Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a mortar shell-like object from an under construction building in Mirpur Zoo area of the capital in Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, the bomb disposal unit rushed to the spot and took the object to a safe place.

ASP ANM Imran Khan, assistant director of RAB's legal and media wing, confirmed the matter.

He said the RAB recovered a mortar shell-like object while excavating the soil of the under construction building in city’s Mirpur Zoo Road.

Details will be disclosed at a press conference at Rainkhola Bazar in Mirpur-1 in afternoon, Imran Khan added.

BDST: 1354 HRS, OCT 06, 2021
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