Eight bombs have exploded near BNP's Naya Paltan headquarters -- four immediately after a police-cordoned rally ended, and as many in the evening.
While a man had died in Sunday's explosion of a homemade bomb at Motijheel and another person was injured, no one was yet reported injured in Monday's series of explosions.
Paltan police chief Shahidul Haque told that all eight appears to have been homemade bombs. He said two blasts were reported in front of Jonaki cinema hall, two in front of Hotel Ekattur -- both around 5pm -- and four other blasts took place in front of the BNP office around 6.45pm.
The police charged batons and dispersed BNP supporters who had gathered near the party headquarters after the explosions in the immediate aftermath of Monday afternoon's protest rally there.
The law enforcers suspect BNP supporters, on their way back from the rally, exploded the bombs.
On Sunday, several homemade bombs were exploded in front of the BNP office. An RTV driver was injured in an explosion in the area, while another person had died in Motijheel in separate incidents.
With over 100 party leaders and activists arrested in the aftermath of Sunday's blasts, the BNP had announced protest demonstrations on Monday afternoon. The police, though, barred them from holding a rally.
Cordoned off by police and RAB personnel in front of the Naya Paltan office, BNP leaders declared that they would take out a public procession on Wednesday to protest Sunday's arrests and Monday's police obstruction to what they called was a peaceful protest.
While a man had died in Sunday's explosion of a homemade bomb at Motijheel and another person was injured, no one was yet reported injured in Monday's series of explosions.
Paltan police chief Shahidul Haque told that all eight appears to have been homemade bombs. He said two blasts were reported in front of Jonaki cinema hall, two in front of Hotel Ekattur -- both around 5pm -- and four other blasts took place in front of the BNP office around 6.45pm.
The police charged batons and dispersed BNP supporters who had gathered near the party headquarters after the explosions in the immediate aftermath of Monday afternoon's protest rally there.
The law enforcers suspect BNP supporters, on their way back from the rally, exploded the bombs.
On Sunday, several homemade bombs were exploded in front of the BNP office. An RTV driver was injured in an explosion in the area, while another person had died in Motijheel in separate incidents.
With over 100 party leaders and activists arrested in the aftermath of Sunday's blasts, the BNP had announced protest demonstrations on Monday afternoon. The police, though, barred them from holding a rally.
Cordoned off by police and RAB personnel in front of the Naya Paltan office, BNP leaders declared that they would take out a public procession on Wednesday to protest Sunday's arrests and Monday's police obstruction to what they called was a peaceful protest.
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