The case filed over Moghbazar explosion was transferred to the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Saturday.
The police are yet to arrest or detain anyone over the case.
CTTC was taking all case documents from Ramna police station that had been investigating the case, said the unit’s additional deputy commissioner Rahmat Ullah.
‘We are yet to have any sign of terrorism of sabotage in the incident, but we would like to have a scientific investigation of the incident,’ said the police officer.
He said that they would analyse evidences, try to find out a pattern and nature of the explosion.
The preliminary investigation suggested that ‘leaked gas’ was the main reason for the explosion that took place in the building, opposite to the Moghbazar branch of Aarong, on Shaheed Sangbadik Selina Parvin Road on the evening of June 26.
At least 11 people so far was killed and several hundred injured in the explosion that has rocked the area wrecking and damaging many vehicles and buildings, business infrastructure.
The police filed a case on Tuesday with the Ramna police station over the explosion in a Moghbazar building, mentioning seven entities and an individual as suspects for their ‘negligence’ that led to the explosion.
Inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed on June 28 said that primarily they were not suspecting the explosion at Moghbazar as a subversive act.
He made the statement while briefing reporters after visiting the spot on in the morning.
