OUR CORRESPONDENT, Moulvibazar

Four workers were killed, and three others critically injured in a cylinder explosion at an under-construction factory of Akij Group in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila yesterday.

Two of the deceased, identified as Mizan Gazi and Mahfuz, are from Chandpur and were workers of the factory, said Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bahubal Police Station.

The identities of the two other victims could not be known immediately.

Zahirul Islam, assistant superintendent of police (Nabiganj-Bahubal circle), said the cylinder exploded around 9:00am when the workers were checking gas pressure at the factory’s sub-station.

The roof of the factory was blown away in the blast.

Two workers died on the spot, while the others were critically injured.

Five individuals were rushed to MAG Osmani Medical College in Sylhet, but two succumbed to their injuries on the way, OC Azizur said, quoting locals.

The rest of the injured were undergoing treatment in critical condition, he added.