Unidentified people have exploded three crude bombs in front of the car of Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran in Khulna, police say.
Khulna Sadar Police Station OC Sahabuddin Azad confirmed bdnews24.com the incident took place at around 8:15pm on Friday.
He said the High Commissioner was not in the car but three people, including his driver, were injured.
The OC said the bombs were hurled in front of the Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industries building where Saran was having a meeting.
Police identified the injured as Khorshed Alam, the car’s driver, police Constable Liton Krishna Haldar, and driver of a Khulna Chamber member Abdul Jabbar Babu.
Khorshed is a driver of Khulna City Corporation and was at the wheel of the car carrying the Indian envoy.
Witnesses said Saran entered the Khulna Chamber building at around 7:30pm to attend a meeting on bilateral trade development.
The bombs went off simultaneously soon after, they added.
Top pfficials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police visited the scene.
OC Azad said they were trying to arrest the attakers.
Source: Bd news24