Suspected Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up Near Dhaka Airport

Dhaka: A young man, suspected to be a suicide bomber, blew himself up at the international airport in Dhaka on Friday, nearly a week after a similar attack on a nearby camp of Bangladesh's elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) force.

The man, said to be in his 30s, blew himself up in front of a police outpost near the Shahjalal International Airport.

The 'suicide attacker' exploded a bomb apparently in an attempt to target security personnel at the entrance of the airport, killing himself, Bdnew24.com reported.

The attacker, described as a young man by a police officer, could not be identified immediately, bdnews24.com reported.

Police Assistant Commissioner Tanzila Akter said a traffic police box near a roundabout came under attack at 7 p.m.

"The young man died on the spot," the officer said.