A case has been filed under the Explosives Act against 28 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations in Muksudpur, Gopalganj, over allegations of carrying out crude bomb attacks to create panic. Another 20 to 25 unidentified people have also been accused in the case.
Abdul Qaiyum Sharif, office secretary of the Muksudpur upazila BNP, filed the case with Muksudpur Police Station on Saturday afternoon. He is the son of Kamal Sharif of Tengrakhola village in the upazila.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the police station, Abdullah Al Mamun, confirmed the matter on Sunday afternoon.
According to the case statement, around 10pm on November 9, Abdul Qaiyum was returning home from Muksudpur Sadar when leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations allegedly exploded crude bombs in front of Muksudpur Government College to create panic as part of a nationwide programme announced by the party.
After receiving the information, a team of Muksudpur police rushed to the scene, prompting the accused to move towards Akij Jute Mills, located beside the Dhaka-Khulna highway.
The complainant followed them towards the mill. Later, when another police patrol team approached the area, the accused allegedly exploded another crude bomb near the entrance to Dasherhat Road, on the opposite side of the mill, before fleeing.
Following the incident, the case was filed on Saturday, naming 28 people and accusing another 20 to 25 unidentified individuals.
Confirming the case, OC Abdullah Al Mamun said the accused had allegedly exploded crude bombs in the name of enforcing a blockade programme, creating panic and terror among the public.
Police operations to arrest those accused are ongoing, he added.
