Incident report:
Blood bath in Ramna

Nine men were killed in a bomb explosion at Ramna Batomul (the root of a banyan tree) in Dhaka yesterday (Pohela Baishakh,1408) during a cultural show of Chhayanaut. 25 others were injured and were admitted to Dhaka Medical College. The Victims were not identified. As ETV last news headline, 10 wounded people are now in Combined Military Hospital.

A second blast about 45 minutes later injured a police officer who was trying to defuse a bomb he found in Ramna Park. An army bomb disposal squad was called in to detonate a third device found in the park after it
was cordoned off.

Like all other years a grand cultural show was arranged at Ramna Batomul to celebrate the advent of Bangla New Year. Tens of thousands of people gathered at Ramna Park area to participate in the annual celebration. For last 34 years Chhayanat is going on arranging cultural shows every first day of Bangla New Years. This year the show was blood-stained which turned the auspicious day to a sad one. The show started in the early morning (6 AM) according to the tradition. It was being telecasted by BTV and ETV. A space was kept in front of the stage for security purpose. People sat centering the stage enjoying songs by singers of Chhayanat. At the end of the show a singer named Fancy started the famous song " Eki oporup rupey maa tomaay herinu polli jononi". Suddenly the bomb blast was heard at he southwest side of the stage. The announcer first announced that everything was all right and the program would go on. Immediately he announced that men were killed at a bomb blast. Gradually the venue became deserted as people left the place.

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