Four people including two policemen and a suspect have been killed and at least 12 others including several policemen injured in a bomb explosion near the Sholakia Eid congregation in Kishoreganj district.
The policemen were identified as Zahirul Islam and Ansarul. Another victim is Jharna Rani Bhoumik.
One suspected attacker was also killed in the blast. Two suspects have been detained with weapons.
The bomb was hurled at the policemen in front of Azim Uddin High School at 9:30am on Thursday.
The injured were rushed to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital where police constable Zahirul Islam was declared dead, said deputy civil surgeon Habibur Rahman.
Six injured policemen were transferred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he said.
All of the policemen were injured by bomb splinters. One of them was on the way to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital by air.
Abu Sayem, additional SP of Kishoreganj, said one more police official named Ansarul was killed in the incident.
A woman named Jharna Rani Bhoumik was killed in the incident, the officer added.
He added that a revolver, machete and a hand bomb were recovered from the spot. Additional policemen and Border Guard Bangladesh members were deployed in the area. Two including a bullet-hit suspect were detained near the spot.
One suspected attacker was also killed, said Wabaidul Hasan, assistant superintendent of police of Kishoreganj.
Azim Uddin High School is located within one kilometre of Sholakia Eid congregation and the road nearby the school leads to the Sholakia Eid congregation.
Panic gripped thousands of people who were gathering for the Eid prayer on the ground.
The incident took place just a few days after six armed men entered a cafe in Dhaka and killed 22 people, including two police officials.
The government has taken tight security measures during the Eid festival across the country.
The policemen were identified as Zahirul Islam and Ansarul. Another victim is Jharna Rani Bhoumik.
One suspected attacker was also killed in the blast. Two suspects have been detained with weapons.
The bomb was hurled at the policemen in front of Azim Uddin High School at 9:30am on Thursday.
The injured were rushed to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital where police constable Zahirul Islam was declared dead, said deputy civil surgeon Habibur Rahman.
Six injured policemen were transferred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he said.
All of the policemen were injured by bomb splinters. One of them was on the way to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital by air.
Abu Sayem, additional SP of Kishoreganj, said one more police official named Ansarul was killed in the incident.
A woman named Jharna Rani Bhoumik was killed in the incident, the officer added.
He added that a revolver, machete and a hand bomb were recovered from the spot. Additional policemen and Border Guard Bangladesh members were deployed in the area. Two including a bullet-hit suspect were detained near the spot.
One suspected attacker was also killed, said Wabaidul Hasan, assistant superintendent of police of Kishoreganj.
Azim Uddin High School is located within one kilometre of Sholakia Eid congregation and the road nearby the school leads to the Sholakia Eid congregation.
Panic gripped thousands of people who were gathering for the Eid prayer on the ground.
The incident took place just a few days after six armed men entered a cafe in Dhaka and killed 22 people, including two police officials.
The government has taken tight security measures during the Eid festival across the country.