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Pedestrian injured in crude bomb blast in Dhaka's Eskaton area

A crude bomb exploded in the capital's Eskaton area this morning, injuring a pedestrian.The blast occurred shortly after 8:00am in front of the Waqf Building, said Sazzad Hossain, inspector (investigation) of Hatirjheel Police Station.The injured man, identified as Abdul Bashir, works at a private firm and was on way to his office when the blast occurred."We received information that a man named Bashir was injured after an unidentified individual hurled a crude bomb," Inspector Sazzad said.He ad...

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Published: November 18, 2025, 12:18 PM
Pedestrian injured in crude bomb blast in Dhaka's Eskaton area

A crude bomb exploded in the capital's Eskaton area this morning, injuring a pedestrian.

The blast occurred shortly after 8:00am in front of the Waqf Building, said Sazzad Hossain, inspector (investigation) of Hatirjheel Police Station.

The injured man, identified as Abdul Bashir, works at a private firm and was on way to his office when the blast occurred.

"We received information that a man named Bashir was injured after an unidentified individual hurled a crude bomb," Inspector Sazzad said.

He added that police are investigating the incident.