News update
  • Govt Earns Public Trust in First Six Months: Mahdi Amin     |     
  • Myanmar Recognises 309,000 Rohingyas as Former Rakhine Residents     |     
  • Bangladesh Unaware of Hasina’s Status in India: Chief Prosecutor     |     
  • Rooppur to Supply 300MW to National Grid in September     |     
  • Iran Announces $30,000 Reward for Capturing US Troops     |     
  1. Home
  2. Police
  3. Two pipe bombs defused by DMP bomb disposal unit

Two pipe bombs defused by DMP bomb disposal unit

Greenwatch Desk Police 2026-08-17, 2:54pm

images80-4f29ab1c9f8ed74af8adda228a5c70c41786957052.jpg




The Bomb Disposal Unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)'s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has defused two unexploded pipe bombs recovered from the Demra area through a controlled explosion.


According to a DMP press release, two unexploded pipe bombs were recovered from Jewel alias Ostad, who was arrested from the Nijhumbag area of West Boxnagar under Demra Police Station around 8:30 pm on Sunday.

Later, members of the Bomb Disposal Unit rushed to the spot and safely neutralised the two bombs using detonating cord in a controlled explosion.

The bombs were successfully defused with necessary safety measures and with a high degree of professionalism and expertise. 

No casualties or property damage were reported in the incident.

Further legal action in connection with the incident is underway, reports BSS.