Cocktail Explodes at Kamalapur Railway Station

A cocktail exploded at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital on Saturday night.

No casualties or damage were immediately reported in connection with the explosion.

Earlier in the evening, four cocktails exploded in front of Samad Super Market at Jatrabari intersection on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway’s incoming lane. A rickshaw puller named Billal was injured in the incident.

Police said unidentified individuals detonated the four cocktails in the area. Billal was initially taken to Jatrabari Police Station and was later taken to a hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a passenger bus was set on fire near the traffic police box in Mirpur-1 on Saturday night. Earlier, a bus was set on fire in Mirpur-11 at around 7:15pm.

On Friday, several cocktail explosions were reported in different parts of the capital, including Jatrabari, Moghbazar and Agargaon, from after the Jumma prayer until night. A passenger bus was also set on fire in the Kafrul area of Mirpur that night.

Amid the incidents, law enforcement agencies have strengthened security measures across the capital.

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