4 killed in bomb explosion near Sholakia Eidgah

At least two policemen, including a woman and one terrorist, were killed and many others wounded on Thursday following explosions and a gunbattle near a mass prayer gathering to celebrate Eid at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj , police said. 

Bombs exploded near an Eid prayer gathering in the area where at least 200,000 people had gathered, police said.

A private TV station broadcast footage of a gunfight between police and a group of attackers and reported the policemen had been hacked to death.

One suspected attacker and a woman were also reported to be killed.

This is the second terror attack in Bangladesh in past one week.

Last Friday, five attackers stormed an upscale restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone and killed police officers and hostages before they were fatally shot by security forces.

In all, 20 people died in the Dhaka cafe assault. The victims, mostly foreigners, included Japanese, Indians and Americans as well as the Italians.