BD police detain over 200 suspects

Published December 4, 2005

DHAKA, Dec 3: Bangladesh police said on Saturday more than 200 suspects had been rounded up as part of an investigation into a series of deadly bomb blasts by militants seeking the imposition of Islamic law.

The announcement came as police said a bomb had been found at a high school in southern Feni town just as classes were to begin. Children attend school on Saturdays in Bangladesh.—AFP