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Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday launched a raid on a residential building on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.
The RAB team surrounded the house in Ashulia area suspecting the presence of Islamist militants, a senior police official said.
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"Militants fired at least five gunshots" from inside the house, he said, adding that they also hurled crude bombs at the RAB team, reports Xinhua news agency.
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However, there were immediate reports of any casualties or injuries.
The RAB team on loudspeaker asked the suspected militants to surrender.
Authorities have already imposed a restriction on movement of vehicles and pedestrians around the terror hideout which is now under siege by the security forces.
The residents of the area were evacuated.
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