Two bomb-like objects recovered in Demra, one suspect connected to 'Bomaru Mamun' detained
The devices were recovered during a police operation to apprehend suspects allegedly involved in the Jatrabari attack.
Two bomb-like objects were recovered from a house in Demra's Sarulia area of Dhaka today (16 August), and a man was detained in connection with the discovery.
One of the devices was defused while the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) bomb disposal unit was working to neutralise the other, a CTTC official told The Business Standard around 8:30pm.
The devices were recovered from a house near the intersection of Gariber Newaz Mosque Road in West Boxnagar, under Demra Police Station jurisdiction.
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The CTTC team went to the spot after police found the suspected bombs while investigating the recent attack on police at the Janapad intersection in Jatrabari.
The detained man was identified as Jewel, according to the official.
Jewel, alias Ostad, who was arrested today, had been detained at Narsingdi District Jail in connection with an Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) case in 2023.
He escaped from the jail after it was breached during the unrest surrounding the July Uprising.
Following his subsequent re-arrest, he was sent to Kashimpur Jail, where he came into contact with bomb-maker Mamun.
He was later released on bail in September.
Police were conducting an operation to arrest suspects allegedly linked to the Jatrabari attack when they discovered the devices, the official said.
The bomb disposal unit was subsequently deployed to examine and neutralise the devices.
Police and CTTC officials were continuing their operation at the scene, while investigators were looking into whether the recovered devices were connected to the Jatrabari attack.
