Police say they are active activists of the banned Chhatra League.
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Two crude bomb explosions were reported in Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Banasree areas this morning (9 November), with police arresting two people in connection with the Banasree incident.
No casualties were reported in either explosion, police said.
The first blast occurred around 6am in the Amtoli area of Mohakhali.
Banani Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Salauddin confirmed the incident to TBS, saying two unidentified individuals arrived on a motorcycle around 6:02am and threw a crude bomb from the flyover onto the road below.
The bomb exploded in Amtoli, but no one was injured, he said.
Legal proceedings were under way, while police were trying to identify and arrest those involved with the help of technology and intelligence information, the OC added.
In a separate incident, another crude bomb exploded in Block G of Banasree around 6:15am. Police immediately arrested two people from the area.
Khilgaon Police Station OC Saiful Islam confirmed the arrests to TBS.
The arrestees were identified as Srabon and Robin, whom police described as active activists of the banned Chhatra League.
“Legal action against the two is underway,” he added.
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