A cocktail exploded outside the rented home of Advocate Yakub Ali Chowdhury, a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate contesting the Khagrachhari seat, triggering alarm in the area.
According to Jamaat-e-Islami, the explosion occurred around 10pm on Tuesday in the Shalbagan area of Khagrachhari town, near the Development Board rest house.
Condemning the incident, Khagrachhari District Jamaat Ameer Prof Syed Abdul Momen alleged that miscreants carried out the cocktail attack in an attempt to disrupt a fair election environment. “The attackers must be identified immediately and brought to justice,” he said.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station Mohammad Kay Kislu said police visited the spot after receiving the complaint.
“The house owner and nearby residents heard a loud sound resembling an explosion, but no visible evidence was found at the scene,” he said, adding that a piece of plastic was collected for forensic examination.
The OC also said the sound could have originated from a firecracker or fireworks. “Since a formal complaint has been lodged by Jamaat-e-Islami, the matter is being investigated seriously,” he added.
