A man was killed in a blast while exploding bomb in a mosque of Ahmadia community at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi during Jumaa prayers on Friday.Many people, members of 15-16 families of Ahmadia community in the Syedpur Bokpara neighbourhood, were injured in the blast.Witnesses said the bomb blasted instantly in his hand as he detonated it taking out of his pocket after the first Rakaat of Jumaa prayers standing in the first row of the congregation .
Bagmara police officer-in-charge Motiar Rahman said the identity of the man could not be known yet.The injured have been admitted Rajshahi, Bagmara and Mohanpur hospitals.
