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Blast at Dhaka's Moghbazar leaves 4 injured

News Desk Metro 2023-01-24, 3:10pm

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At least four people were injured in an explosion in Dhaka's Moghbazar area earlier Tuesday.



At least four people were injured in an explosion in Dhaka's Moghbazar area earlier Tuesday.
The blast occurred at around 9:45 am in front of a medicine store in the Moghbazar Wireless area and the injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Abul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station.
The injured are Saiful Islam, 36; Tareq, 20; Abul Kalam, 25; and Md Shaheen, 30.
The reason behind the explosion could not be known yet, added the OC.
"However, we are looking into whether it was a crude bomb or anything else," said Abul Hasan.
The injured are now receiving treatment at the hospital, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police outpost.
“All are out of danger,” he added.