In Chuadanga, criminals allegedly belonging to an outlawed party killed a man at Khejurtala in the Sadar upazila. Police could not identify the 28-year-old deceased, our Kushtia correspondent reports. Locals found his body in a pair of jeans on a field and informed police.

Meanwhile, two boys were severely injured as a bomb they had earlier got in a dustbin went off around 10:45am on BL College road in Daulatpur in Khulna City, our staff correspondent in Khulna reports.

The injured Forkan, 10, and Jonny, 9 were admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) for treatment.

Police said the bomb exploded when Forkan tossed it unwittingly. His right arm was blown off in the explosion while Jonny received severe splinter injuries. KMCH doctors said both are in a critical condition.

In Meherpur, Naria Begum, 37, wife of Nabis Uddin of Dorbeshpur in Sadar upazila, was severely injured when a bomb went off in her house around 9:30am, says our Kushtia correspondent.

According to police, Naria touched the bomb unaware that it was a bomb while doing her chores at home.

Her left arm and left eye were blown off and she received severe injuries to her face. She was admitted to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital for treatment.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Kalu Kha of the village, also nephew of Naria, in connection with the bomb planting.

Rab sources said Kalu is a cadre of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Janajuddha faction.