Two policemen received bullet wounds in a misfiring in the armory of Mirpur Police Lines in the capital on Monday.
The injured are - Md Alamin, 30, and Yasin Ali, 28. They are policemen of Darussalam police station.
Among the injured, Alamin was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the afternoon while another policeman was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
The incident was reported at 3:30pm.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Darussalam police station Ranju Mia confirmed the matter.
The ASI said that as the police station has reopened after closure for several days, they went to Mirpur Police Line at Mirpur 14 to bring weapons from the police station.
“Yasin Ali was testing the magazine by inserting the pistol. He did not realize that there was already a bullet in the chamber of the pistol. The bullet went out and penetrated his palm and hit one side of Alamin's chest sitting next to him and exited on the other side. Later, he was brought to DMCH Hospital with serious injuries. He is currently undergoing treatment,” said the ASI.
After the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the post of prime minister, most of the police stations in the country were attacked.
After that, the policemen announced a strike.
They started returning to work from Thursday. They announced the withdrawal of the strike on Sunday after a meeting with the home affairs advisor of the Interim Government.