, Jan. 15 -- grade student was injured when a bomb-like object exploded in Choto Kalia area of Kalia upazila in Narail district on Thursday.

The injured Md Alif Molla is currently undergoing treatment at Kalia Upazila Health Complex.

Alif is the son of expatriate Racchu Molla of Joynagar village and a tenant of Kausar Molla in Choto Kalia.

Alif's mother, Sathi Begum, said an unidentified person had left a market bag in the garden of their neighbour Ranu Begum. Later, Ranu Begum moved the bag to another nearby garden. The improvised explosive device (IED) that went off was inside the bag.

"Ranu Begum's son called my son to show him the bag around 11am. When Alif noticed a red bomb-like object inside, he tried to pick it up and pulled a...