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Fresh bomb attacks on Mannan's Ctg plants

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Ctg
Industrial units owned by Major (Rtd) Abdul Mannan, member secretary of the alternative political stream convening committee, in Chittagong came under repeated bomb attacks yesterday evening for the second consecutive day.
Meanwhile, the alternative political stream last night formed a seven-member legal committee headed by Zakir Hossain, senior advocate of the Supreme Court, in Dhaka to take legal actions against such attacks and assaults on the stream, its leaders, activists and supporters.
Witnesses and police said, unidentified youths threw three bombs at Sun Pack Zone by CDA Access Road in two phases and at Yeakub Garments at Halishahar,
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both owned by Mannan, between 8pm and 9pm yesterday.
However, no casualty was reported.
In both cases, the assailants fled by three-wheelers immediately after the attack, witnesses said.
Police said they did rush to the spots on receiving information but could not nab any person. But, it was alleged that police reached the spots much after filing of general diary (GD) in that connection.
Sources in the concerned plants alleged, though police were warned beforehand of possible bomb attacks following those of Thursday, they did not take any precautionary measures.
In a statement last night, Major (Rtd) Mannan condemned the
attacks and said he would file a case with the Chittagong District Court as the Double Mooring Police Station 'refused to entertain' his case.
In several attacks Thursday night quite a few crackers were hurled on Mannan's industrial units in the port city.
That night Sun Pack Zone, which falls under Double Mooring Police Station, and a garment factory in Bayezid thana area were the targets of the bombs, sources said.
Sun Pack Zone comprises of six industrial plants of garments and beverages.
Sources said around 40 armed youths came upon the zone in procession at around 9pm Thursday night chanting slogans against Mannan and Badruddoza Chowdhury.
In several phases, they hurled some seven bombs on the zone, some half kilometre off the local police station, and left the place unhindered.
Police reportedly arrived at the spot after around one hour despite being warned of the preparation for the attack, sources in the zone alleged.
The attack was made within a few hours after the scheduled rally of alternative political stream was foiled in the capital Thursday and Mannan's name was announced as the member secretary of its convening committee.