Cocktail explosions at the Judge Court wall and the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court premises in Jessore, no casualties
Cocktail explosions have taken place at two court premises in Jessore. At about 8:15pm on Thursday (November 12), miscreants first threw two cocktails one after another at the boundary wall of the Jessore Judge Court.
A short while later, another cocktail exploded on the premises of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. That cocktail landed and exploded at the place where the court's judges keep their vehicles. No casualties were reported in either incident.
Eyewitnesses and police sources said the Judge Court is located opposite the Jessore Press Club. At about 8:15pm two cocktails were thrown one after another at its boundary wall. Panic spread in the surrounding area after the loud explosions, and people moving on the road stopped in their tracks.
An easy-bike driver named Hridoy said he was standing at Civil Court Mor at about 8:30pm when he heard two loud sounds one after another. Returning afterwards, he saw explosion marks on the Judge Court wall. He did not, however, see who had thrown the cocktails.
On receiving the news, Sub-Inspector Nur Islam of the Jessore District Police Crime Investigation Cell went to the spot. He collected fragments of the exploded bomb's tin container that were stuck to the court wall.
Nur Islam said he had come to the spot after receiving news of the cocktail explosion. He said he did not know who had carried out the incident.
On receiving news of the incident, Jessore district Jubo Dal convener M Tamal Ahmed and member secretary Ansarul Haq Rana also went to the spot.
M Tamal Ahmed said a circle was carrying out bomb attacks and terrorist activities across the country to destabilise the state. He said incidents of fire and bomb attacks were also being carried out at various installations in Jessore.
Badruzzaman Molla, inspector (investigation) of Jessore Kotwali Police Station, said unidentified persons exploded a cocktail at the Judge Court wall opposite the Press Club after evening and fled. He went to the spot on receiving the news, and police were investigating the matter, he said.
Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge of the Jessore District Detective Branch (DB) of police, confirmed the incident. He said miscreants were carrying out such activities to destabilise the country, and police were conducting strong activity to identify and arrest those involved in the bomb attack.
