Army defuses bomb-like object in Jamalpur

The device was neutralised around 11:30 PM on Saturday (14 November) following an operation by a specialised military unit.

Earlier, around 6:00 PM, pedestrians spotted the suspicious object on the railway overpass in the town's Gatepar area and alerted police. Law enforcement promptly suspended all vehicular movement across the overpass to secure the perimeter.

Later at night, a bomb disposal unit from the 2nd Engineering Battalion of Ghatail Cantonment, led by Major Shaheen, arrived at the scene and defused the object at the nearby Fulbaria Eidgah ground (adjacent to Zarin Miar Uddin School field), triggering a loud explosion during the controlled detonation.

Reacting to the incident, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) blamed the banned Awami League for attempting to spark political fear.

Jamalpur Sadar MP and District BNP General Secretary Wares Ali Mamun said, "The cohorts of the so-called fascists are conspiring in various ways to create political panic and destabilise the country. Today's bomb-like object is part of that plot."

"However, we want to make it clear that Jamalpur cannot be destabilised or intimidated through such acts," he added.