Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- More that 300 bombs exploded in towns and cities across Bangladesh today, killing at least one person and wounding 125 others, a senior government official said.

Blasts occurred in 62 of the country's 64 districts between 10:45 a.m and 11:30 a.m. local time today, Zahirul Haque, director general external publicity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said.

Forty-five people have been arrested in connection with the attack, Haque said. He said he had no further information.

A total of 15 bombs went off in the capital, Dhaka, 20 in the port city of Chittagong, nine in Barisal and at least six in the southwestern city of Khulna, Agence France-Presse said. The explosions, caused by what police said they believed to be small, homemade devices, also hit bus and train stations and official buildings, AFP said.

Police found leaflets calling for the establishment of Islamic law near the scene of some blasts, Agence France-Presse said. Leaflets at a bombing site in Barisal told U.S. President George W. Bush and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair to ``get out of Muslim countries,'' AFP reported.

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Last Updated: August 17, 2005 06:40 EDT