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A police constable was injured when a crude bomb was thrown at a police patrol vehicle during a motorcycle procession by activists of the banned Awami League in the capital’s Kurmitola area on Thursday morning (November 5).
Police arrested three people and seized a motorcycle in connection with the incident.
The incident took place in front of Kurmitola General Hospital at around 7:30am.
The injured constable, Md Enamul, sustained an injury to his left eye and is receiving treatment at the National Institute of Ophthalmology in Agargaon.
According to police sources, around 70–80 motorcycles took part in the procession, travelling from Banani towards Kuril Bishwa Road while chanting slogans of “Joy Bangla”.
When the procession reached Kurmitola General Hospital, a crude bomb was thrown at a Cantonment Police Station patrol vehicle stationed there. The device exploded, injuring Enamul, who was driving the vehicle.
He was initially taken to Kurmitola General Hospital before being transferred to the National Institute of Ophthalmology for treatment.
Cantonment Police Station Officer-in-Charge Muhammad Gias Uddin confirmed the incident, saying a crude bomb was thrown at the patrol vehicle during the motorcycle procession, injuring the driver.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Media and Public Relations Division Niaz Mehedi said in a text message to the media that police had immediately arrested three people and seized a motorcycle in connection with the incident.