Police on alert as crude bomb blasts, arson spread

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One person was killed, and at least 10 vehicles were torched as crude bomb blasts and arson escalated and spread to more areas yesterday.

One person was killed, and at least 10 vehicles were torched as crude bomb blasts and arson escalated and spread to more areas yesterday.

Unidentified people also blocked major roads, padlocked the entrances to government offices and educational institutions, and attacked several establishments, including Grameen Bank offices.

Amid the rising violence, Inspector General of Police Ali Hossain Fakir yesterday held a meeting with the superintendents of police of all 64 districts and range DIGs. He directed them to arrest those involved in the attacks, strengthen patrols, particularly in border districts, and intensify intelligence surveillance to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Additional police deployment was ordered in Gopalganj, Shariatpur, Madaripur, and Faridpur where the violence was rife.

Between November 7 and 9, at least 19 buses were torched and crude bomb explosions were reported at 29 spots across the country. Police arrested 29 people and filed 11 cases, according to Police Headquarters (PHQ).

In Dhaka, a car driver was injured when a crude bomb was hurled at his parked vehicle in front of the Faculty of Business Studies at Dhaka University yesterday afternoon. The injured driver was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Earlier in the day, police recovered four unexploded crude bombs from two spots in Dhanmondi. Two were found near City College around 11:10am and two others in front of the demolished home of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32 around 12:30pm.

At least 33 people have been arrested in the capital since Monday morning in connection with the explosions, said Md Akhter Hossain, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

“Almost 99 percent of those arrested are linked to the Awami League and its associate organisations, whose political activities are now banned,” he told The Daily Star.

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