Workers found the latest bomb weighing 250 kg while digging the ground during piling work on Saturday, said AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, a director of the airport. A bomb disposal unit from Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu defused the bomb later before taking it to destroy at a safe place, he said. The first bomb with the same weight was found on Dec 9 after the start of the construction work of the terminal. The second bomb, a similar one, was found five days later. Citing explosive experts, Ahsan said the bombs were dropped during 1971 war.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 15:56 UTC