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Three men suspected to be robbers were detained after they surrendered to the joint forces following their entry into the Rupali Bank Jinjira branch in the capital's Keraniganj this afternoon, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The bank staffers who were taken hostage have also been released, Media Officer of RAB-10 Tapash Karmaker told.
The suspects have been taken to the Keraniganj South Police Station, he added. No one was reported injured in the incident. The group entered the branch, located in Chunkutia Pakapul area of South Keraniganj in the capital, at around 2pm.
Army personnel and police surrounded the bank, alongside the elite force, to nab the robbers and rescue the hostages, said Pizus Sarker, SI and duty officer of South Keraniganj Police Station.
"About 3-4 teams of RAB have gone there. We called for help from the army too," the RAB official told TBS earlier on the day.
"We found out from locals that some armed men entered the bank after lunch and took the bank staffers hostage. The suspected robbers also shut the collapsible gate of the building," he added.
The RAB official further said they're unaware of how many bank staffers were still inside. The robbers are still inside, he said, adding, "However, the [rescue] operation has not yet commenced."
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