No one has been injured in the incidents
Published : 19 Sep 2026, 12:14 AM
Following blasts in Dhaka’s Jatrabari, Agargaon, and Mohakhali, improvised explosives have been detonated in the Moghbazar Intersection, below Babubazar Bridge, and in Rampura.
Hatirjheel Police Station chief Mohammad Asaduzzaman said, “A crude bomb exploded near the Jamme Mosque at Moghbazar intersection on Friday night around 9:15pm. However, there were no casualties.”
Kotwali Police Station chief Md Rabiul said that an improvised explosive was set off under the Babubazar Bridge around 8pm.
He said, “Police went to the scene after receiving a report about an explosion. However, there were no casualties.”
Police also reported a pair of improvised bombs detonating on the road opposite the main gate of Bangladesh Television (BTV) in Rampura.
Rampura Police chief Jahangir Alam said, “An improvised explosive detonated on the road opposite the main gate of BTV around 11pm, which falls under the Hatirjheel Thana area. We are going to the scene after receiving a report.”
Earlier in the evening, multiple crude bombs had exploded near Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka. An auto-rickshaw driver named Ibadur Rahman was injured in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The rickshaw driver was injured in multiple explosions in front of the main gate of the police station around 7:45pm on Friday. Ibadur hails from Kurigram, but currently lives in Manda, Mugda.
Police also reported blasts near Mohakhali and Agargaon Betar buildings in Dhaka around the same time on Friday evening.
Two other improvised bombs exploded on the road adjacent to the Malibagh Railgate after afternoon prayers as well.
