A cocktail explosion occurred in front of the vehicle convoy of the 11-party alliance's Dhaka-Khulna-Kushtia long march program in Khulna. On Saturday afternoon, the incident took place in front of the Shaheed Minar in the Fulbarigate area while going from Khulna to a street meeting in Phultala upazila. However, no casualties were reported.
Witnesses said that as the long march convoy was heading towards Phultala from Khulna, after a few vehicles crossed Fulbarigate, two consecutive cocktails exploded on the road in front of the Shaheed Minar before the rear vehicles arrived. Another cocktail remained unexploded. The sudden blasts caused panic among people standing on both sides of the road, leading them to run helter-skelter. The situation normalized after police arrived at the scene.
Khanjahan Ali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Abul Bashar stated that the unexploded cocktail was recovered and the process of identifying those involved in the incident is underway. No one has formally filed a complaint at the police station yet.
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