United News of Bangladesh

Members of the DMP's specialized Bomb Disposal Unit on Friday night defused two improvised bombs found beneath the Motijheel Metro Rail Station in the capital, officials said. While a suspected bomb was being defused, it exploded, critically injuring a man who was passing through the area. The injured, Miraj Ahmed, 23, an employee of the Ministry of Education, was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 8:30 pm. Pedestrian injured in explosion during bomb disposal in Motijheel According to intelligence officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, extensive security measures had been put in place in the Motijheel area since the afternoon for the return Rath Yatra procession of Hindu community.