Narail: A fourth-grade student sustained injuries when a bomb-like object detonated in the Choto Kalia area of Kalia upazila in the Narail district on Thursday. The injured boy, Md Alif Molla, is currently receiving medical care at the Kalia Upazila Health Complex.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Alif, who is the son of expatriate Racchu Molla from Joynagar village, resides as a tenant in Choto Kalia. His mother, Sathi Begum, recounted that an unidentified individual left a market bag in the garden of their neighbor, Ranu Begum. Subsequently, Ranu Begum relocated the bag to another nearby garden. The bag contained an improvised explosive device (IED) that later exploded.
Sathi Begum explained that Ranu Begum’s son invited Alif to inspect the bag at around 11 am. Upon finding a red bomb-like object inside, Alif attempted to pick it up and inadvertently pulled a thread attached to it, causing it to explode with a loud noise.
Dr. Prathar, the Resident Medical Officer at Kalia Upazila Health Complex, declined to comment on the incident.
Md Idris Ali, the officer-in-charge of Kalia Police Station, stated that the police arrived at the scene shortly after the explosion. He noted that the bomb-like object had exploded and ignited a fire. Police have collected fragments of the object for further examination, but the nature of the device remains undetermined pending a forensic analysis.