Woman claims suicide bomber at Rab barrack her son

A woman today claimed the suspected suicide bomber, who blew himself up yesterday at the barrack of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka, as her son.

One Amiran went to the Rab barrack this morning and told reporters that her son Rafique remained traceless for the last five days. Hailing from Pirojpur, her son used to work in a tea stall in Dhaka.

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Later, some Rab officials took her inside the barrack and began interrogating the woman.

Mufti Mahmud Khan, director of the force's legal and media wing, said she (Amiran) went there after “seeing photo of the dead militant”.

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The Rab official, however, said that the identity of the suspected bomber was yet to be ascertained. “We’re verifying the claim.”

Yesterday, the “suicide bomber” sneaked into the Rab barrack and blew himself up, in what appears to be the country's first such attack by a terror suspect inside a law enforcement agency's compound.

The attacker died on the spot while two Rab members suffered splinter injuries.

Following the attack, all prisons across the country have been put on alert while security has been stepped up at all domestic and international airports and Rab offices.

Terror group Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the suicide attack, according to a report of BBC Bangla.

US-based SITE Intelligence, which monitors jihadist activities, also reported the attack.