Court premises among other areas hit with crude bombs in Jashore

Crude bombs exploded in at least five different spots in Jashore town on Thursday night, causing panic among locals even though no injury was reported.

The crude bombs went off between 8:15pm and 8:30pm, said Jasore Kotwali Police Station Inspector Badruzzaman Molla.

Police detained two suspects after the incidents, and were trying to apprehend the others involved, said Jashore District Crime Investigation Cell Sub-Inspector Noor Islam.

The miscreants rode on a motorbike to throw crude bombs, the police officer said, but he could not confirm if more than one vehicle was involved.

Security presence and patrols have been beefed up in the affected areas, he added.

The first crude bomb exploded after it hit the boundary wall of Judge Court opposite the Press Club. In quick succession, another crude bomb exploded on the premises of the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Road.

Cude bombs also went off next to a July Memorial at the Bakultala area, in front of the new court building and near the upazila nirbahi officer’s (UNO) office.