Two injured in cocktail explosion in Chapainawabganj, unexploded cocktail recovered

Two pedestrians were injured in a cocktail explosion in front of the Fakirpara Eidgah ground in Chapainawabganj municipality. Police recovered an unexploded cocktail from the scene.

The incident took place at around 11pm yesterday, Sunday. Unidentified miscreants set off the cocktail explosion and fled.

Pedestrians Mamun and Selim were injured in the blast. They are residents of Pathanpara and Dargapara areas of Sadar upazila.

On receiving the news, police from Sadar Model Police Station rushed to the spot, rescued the two injured men and sent them to the 250-bed district hospital.

Later, fragments of the exploded cocktail and one unexploded cocktail were recovered from the scene.

Additional Superintendent of Police of Chapainawabganj, ANM Wasim Firoz, said the two injured men returned home after receiving primary treatment at the hospital.

He added that a police operation is under way to identify and arrest those involved in the incident.

It is not yet known who set off the cocktail explosion or for what purpose. Police are investigating the incident.