A balloon seller has been killed after a gas cylinder exploded at the Manikganj district administration offices. The vendors were inflating the balloons using gas for a Victory Day event at a space designated for public gatherings, said ASI Mostafizur. But the gas cylinder exploded, critically injuring the two of them. Firefighters from the Sadar Upazila rescued them and took them to the Manikganj Sadar Hospital. Anwar's body is at the hospital morgue and legal action will be taken over the incident, said Habibul Hossain, chief of Manikganj Sadar Police Station.

Source: bd News24 December 16, 2023 14:03 UTC