Easy-bike driver arrested in Barishal with a bomb

Police have arrested an individual in possession of a bomb in Agailjhara, Barishal. A case has been filed at the local police station, naming three individuals as accused, along with 30 – 40 unidentified persons.

On Wednesday afternoon (November 11), members of the Bomb Disposal Unit (SRB) neutralized the recovered explosive.

According to police and case records, on Tuesday night, an 'easy-bike' (electric three-wheeler) driver named Kawsar was transporting a powerful bomb from Seral village toward Talerbazar. Hamidul Islam Mahidul Molla, the Upazila convener of the Chhatra Dal, noticed a bag inside the vehicle and grew suspicious. He instructed the driver, Kawsar Khalifa, to stop, but Kawsar attempted to flee with the vehicle.

In response, the vehicle was intercepted in the Paschim Sujankathi area. Upon discovering a bomb inside the bag, the individuals alerted the police, who then arrested the driver, Kawsar Khalifa.

On Wednesday morning, with the assistance of law enforcement, a six-member Bomb Disposal Unit (SRB) team recovered the explosive from Paschim Sujankathi and neutralized it in a sandy field near the stadium, adjacent to the bypass road.

A case (Case No. 9, dated November 11, 2026) was filed at the Agailjhara Police Station by Sub-Inspector (SI) Al-Amin. The case names three individuals, including the driver, Kawsar Khalifa (son of Shahjahan Khalifa from Dakshin Shihipasha village), as well as upwards of around 40 unidentified suspects. Kawsar was sent to jail custody on Wednesday morning following his appearance before a Barishal court.

Regarding the incident, Mohammad Masud Khan, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Agailjhara Police Station, stated that local residents detained the easy-bike driver, who was carrying a bomb, and notified the police. The police arrived and arrested the driver. 

The bomb was neutralized by the Bomb Disposal Unit on Wednesday afternoon, and a formal case has been registered at the police station.

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