Bochaganj Upazila of Dinajpur
Bomb blast in state-run jute purchase complex
A bomb exploded with a big sound inside a state-run jute purchase complex on School Road in Bochaganj upazila headquarters under the district at around 8:40pm on Monday, triggering panic among the locals.
However, there was no casualty as nobody was present there.
After the incident, Bochaganj police visited the area and seized two batteries, wire, a piece of pipe and tapes from the spot as evidence.
"It seems the explosion was serious," said a policeman seeking anonymity.
A team of Detective Branch visited the area yesterday but law enforcers are still clueless about who planted the bomb.
Another bomb exploded in front of a sweetmeat shop in Bochaganj upazila on August 15 night after Manik Ghosh, owner of the shop, declined to give money as per demand of a cell phone caller.
The next day, Manik filed a case with Bochaganj police station mentioning the cell phone number, but police could not trace any of the perpetrators, he said.
Earlier on July 7, a bomb hoax led to suspension of rail communications between Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh.
That time a 'bomb-like' object was found under a track near Bochaganj Railway Station and army men from Rangpur removed the thing in the evening the same day.
But law enforcers have remained clueless about the perpetrators of the incidents of bomb blasts and bomb hoax in the upazila.
Md Shamsun Noor, officer in charge of Bochaganj, said, "We are trying to detect the perpetrators behind the Monday night's bomb explosion."
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