Building explosion in Bangladesh, at least 17 dead and 100 injured

(ANSA) - DHAKA, 07 MAR - At least 17 people died and more than 100 were injured in an explosion that hit a building in the commercial district of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

The police and doctors made it known.

The causes are yet to be ascertained.

    The blast shook the lower floors of a seven-story building in Gulistan, a major Dhaka wholesale goods hub shortly before 5pm local time.

(HANDLE).