One injured in crude bomb blast near Muktijoddha Market

A man was injured in a crude bomb explosion in front of Muktijoddha Super Market in Dhaka's Mirpur-1 this afternoon.

The incident occurred around 4:30pm, Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Shah Ali Police Station, told The Daily Star.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Darussalam zone) Emdad Hossain said the victim sustained minor injuries.

Police primarily suspect that the bomb was thrown from the third floor of the market.

A trader at the market said miscreants hurled the crude bomb from one of the floors of the market.