10 hurt in Bangladesh blast

At least 10 people were injured today when a bomb went off in a town near the Bangladeshi capital where a powerful bomb killed seven people earlier this week, United News of Bangladesh reported.

The blast occurred outside the chief government administrator’s office in Gazipur.

UNB said bystanders apprehended an alleged bomber at the scene.

On Tuesday, a powerful bomb exploded inside a library near a courthouse in Gazipur, leaving seven people dead and about 50 others injured.

Also on Tuesday, three people, including an alleged bomber, were killed when a series of bombs went off outside a courthouse in the port city of Chittagong.