A bomb-like object wrapped in a bag triggered alarm near Mirpur-10 Metro Station in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit sent its bomb disposal team to inspect the item near Gate B of the station, under Mirpur Model Police Station.

Police said MRT Police spotted the bag-wrapped, cocktail bomb-like object at about 12:45pm. Mirpur Model Police then reached the scene and informed the CTTC bomb disposal unit. The disposal team arrived at around 1:15pm and examined the bag.

The search found betel leaf, areca nut and a container of zarda inside the bag. No bomb, explosive or explosive-related material was recovered. Mostak Sarkar, deputy commissioner of police for the Mirpur division, said the bomb-like bag contained those items and that no explosive substance was found.