Police arrested a youth after two crude bombs were hurled targeting a police vehicle at the House Building area of Uttara in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Sunday morning.

The arrestee, GM Hasan, is a former vice-president of JCD’s Gazipur city unit.

The incident took place in front of Pubali Bank in Uttara’s House Building area at about 7:30am.

Inspector (operation) Partha Pratim Brahmachari of Uttara West Police Station said that a group of youths threw two crude bombs targeting a police vehicle which was deployed in the area to tackle any untoward situation.

One of the crude bombs exploded upon impact.

Later, the law enforcers chased and arrested JCD activist involved in the attack, said Inspector Partha.

The unexploded crude bomb was recovered from the spot, he added.

Picketing and arson violence were reported across the capital and elsewhere in the country since Sunday morning amid the road, rail and waterways blockade for 48 hours called by BNP, its partners in the ongoing one-point movement and Jamaat across the country.