Police have recovered 20 cocktails, 41 wooden sticks for torches, nearly two litres of kerosene and soft cork sheets during a raid in the Paikpara Ansar Camp area of Mirpur in the capital.
The raid was conducted shortly after midnight on Thursday (November 5) following a tip-off, police said.
According to Mirpur Model Police Station, the operation was launched at around 12:10AM in the Paikpara Ansar Camp area under its jurisdiction.
Following the recovery, police immediately informed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Special Response Unit (SRU). Members of the unit's trained Bomb Disposal Team reached the scene at around 1:45AM, took necessary security measures and safely defused the cocktails.
Mirpur Model Police Station said efforts were underway to identify and bring those involved in the incident to justice.
- MaT