Police on Wednesday recovered four handmade crackers from the Swarnali Chattar area beside the Election Commission (EC) building in the capital.
According to police and EC officials, some EC staff first noticed the suspicious objects around 10 am and informed the authorities.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Imaul Hoque confirmed the incident, saying, “We recovered four handmade crackers wrapped with red scotch tape. Explosives were found inside them. Later, the bomb disposal unit defused the devices.”
An EC official, seeking anonymity, said police have taken the crackers for examination, and security measures around the EC building and nearby areas have been tightened.
Earlier on October 25, a cocktail was exploded in front of the EC building and police arrested a youth from the scene just after the explosion.