The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 15 people in multiple drives in connection with crude bomb explosions and attacks targeting police in different areas of the capital between Sunday night and Monday morning.
The information was provided by the DMP Media Division.
Sources at Rupnagar police station said police arrested Ashraful, 27, at around 1:40am on Sunday (November 8) while he was fleeing after detonating a crude bomb in front of the police station. He is a member of an organization whose activities are banned.
In a separate incident, a crude bomb exploded in the Banasree area of Rampura at around 7am on Monday. Police arrested Srabon Sardar, 20, and Robin, 27, in connection with the incident, according to sources at Rampura police station.
Sources at Cantonment police station said a crude bomb attack targeting police took place in front of the Golf Club in the Cantonment area on Thursday (November 5).
In connection with the incident, Cantonment police arrested 4 people, the Detective Branch (DB) arrested 5 and the SRU arrested 3.
The drives will continue to maintain law and order and ensure the safety of citizens.
