A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was injured in a crude bomb explosion in front of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.
Injured Shaheen, 45, sustained injuries to different parts of his body when one of two crude bombs allegedly thrown by unidentified assailants exploded at the scene around 10:45pm, police said.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police rescued him and took him to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for treatment. He was later referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment.
He was taken to the emergency department of the DMCH around 12:45am and is currently receiving treatment in Ward No. 4.
Shaheen is from Chalimabad village in Nagarpur upazila of Tangail. He currently lives at a CNG garage in Jatrabari, Dhaka.
The identities of those responsible for the incident were not immediately known.
DMP Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Ibn Mizan said two crude bombs had been hurled at the scene, one of which exploded.
“The cocktail fell on a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving its driver injured,” he said.
There were no CCTV cameras at the spot. However, police are trying to collect footage from nearby surveillance cameras and are working to identify and arrest those involved in the incident, he added.
