladesh, police say.
Police told local media the militants detonated a grenade after failing to escape and to avoid being captured.
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