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Touhidul Islam said this at a press conference in his office on Thursday afternoon.
It added that the initial investigation did not find any involvement in militant activities or sabotage.
A large explosion took place at the home of Abul Kashem Pradhan in Mekurai Nayapara village in the Kamardaha junction of Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Borhan Uddin Pradhan, 36, son of Abul Kashem Pradhan, Ahedul Islam, 35, son of Kabir Mia from the same village and Rana Mia alias Sobhan, 30, son of Tayyab Ali from the Kumiradanga people under the Mahimaganj union of the upazila . Meanwhile, Rana Mia’s chest was pierced and her left wrist was blown off. Some were also injured.
Police arrested one person in the incident and detained four women from the same house for questioning.
In a press conference, SP Touhidul Islam said that the mortar shell was fired in 1971 or earlier; It was on the ground in an abandoned state. Part of the mortar shell was deactivated Thursday morning.
The SP said that development work for six lanes of the Dhaka-Rangpur National Highway is underway. Excavators are digging the soil on both sides of the main road for this purpose.
During the excavation, workers recently collected a mortar shell at Mokamatla in Shibganj upazila de Bogra near Gobindaganj, which passed into the hands of Habibur, who was arrested by the police and moved to the home of the murdered Borhan Uddin. The mortar shell exploded during the confrontation on Wednesday afternoon, causing casualties ”.
Additional Police Superintendent Abu Naich was also present at the press conference. Elias, the intelligence officer said. Abdul Latif and others.
Police said an 11-member team of bomb experts from Dhaka began investigating the explosion and the three deaths at the home as of 9 a.m. Thursday. The investigation ended at 12 noon.
Later, the team members returned to Dhaka after collecting evidence at the scene, Gobindganj OC Mehedi Hasan Police Station said.
OC Mehedi Hasan said a man named Habibur Rahman, 52, from Mokamatla in Bogra, was arrested in connection with the blast. In addition, four women from the house have been detained for questioning.
He said that the process of filing a case under the Explosives Act was underway and an investigation was underway.
Meanwhile, the situation in Nayapara village has been tense since Wednesday’s explosion and the victims.
Shahjahan Mia, a resident of the village, said: “The quiet village is now in a panic due to the incident on Wednesday afternoon.”
A bomb blast inside a house in Gaibandha killed three people
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