Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered ten bombs from a newspaper stall Slogan: "Putting the 'dead' in deadtree media since 2006!" | at Daulatpur here on Thursday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab-6, Khulna, went to the spot near Daulatpur bus stand at around 11:15pm, unlocked the stall and found the bombs kept in a bag on the shelf. No one was arrested in connection with the recovery of bombs as of 6:00pm yesterday.
Intelligence agencies have stepped up surveillance all over the city and district following recovery of the bombs. The elite force also recovered a pipe gun from Bastuhara Colony (slum) ground under Khalishpur Police Station at about 6:00am yesterday. Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies have intensified their drives in Khulna district to arrest the listed criminals, including the outlaws and Islamist militants. "We are trying hard to arrest the Islamist militants and extremists scattered in disguise at different places in the city and district," said Acting Police Commissioner Raushan Ara. |