Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) recovered five improvised explosive devices, 300 grammes of sulphur (used in making bombs), a handwritten letter and a walkie-talkie from a building at Bandartila area here yesterday.
Police detained three people including Mujibur Rahman, 45, son of the building's owner Mohammad Aziz; and two tenants Shafiqul Islam Munir, 30, and Raju Sikder, 24, in this connection.
Police, on information, raided the four-storied "Aziz Building" at Hundalpara around 3:00pm and recovered the items from a store room on the top floor.
Deputy Commissioner Kushum Dewan of port zone said a CMP Bomb Disposal Unit examined and took the bombs away to CMP headquarters.
Assistant Commissioner AKM Emran Bhuiyan said the recovered letter, addressed to one "Mujib bhai", contains some directions of armed operations and about an AK-47 rifle.
He said 17 hartal supporters were arrested from near the building in the morning when they tried to bring out a procession and police are investigating whether they had any connection with the bombs.
Source : The Daily Star
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