Time bomb-like object found in bus in Narayanganj

Police in a drive recovered a time bomb-like object from a Cox’s Bazar-bound bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Mouchak in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj district early Saturday.

Md Hasan, supervisor of the bus, said a passenger boarded the bus from Dhaka’s Gabtoli area and some boarded from Sayedabad, reports UNB.

When the bus reached Jatrabari’s Hanif Flyover, they found one passenger missing and recovered a time bomb-like object from the passenger's bag at 10:30 pm.

They informed the matter to police through calling the emergency no 999.

Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station, said a bomb disposal unit from the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit members rushed to the spot and defused it.

Golam Mostafa, superintendent of Narayanganj Police, said a timer was set on the bomb and the passengers were safe due to the prompt action of the authorities concerned.