, Nov. 6 -- Three petrol bombs were hurled at two government offices in the Sholoshahar area of Chattogram city on Thursday night, causing brief panic.

The targeted offices were the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and the Chandgaon Land Circle Office.

The incident took place around 8pm, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Md Showkat Ali said.

He said police were working to identify those responsible after reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas.

Mozammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Panchlaish Police Station, said two of the petrol bombs thrown at the LGED office did not explode.

Preliminary findings suggest that the petrol bombs were thrown from the flyover above the offices, police said.

However,...