They are Rashida Begum,30, wife of outlaw Lengra Nazrul and Rina Begum,26, wife of outlaw Jinnat Shaikh. They were arrested from a house at Sonadanga Residential Area on Sunday night.

The nine-member suicide squad was formed recently to avenge killing of top leaders of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP). They were arrested along with Janajuddha city operation commander Didarul Islam Palash alias Shyamal. He was killed in a 'crossfire' behind the truck terminal during a drive launched to recover arms on Monday.

The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadange Police Station prayed to the Chief Metropolitan Police (CMM) for granting seven days' remand for their questioning. Meanwhile, Didarul's wife is still being grilled by police officers for more information on the women's suicide squad. Her name was not revealed by police on a plea of investigation.

Quoting Rina and Rashida, a senior Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) officer told that the suicide squad were assigned to carry on destructive activities in the city and the entire district.