Two injured in crude bomb blast near Amar Desh press

Police on Monday filed a lawsuit over the explosion of one crude bomb next to the printing press of the Bangla daily Amar Desh in Dhaka’s Tejgaon.

Two people were injured in the blast on Sunday, and later, received treatment at a hospital, said Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station.

The injured have been identified as Akhtar Hossain, a security guard at the press, and Rina Khanam, a betel leaf vendor.

According to police reports, unidentified miscreants tried to detonate two crude bombs in the area, with one going off while the other was a dud.

The attackers arrived on a motorcycle and hurled the bombs at around 10:45pm.

Mahbubur Rahman said a patrol team arrived at the seen after learning of the explosion.

“We are trying to find them by reviewing CCTV footage, and subsequently, arrest them,” Mahbubur said.