Shariatpur bomb blast leaves one dead

A young man was killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a bomb exploded while they were allegedly making bombs in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district early on Thursday (8 January).

A residential house was also blown apart in the bomb explosion that took place around 4:00am.

The deceased was identified as Sohan Bepari, 20, son of Delwar Bepari of the Cherag Ali Bepari Kandi area of the upazila.

The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

According to police, the explosion took place at around 4:00am inside an abandoned room of a house owned by Nurul Islam Bepari in Bilaspur Union, close to the residence of Union Chairman Kuddus Bepari.

Md Saleh Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jajira Police Station, said a group of people had been preparing crude bombs at the location when the blast occurred. 

Sohan’s body was later found in a nearby field, a short distance from the site, he said.

Police said they have launched an investigation into the incident.