Banned BCL brings out flash procession at Shahbagh; 1 held
Besides, seven crude bombs were recovered in an abandoned condition from different spots on the Dhaka University (DU) campus, the same morning
Activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the banned Awami League, brought out a sudden procession in the city's Shahbagh area today (16 June).
Besides, seven crude bombs were recovered in an abandoned condition from different spots on the Dhaka University (DU) campus, the same morning.
According to witnesses, a group of BCL activists brought out a brief procession around 6:00 am in Poribagh near Shahbagh intersection.
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Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khalid Mansur said members of the banned Chhatra League organised a flash procession in the early hours.
A man was arrested at the scene, he said.
A case was filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, and the arrestee was sent to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court, the OC added.
Besides, seven crude bombs were found in an abandoned condition near Shaheed Mortuza Medical Centre and the Annexe Building on DU campus.
DU Proctor Associate Professor Saifuddin Ahmed said, "The crude bombs were found in plastic food containers. No explosion occurred on the campus. Upon receiving the information, we informed police, and the bomb disposal unit later came and recovered the explosives."
OC Khalid Mansur said the bomb disposal team rushed to the scene and safely defused the crude bombs.
