Foreign hand seen behind BD blasts

Published March 17, 2003

DHAKA, March 16: The Judicial Commission probing explosions in four cinemas in Mymensingh has reportedly blamed “a particular intelligence agency of the neighbouring country” for the serial blasts that killed 18 people in December last year.

The one-man commission, comprising Justice Sultan Hossain Khan, submitted its report to Home Affairs secretary on Saturday.

“The Commission did not find link of any mainstream political parties to the explosions,” Justice Khan told newsmen immediately after submission of the report.

“A particular intelligence agency of the neighbouring country was involved in the bomb blasts in four cinemas in Mymensingh as well as in such other incidents,” Justice Khan said.

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