Security has been heightened at all religious establishments across Dhaka following a series of cocktail explosions

Security across the capital has been ramped up following a series of four crude bomb (cocktail) explosions in different parts of Dhaka on Monday morning.

According to a statement from the Press Wing of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, the interim government has implemented stringent measures to safeguard communal harmony and warned that the full force of the law would be applied against any attempt to disrupt interfaith coexistence.

Meanwhile, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the attacks. Preliminary investigations have identified him as a member of the banned Chhatra League, the statement said.

A verified Facebook post from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing on Monday afternoon confirmed that the suspect is being interrogated regarding multiple incidents, including the explosions at St Mary’s Cathedral in Kakrail and the St Joseph School compound.

The statement further noted that the DMP, in coordination with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), has intensified citywide raids to apprehend all individuals involved in what it described as a “heinous and cowardly act of violence.”

“Security has been reinforced at all churches and places of worship of every faith in the capital,” the statement read. “The interim government reiterates its unwavering commitment to preserving interfaith unity and communal harmony. Any attempt to undermine religious coexistence will be met with the highest enforcement of law.”

Police confirmed that four explosions occurred in different parts of Dhaka on Monday morning, though no casualties or injuries were reported.

Local reports indicate that two of the bombs detonated inside and outside the boundary of Proshika’s Prabartana compound in Mohammadpur, which houses the offices of Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhtar and writer Farhad Mazhar.

Another explosion took place in front of the Grameen Bank headquarters in Mirpur, according to police, though no injuries were reported.

Two additional explosions were reported in Dhanmondi — one in front of Midas Center on Road 27, and another near Ibn Sina Hospital on Road 9.

Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether the explosions were coordinated acts of sabotage intended to create fear and instability.

Officials added that special security patrols have been deployed around religious sites, diplomatic zones, and major public areas in Dhaka as part of the government’s heightened security measures.