Teen killed in Dinajpur bomb blast

A teenage boy was killed as a crude bomb went off in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur this afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Md Monirul Islam, 18, of Daudpur village in the upazila.

The incident took place around 5:00pm, police told our Dinajpur correspondent.

Abdul Halim Sarker, chairman of Daudpur Union Parishad, said two people riding a motorcycle left a bag near CCD office at Daudpur village.

As Monirul touched the bag, the bomb went off, leaving him dead on the spot.

Contacted, Md Amirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Nawabganj Police Station, said he heard the incident and rushed to the spot.