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Police arrest AL member after late-night crude bomb blast

Published : Monday, 9 November, 2026 at 12:05 PM

Observer Online Report

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Police arrested a young man named Md Ashraful Islam, 27, in the capital's Mirpur area on Sunday night after he allegedly detonated a cocktail in front of the main gate of Rupnagar Police Station and attempted to flee.

Police identified Ashraful as a member of the banned Awami League.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (Media) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the details on Monday (November 9).

According to police, the incident occurred at around 1:40 AM on Sunday when Ashraful detonated a cocktail outside the police station gate and tried to escape. Law enforcement personnel chased him down and apprehended him on the spot, seizing additional explosive devices in the process.

Ashraful hails from Chhotto Ali Char village under Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla district, and was residing in the Jhilpar slum of Section-7 in Rupnagar while working as an Uber driver.

During primary interrogation, Ashraful reportedly confessed that he threw the cocktail at the police station upon the instructions of a local Awami League leader named Jasim. Police stated that investigation and drives are underway to identify and arrest others involved in the incident.

-SA

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