Eight officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd working at its Fatullah office were suspended on Monday in connection with the incident of air-conditioner blasts at a mosque in Nayaranganj.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking Tk 50 lakh compensation for the families of each of the Narayanganj mosque blast victims.

A case has been filed with Fatullah Model Thana for negligence over blast at the Baitul Salam Jame Mosque in Sadar upazila on Friday which has so far claimed 24 lives.

Although two days have elapsed since the horrific blasts at a mosque in Narayanganj, it is yet to be unearthed what actually caused the explosions that killed 24 people and injured many more.