Police on Thursday recovered a bomb-like object from a meat shop beside a polling center at Dumain Bazar in Madhukhali Upazila under Faridpur-1 constituency.
Officer-in-Charge of Madhukhali Police Station Fakir Md. Taijur Rahman said police reached the scene following reports and removed the item.
He said the object which contained a battery and exposed wires, posed no serious threat.
Police suspect that it was placed by miscreants to create fear among people.