Dhaka:Police have arrested two youths with four explosive devices, commonly referred to as cocktails, in the Hatirjheel area of the city. The arrests are linked to a recent crude bomb explosion near the Ramna Shopping Complex under the jurisdiction of Ramna Model Police Station.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the individuals arrested have been identified as Zahidul Islam Anik, aged 21, and Shihab Hossain Ami, aged 19. Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Md Akter Hossain, informed journalists about the arrests. The incident involved unidentified miscreants detonating two cocktails in front of the Ramna Shopping Complex at around 800 pm on Friday, October 23.
Following the explosion, a case was filed under the Explosives Act at the Ramna Model Police Station. The police were able to pinpoint the suspects' location through a thorough examination of CCTV footage and confidential information. This led to a raid conducted by a team from the Ramna Model Police Station on a house in Chairman Goli, Nayatola, Moghbazar, under Hatirjheel Police Station, at approximately 715 am today.
During the operation, police recovered four live cocktails from the suspects. The Bomb Disposal Unit of the DMP successfully neutralized the explosives. Legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are currently in progress.