Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Several crude bombs went off at different points in the capital on Sunday evening, heightening tension on the eve of the verdict in the cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others accused of crimes against humanity during last year's July-August uprising.

Around 9pm, two crude bombs exploded in front of the Central Road residence of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources. However, no one was injured in the incident.

Witnesses said unidentified miscreants hurled the bombs and fled the scene immediately after the explosions.

Earlier, around 7:30pm, two crude bombs also went off near the Saarc Fountain intersection in...