Cocktail exploded in front of High Court, Shilpakala, bus set on fire in Pallabi

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Cocktail exploded in front of the High Court and Shilpakala in the capital. The two explosions occurred on the road in front of the main gate of the High Court and in front of Shilpakala between 1:15 and 1:30 pm on Sunday.

Sheikh Zahidul Islam, deputy commissioner of police (DC) of Ramna Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed the matter to the media.

He said, "A cocktail explosion occurred on the road in front of the High Court around 1:15 pm. A cocktail explosion also occurred in front of Shilpakala at about the same time. Details are being investigated in this regard."

Meanwhile, a bus parked in heavy rain on Ceramic Road under Pallabi police station in the capital was set on fire at around 7:15 am on Sunday. Several seats of the bus were burnt in the incident. However, no casualties were reported there.

A video of the incident shows a Paristan Paribahan bus parked in heavy rain catching fire.

Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hasan Basir confirmed the matter.

He said that a Parishtan Paribahan bus parked in the rain was set on fire at around 7:15 am. Several seats of the bus were burnt. However, no one was injured. An investigation is underway to find out how the incident happened.