DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Police held seven people with huge explosives in West Goran area of the city on Monday.

The detainees are Iqbal Hossain Rana alias Bomber Rana, former Chhatra Dal president of Ward No 56 and his six cohorts--Babu, Ripon, Sohel alias Fruto Sohel, Manik and Rubel.

Meanwhile, police seized eight kilogram various types of explosives from them, police said at a press conference at media centre in the afternoon.

Detective Police Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam said the gang was supplying cocktails and hand bombs.

Metropolitan Detective Police Deputy Commissioner (South) Krisnapada Roy, Metropolitan Deputy Police Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman and Assistant Commissioner Rahmatullah Chowdhury were present in the press conference.

BDST: 1530 HRS, DEC 23, 2013
Edited by: SM. Mostafijur Rahman Nasim, Newsroom Editor/M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor