Brick Fragment Disrupted Prime Minister Tariq Rahman’s Convoy in Madaripur

A formal police investigation is underway after a piece of brick landed directly ahead of a security escort vehicle accompanying Prime Minister Tariq Rahman on his journey to Barisal. The incident took place at approximately 8:30 am on Monday near the Sadhur Bridge bus stand area along the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Madaripur.

A video capturing the one-minute-and-forty-nine-second sequence has circulated widely on social media platforms. In the footage, the Prime Minister’s extensive motorcade is seen navigating the highway, flanked by crowds of local citizens lining the roads. Inside the primary transport vehicle—a heavily secured bus—Prime Minister Rahman can be seen standing near the window, waving to onlookers. The video then shows a fragment of brick suddenly striking the tarmac immediately ahead of the third security vehicle positioned directly behind the prime ministerial bus.

Senior law enforcement officials moved quickly to assess the situation and determine the source of the projectile. Speaking to journalists, Madaripur District Superintendent of Police, Habibur Rahman, urged calm while confirming that an analytical inquiry has begun. Investigators are currently assessing whether the debris was deliberately hurled by miscreants or inadvertently kicked up by the heavy tyres of preceding vehicles within the motorcade. Police emphasised that there is no cause for panic, though security protocols along major national highways are being reviewed as a precautionary measure.

Prime Minister Tariq Rahman had departed the capital, Dhaka, early on Monday morning, opting for an overland journey by bus to reach Barisal for a series of official engagements. The convoy reached Gurnadi’s Batajor area just before 10:00 am, where the Prime Minister was received by local administrative heads. Following a packed itinerary of public programmes, meetings, and regional developmental reviews, the Prime Minister concluded his visit and departed Barisal by road at approximately 6:30 pm. Securing overland travel for high-level officials along the Dhaka-Barisal corridor remains an immense logistical challenge, often requiring thousands of deployed personnel to secure transport arteries and manage the dense crowds that historically gather along the route.