Five security personnel, including two Ansar members, at the Rampal Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant sustained injuries in an attack by a group of attackers on Wednesday night.

The incident took place in the No 5 yard near No 3 tower on the plant’s premises.

Deputy general manager Anwarul Azim reported that approximately 50-60 armed individuals attempted to enter the residential areas of the power plant at about 11:30pm. The guards were injured while trying to resist the attackers.

Of the injured, two were urgently transported to Khulna Medical College and Hospital, while the others received treatment at the Rampal Upazila Health Complex.

The incident took place within 48 hours of a series of bank robberies in Ruma and Thanchi upazilas in Bandarban, raising concerns over a possible pattern of organised criminal activities.

Somen Das, the officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station, said that police were investigating the incident trying to arrest the attackers.

Additional police forces had been deployed to secure the power plant and its surrounding areas and to prevent further incidents like this and to ensure the safety of the plant’s personnel and infrastructure, he added.