Dhaka, Oct 15 (V7N)- A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was injured after a cocktail bomb exploded in front of the July Uprising Memorial Museum in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on Wednesday night.

The incident occurred at around 10:45 pm on October 14, according to police.

Md. Ibne Mizan, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Tejgaon Division, said two cocktails were thrown at the scene, one of which exploded. The explosive device struck a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, injuring its driver.

The police official said there was no CCTV camera at the exact location of the incident. Authorities are trying to collect footage from nearby surveillance cameras to identify those responsible.

Police are also working to identify and arrest the suspects, he added.

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