S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :
As police are occupied with warding off blockade and hartal-related violence, other criminal activities in Sylhet are increasing at an alarming rate, taking advantage of the situation.
A number of criminal activities, from mugging to murder, has been reported throughout Sylhet since the nationwide blockade began last month. Police sources said bombs are blasted almost every night in Sylhet city’s important areas.
Use of illegal weapons have risen too – at least two firearms and 10 rounds of bullets have been recovered in January.
Sources said many of the attacks and murders are related to disputes over drug peddling, establishing dominance over an area, and political reasons.
The situation is causing alarm among the city-dwellers, as police has not been able to make a headway in nabbing the culprits.
Crude bomb attacks are an everyday occurrence now, police sources and locals told the Dhaka Tribune.
The bomb attacks usually start in the evening and are aimed at the important locations around Sylhet city, especially places where police are on guard round the clock.
Police claimed to have increased security in the sensitive areas, but they have yet to catch the perpetrators of the bomb blasts.
Md Selim Uddin, resident of Taltola area in the city, said: ‘Crude bombs are blasted frequently in this area and the surrounding areas. But police have not been able to arrest anyone yet. We are concerned about this situation.’
Formar lawmaker and Sylhet district Awami League’s General Secretary Shofiquer Rahman Chowdhury said: ‘The administration is working to indentify the criminals and bring them to book.
Crude bomb hurled
Miscreants threw a crude bomb on Sylhet city Awami League (AL) president Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran’s house at Sararpar on Wednesday night.
Witnesses said, a group of unidentified miscreants hurled the crude bomb at the house of Kamran, a former Sylhet City Corporation mayor, at about 9:15 pm.
The AL leader’s personal secretary Badrul Islam told, Kamran was inside the house during the attack. However, no one was hurt in the incident.
Asaduzzaman, Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the incident.
Police arrested three people for their suspected involvement in the bomb attack.
As police are occupied with warding off blockade and hartal-related violence, other criminal activities in Sylhet are increasing at an alarming rate, taking advantage of the situation.
A number of criminal activities, from mugging to murder, has been reported throughout Sylhet since the nationwide blockade began last month. Police sources said bombs are blasted almost every night in Sylhet city’s important areas.
Use of illegal weapons have risen too – at least two firearms and 10 rounds of bullets have been recovered in January.
Sources said many of the attacks and murders are related to disputes over drug peddling, establishing dominance over an area, and political reasons.
The situation is causing alarm among the city-dwellers, as police has not been able to make a headway in nabbing the culprits.
Crude bomb attacks are an everyday occurrence now, police sources and locals told the Dhaka Tribune.
The bomb attacks usually start in the evening and are aimed at the important locations around Sylhet city, especially places where police are on guard round the clock.
Police claimed to have increased security in the sensitive areas, but they have yet to catch the perpetrators of the bomb blasts.
Md Selim Uddin, resident of Taltola area in the city, said: ‘Crude bombs are blasted frequently in this area and the surrounding areas. But police have not been able to arrest anyone yet. We are concerned about this situation.’
Formar lawmaker and Sylhet district Awami League’s General Secretary Shofiquer Rahman Chowdhury said: ‘The administration is working to indentify the criminals and bring them to book.
Crude bomb hurled
Miscreants threw a crude bomb on Sylhet city Awami League (AL) president Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran’s house at Sararpar on Wednesday night.
Witnesses said, a group of unidentified miscreants hurled the crude bomb at the house of Kamran, a former Sylhet City Corporation mayor, at about 9:15 pm.
The AL leader’s personal secretary Badrul Islam told, Kamran was inside the house during the attack. However, no one was hurt in the incident.
Asaduzzaman, Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the incident.
Police arrested three people for their suspected involvement in the bomb attack.
