<p>Blast of home-made bombs killed a youth at Dhaka’s Motijheel business district while the opposition activists reportedly also set afire five vehicles including a police van and a passenger bus as they clashed with police at different points in the capital, reports said.<br /><br />The violence erupted after baton-wielding police dispersed hundreds of activists of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party trying to rally to mark the country’s 40th independence anniversary.<br /><br />“The device exploded with a bang apparently killing the young man immediately and critically injuring another passerby,” a photojournalist who witnessed scene told PTI.<br /><br />Police suspected the victim, 24-year old Arifuzzaman Arif, was carrying the explosives filled in a tin pot while they detained nearly 280 “unruly activists” from the city.</p>
<p>Blast of home-made bombs killed a youth at Dhaka’s Motijheel business district while the opposition activists reportedly also set afire five vehicles including a police van and a passenger bus as they clashed with police at different points in the capital, reports said.<br /><br />The violence erupted after baton-wielding police dispersed hundreds of activists of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party trying to rally to mark the country’s 40th independence anniversary.<br /><br />“The device exploded with a bang apparently killing the young man immediately and critically injuring another passerby,” a photojournalist who witnessed scene told PTI.<br /><br />Police suspected the victim, 24-year old Arifuzzaman Arif, was carrying the explosives filled in a tin pot while they detained nearly 280 “unruly activists” from the city.</p>