Man killed while ‘making bomb’ in C’nawabagnj

A man was killed in a blast believed to have taken place while he was “making bombs” in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj this afternoon.

The deceased was identified as, Taifur Rahman,35, son of Fazlu Ali in the upazila, reports our local correspondent quoting Shibganj Police Station Officer-in- Charge Habibul Islam.

Taifur was making bombs in the house, he said. The blast took place around 2:00pm, leaving him critically injured. He sustained splinter injuries all over his body.

Initially, he was taken to a local clinic, and later shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where he died during treatment, the OC said.