Bangladesh probes deadly Dhaka building explosion

At least seven people killed and dozens of others wounded after blast rips through a multistorey building.

Bangladesh authorities have launched an investigation into a deadly explosion that killed at least seven people in Dhaka, officials said. Sunday’s blast, believed to have been caused by accumulated cooking gas at a four-storey building that housed shops, showrooms and private offices in the Bangladeshi capital’s central Moghbazar district, left dozens of others wounded. The blast also damaged at least three city buses carrying passengers stuck in traffic congestion in front of the building and other establishments around it.