Police recovered two unexploded crude bombs and a threatening note from the courtyard of a union BNP leader's house in Jashore on Friday morning. The incident occurred in Chhatiantala village under Sadar upazila. A bomb disposal unit defused the explosives at the scene.
The Threat Note
The note recovered beside the bombs read, "If you don't stop, you will be killed on the road." It also contained abusive language along with the death threat.The BNP leader has been identified as Shimul Hossain, education affairs secretary of Churamanikati Union BNP and a teacher at the local Chhatiantala Churamanikati Secondary School.
What Shimul Hossain Said
Shimul Hossain told journalists that he grew suspicious on Friday morning after seeing two objects resembling jarda containers wrapped in red scotch tape on one side of the courtyard. He informed police, who recovered the items. The note found nearby contained death threats and abusive language.He further alleged that unidentified individuals threw the bombs into his house on Thursday night, but they failed to explode. The union BNP leader believes the bombs seen in the courtyard on Friday morning were the same ones thrown the previous night.
