Two arrested over Ramna cocktail blast

Police have arrested two people, including a teenager, in connection with a cocktail blast in front of the old Ramna Police Station in Dhaka.

The arrests were made during a special drive in Nayatola Chairman Goli under Hatirjheel Police Station between 4:00 AM and 4:30 AM on Friday (October 30).

Based on information provided by the detainees, police recovered four live cocktails from a house in the area. A bomb disposal team later defused the explosives at Madhubagh Field around 8:00am.

The arrestees were identified as Zahidul Islam Monir, 20, and an unnamed teenager.

Police said the suspects were identified through an investigation and analysis of CCTV footage following the blast on October 23.

Deputy Commissioner of Police of Ramna Division Sheikh Zahidul Islam confirmed the arrests, adding that the suspects are in police custody and further legal action is underway.

-AJM