3 siblings hurt in bomb blast

Three siblings were injured as a bomb, which they took for a cricket ball, went off near Charjangla area in Bhola municipality yesterday.

The injured are Jannat, 14, Sufia, 11, and Fatema, 8, daughters of Abul Kalam of the area.

They sustained injuries in hands and legs, said Biswajit Kumar Pal, resident medical officer of Bhola Sadar Hospital.

The three were going to a local maktab (Arabic learning centre) in the area at around 7:00am, said the victims' father.

On the way, they picked up two objects, thinking those were cricket balls wrapped in red scotch tape.

As the siblings started playing with the objects, one of them exploded, leaving the three injured, said police.

They were later rushed to the hospital, said Mobassir Ali, officer-in-charge of Bhola Sadar Police Station.