At least six people have been killed in an explosion on the ground floor of a building opposite the Arang showroom adjacent to the capital's Moghbazar wireless gate, the fire service said.

More than 50 people were injured and burnt in the same incident. The condition of 15 of them is critical. The injured have been admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical and various hospitals in the vicinity. Only 39 people have been taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical.

The incident took place in the wireless area of ​​Maghbazar on Sunday (June 27) at 7.30 pm. However, no information was available on how the blast occurred.

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