The Special Response Battalion (SRB)-2 has recovered and defused nine crude bombs found in an abandoned vanity bag in Dhaka Udyan area of Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
The SRB-2 media department confirmed the information on Monday.
According to SRB-2, its intelligence sources had indicated that several crude bombs had been stored in Dhaka Udyan for sabotage. Acting on the information, an SRB-2 team conducted a special search operation in the area and found nine cocktails inside an abandoned vanity bag.
The SRB bomb disposal unit later arrived at the scene, recovered the cocktails and safely transported them to Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, where they were defused following proper procedures.
SRB-2 has intensified patrols in Dhaka Udyan to ensure public safety.
The battalion said intelligence surveillance was ongoing to identify and bring to justice those involved in acts of sabotage using crude bombs and attempts to spread panic among the public.