Police: At least 7 dead in Bangladesh blast; cause unknown
At least seven people have died and dozens have been injured in an explosion in Bangladesh’s capital
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The explosion took place in the evening at a building in Dhaka s Moghbazar area and rescuers reached the scene, said Faisalur Rahman, a fire control room official.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam told reporters at least seven people died. The injured were taken to hospitals, he said.