Police recovered 20 crude bombs, 41 sticks, and two bottles of kerosene during an operation in Mirpur.
The operation was conducted early Thursday in front of Tanim Bhaban in the Ansar Camp area of Paikpara under Mirpur Model Police Station.
According to a press release, the operation was carried out under the direction of Mirpur Division Deputy Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Nasher Rikabdar and led by Mirpur Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Hafizur Rahman.
Sub-Inspector Md Imran Hossain received information from a confidential source at 12:10am while on duty. The source reported that objects resembling crude bombs and sticks were lying on the road in front of Tanim Bhaban, the release said.
After receiving the information, OC Hafizur immediately visited the scene and informed senior officials as well as the DMP’s SRU.
Later, at around 1:45am, police recovered 20 crude bombs, including 15 from three paper bags and five lying on the road. They also recovered approximately two litres of kerosene in two bottles inside a shopping bag, along with 41 sticks.
To ensure public safety, police later took the bombs to an open area within the compound of a building under construction by the Ministry of Housing and Public Works beside Hakkani Goli in Kalyanpur.
The bombs were placed in a pit and detonated in two phases at 2:20am.
Legal proceedings are underway, the release said, adding that the law and order situation in the area remains normal.
