Gun battle in Bangladesh capital

A gun battle has broken out inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh border guards in the capital, Dhaka, police and TV reports say.

There are no reports of any casualties yet in the gunfight at the Bangladesh Rifle headquarters, officials say.

“There has been a huge exchange of gunfire at the headquarters. We have heard mortar fire,” local police chief Nabojit Khisa told the AFP news agency.

Mr Khisa said police were not being “allowed to enter” the complex.

The Bangladesh Rifles headquarters is located in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka.

Source: BBC online