Bomb was planted in police van: DMP chief

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Published : 12:59, May 27, 2019 | Updated : 16:51, May 27, 2019

This 2018 photo shows Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia speaks to media at his office. File PhotoDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Monday (May 27) said the explosive, which blasted at capital’s Malibagh intersection on May 26 was more powerful than a usual cocktail.

Police pick up van near Malibagh caught fire after an explosion due to the burst. Assistant Sub-Inspector Rasheda Akhter who was in the vehicle, rickshaw puller Lal Mia and a pedestrian sustain injury.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said that the explosive, placed in the car before, was an improvised cocktail and very powerful.

“A vested quarter is carrying out malicious activities to create fear among the masses,” said the commissioner on Monday (May 27).

A police pick up van near Malibagh caught fire after an explosion.He also said that after inspecting the site of the explosion, the bomb disposal team has found the improvised explosive device to be more potent than normal cocktail bombs.

The medical treatment of the wounded will be borne by the state, the police commissioner assured and added, “if their family faces any crisis then the government will provide financial assistance too.”

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