Three remanded over cocktail blast near PM’s office

A Dhaka court on Thursday (October 15) remanded three accused for two days each in a case filed over a cocktail explosion near the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital’s Tejgaon area.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order after a hearing, said Sub-Inspector Md Arif Reza of the prosecution department.

The accused are Md Akash Ahmed Samir alias Abdullah ,25, Md Shakhawat Hossain ,48 and Md Nur Nabi ,30. 

According to the case statement, a cocktail exploded around 1:10AM on October 10 on a road adjacent to the Prime Minister’s Office, near the link road from Jahangir Gate towards Agargaon. Police recovered fragments of an exploded cocktail and two unexploded cocktails from the scene.

Tejgaon Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Mahidul Islam filed a case under the Explosives Act on the same day. The case statement alleged the involvement of leaders, activists and supporters of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League and Awami League.

Investigation Officer Sub-Inspector Md Abdur Rahim sought a seven-day remand for the accused on October 11. The court sent them to jail and scheduled Thursday for the remand hearing.

During Thursday’s hearing, the prosecution sought remand for further investigation, while defence lawyers, including Advocate Monir Hossain Sumon, opposed the plea and sought bail. After hearing both sides, the court granted two days of remand for each accused. 

M. A. L/AH