DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi workers were killed in the deadly explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut.

Embassy of Bangladesh in Lebanon confirmed the matter to media.

Besides, some of Bangladeshi nationals, including 21 Bangladesh Navy men, were injured in the explosion.

Earlier on August 4, a powerful blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people, injured nearly 4,000 and sent seismic shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital.

BDST: 1225 HRS, AUG 05, 2020
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