Former Bangladeshi finance minister killed in blast

A grenade that exploded at an opposition rally in north-eastern Bangladesh killed a former finance minister and at least four other people while wounding about 100 others, police and doctors said today.

Former Bangladeshi finance minister killed in blast

A grenade that exploded at an opposition rally in north-eastern Bangladesh killed a former finance minister and at least four other people while wounding about 100 others, police and doctors said today.

Ex-Finance Minister Shah Mohammad Ciboria, who had just finished giving a speech at the rally, was hit by yesterday’s blast and died while on the way to a hospital, doctors said.

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