Gulistan’s bomb was different: Police

Gulistan’s bomb was different: Police

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has said it was a different type of bomb that exploded in Dhaka’s Gulistan yesterday and injured three policemen.

Also, he told reporters at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), police are investigating the claim of Islamic State blasting those bombs in public.

He was briefing reporters after visiting the injured persons taking treatment at the hospital, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital’s police outpost.

Two traffic constables and one community policeman were injured when a crude bomb went off in the capital’s Gulistan area around 7:35pm yesterday.

A drive is underway to arrest the culprits, said the DMP chief.

Injured traffic constables Nazrul, 45, and Liton, 42, will be taken at Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital for treatment, Inspector Bachchu said.

The DMP chief said that Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit is also investigating into the IS claim.

It is collecting evidence and examining the incident to probe into the incident, it reported.