Robin Chowdhury/DHAKA TRIBUNE10:26am: Shafiqul Islam: "Two of the militants were wearing suicide vests. We have not been able to identify them yet as their bodies have been damaged in the blast.
"A large number of foreigners are now working in this city. We are suspecting the militants might have had plans to attack the foreigners."10:20am: "The operation against the militants has ended. The Bomb Disposal Unit has entered the building," DIG Shafiqul Islam says.10:17am: DIG Shafiqul Islam says: "Four New JMB militants, including a woman, were killed in the suicide blast. We have rescued 20 people."10:15am: "We have rescued all the residents from the building," Kamal Uddin Bhuiyan says.10:09am: Fire Service DAD Kamal Uddin Bhuiyan says: "SWAT team accompanied by some firefighters have entered the building."9:54am- Eight more people have been rescued by the SWAT team, our correspondent FM Mizanur Rahaman reports.9:36am- A total of two families rescued from the the building. One more family is yet to be rescued, our correspondent FM Mizanur Rahaman reports.9:30am- SWAT team members rescued five more people, our correspondent FM Mizanur Rahaman reports from the spot.
Robin Chowdhury/DHAKA TRIBUNE8:46am- Six members of a family rescued, Chittagong district Superintendent of Police Nur-e-Alam Mina says.8:44am- Two injured SWAT men have been taken to Combined Military Hospital in Chittagong.8:40am- Additional Deputy Commissioner Abdul Manna of CTTC confirms that two militants have been killed in the suicide blast inside the building.8:15am- Chittagong district Superintendent of Police Nur-e-Alam Mina says three families are still trapped inside the building.7:45am- An official of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes unit (CTTC) informs the Dhaka Tribune a suicide explosion took place inside the building.7am- The ambulances leave the spot with two policemen.6:44am- Two ambulances arrive at the spot.6:31am- Second floor of the building -- Chhayaneer -- catches fire after another massive explosion.6:30am- Continuous gunshots being fired.
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Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Chittagong police captured two militants from another hideout in the neighbouring ward of Namarbazar in Sitakunda.
