A young man was killed and another injured in a blast at a scrapped goods shop in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Sabuj Miah, 35, son of Yead Ali, resident of Kullagora union of Durgapur while the injured was Nahid, 25, son of Kanchan Miah, resident of Khujura area.
Md Shah Nur A Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Durgapur police station, said the blast took place at the Shibganj bazaar of the municipal area around 10:30pm, leaving Sabuj dead on the spot and Nahid injured.
Nahid was sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for treatment.
However, the reason behind the explosion could not be ascertained yet, said the OC adding that a specialist team will visit the site to investigate.
