The police have arrested two men in connection with a series of bomb blasts at a Muslim shrine in eastern Bangladesh that killed one man and injured more than 50 other worshippers, an intelligence official said.
The two suspects were among those injured in Friday night's attacks in Brahmmanbaria district, 80 km east of the Dhaka, the official said on Sunday on condition of anonymity.
The men were being treated at a local hospital under police guard, he said. Officials only released their first names, Kamrul 25, and Dipu, 20.
About a dozen homemade bombs exploded at the packed shrine while thousands of devotees were taking part in an annual feast and a fair at the shrine.
No one claimed responsibility for the attacks. The reason behind Friday's attack was unclear. Police said it could have resulted from a personal feud over some disputed shops in front of the shrine.
A police investigation has been launched, and a government committee will submit a separate report in a week.
The government, however, suspended a police official and a government administrator on Saturday for their alleged failure to provide adequate security at the shrine, the official said.
In 2004, such bomb attacks at Bangladesh's Muslim shrines separately killed about a dozen worshippers.
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