Narayanganj, June 19 -- At least 15 workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a garment factory in Fatullah, Narayanganj, on Friday morning, triggering a two-hour road blockade by agitated workers protesting alleged safety lapses and other irregularities at the factory.

The incident occurred around 8:45am at Nirjan Garments in the Taltala area of Pagla under Sadar upazila.

The injured included Arbin, Zakir, Monju, Shahin, Joy, Hridoy, Sabina, Khadija, Nasima, Al-Amin and Antor, among others. They are undergoing treatment at different private hospitals and at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

According to workers and eyewitnesses, panic spread inside the factory following the explosion, leaving several workers injured.

Workers...