Militant activity watchdog SITE intelligence group tweeted: "IS Claims Bombings at Two Bangladeshi Police Checkpoints in Dhaka."

According to bdnews24 news portal, the bomb disposal unit of police detonated the two bombs found near police boxes at Paltan and Khamarbari in Dhaka in a controlled explosion on Tuesday night.

Police said the bombs were placed to create panic.

“We believe the local terrorist organisations that were active in the country may have resumed their activity,” Inspector General of Police Javed Patwary was quoted as saying by bdnews24.

Proloy Kumar Joarder, deputy commissioner of police in the counterterrorism unit, was quoted as saying by the news portal:  “Apparently, it seems it was done to create panic and unrest in the country."