Gaibandha ‘bomb-like device’ is a toy
The “bomb-like device” that was found on the railway tracks of Gaibandha and gave a scare turned out to be a toy, police said after “investigation”.
The plastic-like device was first spotted under the slippers of a train at Bamandanga Railway Station during a district-wide hartal, our local correspondent reports.
“We recovered the bomb-like object and took it into our custody for inspection,” said Atiar Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sundarganj Police Station.
Around 6:30pm in the evening, the OC told The Daily Star they could confirm that the object was rather a children’s toy.
The Santahar-bound train that came in from Lalmonirhat was stationery when the object caught attention around 10:00am. Informed, police immediately removed the object from the rail tracks.
Just two days ago, the local lawmaker of Gaibandha-1 constituency, was shot dead by assailants inside his own home. Though a case has been filed, police are yet to make any arrest in this regard.
Awami League activists have been clamping dawn-to-dusk shutdown in the district protesting the killing since yesterday. Today too, they were active on the streets.
As our correspondent reported, pro-shutdown activists blocked the railway track at Bamandanga station and forced the Santahar bound train to a halt around 7:00am.
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