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Bangladesh
Shake up at DMP after Pallabi police station bomb blast
2020-08-09
[Dhaka Tribune] The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner has transferred six police officers, including a deputy commissioner (DC) of DMP Mirpur Division, over the bomb blast at Pallabi police station in Dhaka on July 29. The explosion had injured four officers and one other.

DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Saturday transferred Mirpur division DC Mostak Ahmed and Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi police station, to other posts through an official order.

Police sources said there is an allegation that the mishandling of explosives in Pallabi police station on the morning of July 29 had led to the blast, after police claimed to have arrested three goons from the Kalshi area.

However, family members of three arrested allege that they had been picked up a few days earlier.

DMP has formed a probe committee over the blast incident and the transfer orders were issued with the investigation ongoing.

However, DMP DC (Media) Walid Hossain said it was all part of routine transfers and the investigation was yet to be completed.

THE EXPLOSION

Pallabi police station OC Nazrul Islam (transferred) told Dhaka Tribune on July 29 that a police team recovered the bomb, which was hidden inside a digital weighing machine commonly used in general stores, during an operation in Pallabi's Kalshi area early on Wednesday. Three local criminals were also arrested during the operation.
"Into th' paddy wagon wit' yez! C'mon! Move along!"
The bomb accidentally went off when the policemen tried to defuse it at the police station.
"Piece of cake! Here, lemme just tug this here little wire [KABOOM!]"
All the injured were initially admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
"Aaaiiieee! I am undone!"
"Don't be so dramatic! Here, lemme just pull this here thing out and..."
"AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!"
"Young Doctor Md Kildare here will just stitch up ... whatever that is."

The incident took place against the backdrop of recent intelligence reports suggesting the members of New JMB, who follow Islamic State (IS) ideology, would try to carry out attacks in Bangladesh, including against police establishments, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. However, the authorities concerned have denied the involvement of militants in the incident and suspect that it was the work of local criminal groups.
"Nar. They ain't terrorists. They're just goons."
"Can you define the difference?"
"No membership cards."

DMP Additional Commissioner Krishna Pada Roy said on July 29: “Recently, a group of criminals have been committing different crimes in the Mirpur region.
"What crimes?"
"Different crimes."

"A team led by the Mirpur DC was trying to nab them for several days.
"Calling all cars! Be on the lookout for goons!"
''Acting on a tip-off, Pallabi police arrested three members of the group near Kalshi cemetery at around 2am, while the other members managed to flee.
"Flee! Flee for your lives! It is the law!"
"The trio had firearms, four bullets and a device that looked like a weighing machine in their possession.''
"Boss! Boss! Gimme a bullet!"
"No! You hold the weighing machine! And whatever you do, don't drop it!"

The weighing machine seemed suspicious, which was why the police called the bomb disposal unit.
"A weighing machine?"
"Yes. It's a... ummm... gift!"
"For who?"
"For Mister Big!"
"Nar. He's already got a weighing machine!"

A member of the bomb disposal unit came to the station and analysed the device.
"Bomb squad! Maake way! Make way!"
Later, he sought help from a member of the unit specialised in defusing bombs and asked him to come to the station with a few more tools.
"I thought you were with the bomb squad?"
"Yeah, but I don't defuse weighing machines. That takes a specialist!"
Posted by:Fred

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