The bomb disposal unit of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday night disposed of four country-made bombs in the Naribari area of Natore’s Gurudaspur. Read: College student drowns after jumping into river in Natore; body goes missing Officials said that local residents spotted the bombs wrapped in a plastic bag in the bushes next to a pesticide store in the area on Monday afternoon and informed the police. Soon, a joint team of local police and RAB personnel rushed to the spot, evacuated the area and cordoned it off. In the evening, the RAB bomb disposal unit reached the spot from Dhaka and destroyed the bombs around 8 pm, officials said. Read:Patient in Natore flees clinic, dies on street gasping for air "However, the bombs were not powerful.  RAB members took away the exploded remains of the bombs to Dhaka for further examination," said Natore Police chief Liton Kumar Saha. "A probe is on."

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit on Sunday night arrested a suspected member of Neo JMB along with three bombs and bomb-making materials following a raid on a house in Kazipara area at  Madanpur port of Narayanganj. The arrestee was identified as Major Osama alias Nayeem, a member of the military wing of Neo JMB. Read: Suspected militant hideout cordoned off in Narayanganj CTTC chief Md Asauduzzaman said three bombs, four remote controls, bomb-making  materials and a large number of jihadi books were seized during the raid. He also said that the members of a bomb disposal unit defused the bombs at the spot. He said that Osama was an Imam of a local mosque and used to live in a house beside it with his family. Read: Suspected militant detained in Dhaka He operated his militant activities from the house, said the officer. “Three days ago we arrested three members of Neo JMB from Mirpur. We got information about Major Osama from them,” added Asaduzzaman. “We arrested him from nearby his home on Sunday evening  and later raided his house at night,” he said. Read:Govt helping militants to get back normal life: Minister However, family members of the arrestee were not in the house during the raid. "The house was used as a den of militants to make bombs. The bomb, found near a police box in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj on May 17, was made in this house, CTTC Additional Deputy Commissioner Ahmedul Islam said on Sunday.

Police will form a probe body involving the bomb disposal unit to investigate  the big blast in a building near Moghbazar Wireless Gate on Sunday evening.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed disclosed the information to the press after visiting the site of the incident on Monday. Read:Moghbazar blast: 5-member probe body formed“We will form a probe committee involving officials from the bomb disposal unit and will work with the fire service to find out the reason behind such an incident," the IGP told reporters.In response to a question regarding possible militant involvement, Benazir said, “The explosion caused destructions in a single direction. In case of bombings, it normally causes destructions in at least three to four directions.”He  suspected the existence of methane gas behind the blast.However, the chief of police refused to draw any conclusion before a full investigation. Read: Moghbazar blast: Death toll climbs to 8, fire service confirms 3

A 250kg bomb was found during the construction of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.