Bangladesh police detain more bomb suspects

DHAKA - Bangladesh police have detained 15 more people over last month's spate of bombings, including a brother of the suspected mastermind, a police officer said on Wednesday.

About 250 people have so far been arrested over the August 17 bombings which killed two people and wounded about 100.

Shayek Abdur Rahman, leader of the banned Islamic militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen which has been blamed for the blasts, remains at large.

His brother Moulana Obaidur Rahman was detained in northern Jamalpur district on Monday, a police officer said adding they there looking for another brother, also believed to be involved in the attacks.

No one has claimed responsibility for some 500 small explosions on August 17, but leaflets found at most of the bomb sites contained a call by the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen for the introduction of Islamic rule in Bangladesh.

- REUTERS