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C'nawabganj thana blast kills child

Thursday, 5 March 2009


CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Mar 4 (UNB): Bomb explosion on the premises of sadar thana in the frontier town left a police inspector's son dead and two other children injured Wednesday noon.

Police said three children, two of them sons of two Assistant Sub Inspectors, were injured as a bomb went off inside the boundary of the Police Station in the district headquarters at about 12:45 pm.

"A bomb exploded with a big bang when the children were playing behind the police barracks," said a police officer.

The injured -- Al Amin (10), son of ASI Ataur Rahman, Mamun (7), son of ASI Rafique, and Mehedi (10), son of cook of thana mess Khodeza -- were taken to Sadar Hospital. They were shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with deteriorating condition.