3 die in Noakhali gas cylinder blast

Three people have died in a gas cylinder explosion at a fuel shop in Noakhali's Hatiya Upazila.

The dead were identified as Mohibul Hasan Nipu, 40, Rahmat Ullah, 26, and Khaled Mahmud, 40.

Chairman Ghat Police Outpost In-Charge Abdul Halim said the fire broke out at Nipu's shop in around 10 pm on Monday.