A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Special Branch (SB) of police from Dhaka visited the scene of the blast in Dinajpur’s Kantoji Temple premises yesterday, but local law enforcers said there has been no progress in the probe so far.
Assistant police superintendent of Dinajpur, Sujan Sarker, told the Dhaka Tribune that the visiting CID-SB team spoke to locals as well as temple and fair authorities. But there has been no arrest or progress in the case, he added.
A six-member committee, headed by district SB Sub-Inspector Manjur Mawla, is helping with the probe. “We are looking at every angle, including militant involvement, sabotage and personal conflicts. But it is not right time to comment,” the SI said.
Very early Saturday, three bombs went off inside the tent housing the jatra show at the Rash Mela inside the Kantaji Temple premises, leaving 10 people hurt, six of them critically injured.
Following the attack, the officer in-charge of Kaharole police station was closed, followed by the investigation officer as well.
Monsur Ali Sarkar, the new OC at Kaharole, said Sub-Inspector Tazul was now investigating the blast. All local law enforcement agencies were working together to solve the case, he added.
According to police, the situation at the site was now normal. However, additional police remain deployed around the fair, which has seen visitor numbers plummet since the explosions.
Locals have also been in a state of panic since the incident. But most have dismissed the possibility that militants had been behind the attack.
