In Photos: Explosion in Dhaka; 17 killed, over hundred injured

At least 17 people were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in the explosion at Old Dhaka's crowded Gulistan area. Bangladesh's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that the country has sufficient expertise to carry out the investigation into the powerful explosion that ripped through a building in the country's capital.

Updated On: 2023-03-08 04:41 PM IST

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Emergency personnel shift an injured man to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Onlookers gather outside the site of an explosion. Pic/AP

Firefighters and emergency teams work amidst debris a day after the explosion. Pic/AFP

Injured men are assisted to reach the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Firefighters carry a recovered dead body. Pic/AFP

Fire officials rescue an injured person from the debris of a commercial building after the explosion. Pic/AP

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