President, PM shocked at loss of lives

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed profound shock and sorrow at the casualties in an explosion at a building in the capital’s Gulistan area.

In a condolence message, the president prayed for the salvation of the departed souls and conveyed his deepest sympathies to the bereaved families. The president also wished speedy recovery of the injured.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message of condolence, has prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and asked the authorities concerned to take prompt and necessary measures to ensure better treatment of the injured.

The prime minister also conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved families.

Sheikh Hasina is now in Doha, Qatar, and scheduled to return home Wednesday afternoon after attending the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries.

A devastating explosion took place near BRTC bus counter at around 4:45 pm on Tuesday, leaving 17 people dead and over 100 others injured. The death toll from the clast incident might be increased.