Police have released 11 of the 23 people detained from a mosque at Tejgaon College in Dhaka on suspicion of links to a militant organisation. The 11 were handed over to their families after signing bonds, while the remaining 12 have been taken into the custody of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit for questioning.
Security has been tightened across Dhaka following cocktail explosions and incidents of vehicles being set on fire at eight locations in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have so far arrested 179 people over their alleged participation in a flash procession by leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are currently banned, in the capital’s Gulshan area.
A series of cocktail explosions were reported in different parts of Dhaka on Friday, while a passenger bus caught fire in front of Kafrul Police Station later at night.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 515 people in the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 47 cases.
Gold prices have risen again in the domestic market, with the price of 22-carat hallmarked gold increasing by Tk1,691 per bhori (11.664 grams) to Tk234,621.