Prime Bank Limited has thanked the Bangladesh Police for its courageous and prompt action for ensuring safety and security of people and property at the incident at the bank’s Joydevpur Chowrasta Branch.
On September 16, 2020 at 12.20 PM, a man named Abu Bakar went to the Branch Manager's room and threatened to detonate a bomb in his bag if his instruction was not obeyed. Using his intellect, Branch Manager Mollah Farid Ahmed made a judgmental call and ran out of his room in the blink an eye and alerted everyone at the branch about the threat from the unknown person. He locked down the gate of the branch and immediately called the local police. His quick move led to the capture of the culprit giving him no chance to escape. Within five minutes of the call, the police arrived at the scene and arrested the man. Upon arrival at the scene, the first thing the police did was secluding the suspicious bag for safety and security of the people inside the branch and at the market where the branch is housed. Later, an 11-member team of Dhaka Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime went to the spot and defused the bomb safely. There was no loss of life or property due to prompt action taken by the police.
Acting Police Commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Azad Mia and other senior police officials visited the spot and oversaw the handling of the situation. The man is now at the custody of Bason police station in Gazipur. According to the police, Abu Bakar's village home is in Bisharighata area of Morelganj police station in Bagerhat. He used to live at Battala area of Board Bazar in Gazipur. The bank has lodged a case in the incident with Bason Thana. Police is questioning him and investigating the whole incident. Prime Bank will extend all possible cooperation to the law enforcement agencies in the investigation of the incident. In the wake of the incident, Prime Bank has tightened security at all branches across the country. In the interest of safety of all, everyone visiting the branches are requested to cooperate in security measures. Prime Bank authority apologizes for the temporary inconvenience caused to the customers due to this incident. Regular customer service will continue at this branch.
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