'I've made both external and internal enemies for political reasons': Baker after crude bomb attack allegedly targeting him
Meanwhile, around 11pm, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police have detained one person in connection with the cocktail explosion, Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon division) Ibne Mizan told the media.
A crude bomb attack allegedly targeted newly formed c Convenor Abu Baker Mojumder near the Hotel InterContinental intersection in Dhaka's Shahbagh area around 8:23pm yesterday (25 October).
Baker, however, escaped unharmed.
Meanwhile, around 11pm, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police have detained one person in connection with the cocktail explosion, Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon division) Ibne Mizan told the media.
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Earlier, Masud Alam, deputy commissioner (Ramna division), told The Business Standard that a police team visited the scene shortly after the incident and began collecting CCTV footage.
Just ten minutes after the attack, Baker, in a Facebook post, wrote about the incident, saying, "Moments ago, around 8:24pm, a cocktail was thrown in front of my bike at the InterContinental intersection while I was heading to a meeting at Rupayan Tower."
"For political reasons, I've made both external and internal enemies. I'm still fine. Please keep me in your prayers," he added.
On 23 October, the Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad was renamed Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, becoming an associate organisation of the National Citizen Party (NCP).
