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A 5-year old girl was killed and her siblings were injured in an explosion of a crude bomb at their home in Jashore on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Khadijatul Kubra and the injured were Sajib Ahmed,6, and Ayesha Sultana,3, as per a UNB report.
Family members said Khadija found the cocktail in the nearby playground at Shontoner Mor mistaking it for a ball and brought it home.
When she was playing with Sajib and Ayesha with the ball the device exploded, injuring all of them.
Khadija died on the way to a hospital in Dhaka.
The injured victims were admitted to Jashore General Hospital.
Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Hasnat said police visited the scene and are investigating the matter.