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DB finds 31 unexploded crude bombs in city

Two Jubo Dal leaders arrested


November 22, 2020 00:00:00


Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) recovered 31 unexploded crude bombs from an under- construction building of Uttara Sector 10 in the city on Friday, reports UNB.

Bomb disposal unit of the DB managed to defuse all the recovered bombs safely in the evening.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of DB (Uttara division) Badruzzaman Zillu told the news agency that police arrested some people in connection with exploding several bombs in the same area on the day of Dhaka -18 constituency by- election on November 12

Based on the information of the arrested people, DB arrested two local Juba Dal leaders of Uttara identified as Mamun and Sumon.

Based on their information, the DB Uttara division cordoned off the under-construction building located on road No. 13 of Sector-10 around 2:30 pm on Friday, ADC Zillu said.

During the raid, the detectives recovered the 31 unexploded crude bombs searching a flat of the under-construction building.

Later, a bomb disposal unit of the DB rushed to the spot and defused all of the recovered bombs safely.

Replying to question, ADC Zillu said arrested Mamun and Sumon have been involved in bomb-making since 2012. They were allegedly involved in the making of the 31 recovered crude bombs, he said.


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