Metro-station

After the ‘umbrella bomb’ found in Dhaka, a ‘pressure cooker’ bomb has now been found inside a bag left in front of a shop in Ashulia. A bomb disposal team from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) went to the scene and defused it. Although the bomb was found Thursday night, Ashulia Police Station Officer in Charge (OC) Tarikul Islam confirmed the incident at around 3 pm Friday. A case has also been filed under the Explosives Act at Ashulia Police Station. Police said a masked man came to...

Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb onto the road beneath the metro rail station at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, the capital. Another unexploded bomb was recovered from the scene. The petrol bomb was thrown on Friday night. However, no casualties were immediately reported. Meanwhile, police and members of the Bomb Disposal Unit arrived at the scene. They are collecting evidence and working at the site.Eyewitnesses said, “A loud explosion was suddenly heard on the road beneath the metro statio...