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Six injured in blast at Hindu religious gathering in B'desh

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ANI Dhaka
Last Updated : Dec 05 2015 | 1:28 PM IST

At least six people have been injured in a blast which took place at a Hindu religious gathering in northern Bangladesh, according to a police official.

The blast took place in Dinajpur district when a series of bombs exploded as hundreds of devotees attended a religious ceremony known as 'Rushmela', Abdul Mazid, the officer in-charge of Kahalur police station, told Reuters.

Bomb attacks on Hindu religious gatherings are rare in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Reuter reports.

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First Published: Dec 05 2015 | 1:14 PM IST

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