A crude bomb exploded beneath the Agargaon metro rail station in the capital on Monday night.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam told Dhaka Tribune that police rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the explosion shortly after 8:30pm.
“Upon reaching the spot, we found that miscreants had detonated a cocktail bomb and fled,” he said.
He added that police were examining CCTV footage from nearby areas to identify those responsible for the explosion.