Dhaka, Jul 17 A woman was injured in the city on Tuesday when a bomb she was carrying in her handbag went off.Police identified the woman as Ayesha Siddiqua, an assistant programmer at the BCS Computer Council. They said one of Ayesha's colleagues gave her the bomb wrapped in a packet.
Officer-in-Charge of Sher-e-Bangla Police Station Zakir Hossain Molla told bdnews24.com that the bomb in Ayesha's handbag exploded around 11:30am in front of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) office.
Molla said the injured woman was admitted to the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute, also known as Pangu Hospital.
After talking to Ayesha, the OC said they detained Zubair Ahmed, one of her colleagues, and one Nurul Islam.
Both detainees have admitted to their involvement during primary questioning, he said.
An eyewitness, 'Malek', told bdnews24.com that he heard sound of a loud explosion. "I saw a woman running from in front of the PKSF building and then collapsing to the ground."
He said Ayesha had sustained serious injuries in the explosion and added the woman was crying out for help.
Ayesha told the law enforcers that her colleague Zubair had given her a packet in the morning to carry it to the office.
Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon police, Imam Hossain, told bdnews24.com the police detained Zubair around an hour after receiving Ayesha's statement.
During primary questioning, Hossian said, Zubair claimed he had a 'relationship' with Ayesha but recently they were having issues. He gave her a packet containing the bomb as he wanted to teach her a lesson, the police official said.
Police said Zubair had bought the bomb for Tk 20,000 from one Nurul Islam.
The Deputy Commissioner said Nurul Islam, too, was apprehended from Kazipara.
Sanowar Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of Bomb Disposal Unit of the police's Detective Branch, told bdnews24.com the bomb could be a 'pipe bomb'.
"Part of a burnt pipe, parts of mobile phone and papers were found at the scene," he said adding the blast left the handbag in shreds.
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