Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- A petrol bomb attack was accomplished on a Grameen Bank branch in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur early Sunday.

Manager at the Maona branch of Grameen Bank, Rehana Parvin said their security guard was inside the bank at the time. At around 2:00 am, several people tried to force open the bank's main gate. Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard. The security guard then saw 7-8 people running away from the scene. Immediately afterwards, three more loud explosions were heard. The attackers detonated three petrol bombs, one of which landed inside the bank premises. The blast partially burned the signboard hung outside the bank. Since the incident, all the staff of the bank is left in a state of panic.

Several local residents said th...