Crude bomb explodes in front of Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel, allegedly thrown from an autorickshaw

A crude bomb has exploded in front of Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel in the capital. Miscreants set off the explosion at around 9:20pm on Thursday (12 November).

Motijheel police station duty officer Sub-Inspector Debbroto confirmed the matter at around 12:45am on Thursday night. He said senior police officers went to the spot on receiving the news.

It is learnt that the miscreants threw the crude bomb from inside an autorickshaw and it exploded on the road in front of Bangladesh Bank. The miscreants were inside the autorickshaw at the time of the incident.

Police said no one was injured or killed in the crude bomb explosion.

SI Debbroto said police are working to find out who carried out the incident, and several police teams are working on it.