At least 19 Bangladesh Navy men were injured in the deadly explosion in Lebanon's Beirut on Tuesday.

They were on Bangladesh Navy ship BNS Bijoy, anchored at the Beirut port during the blast.

Five of them were admitted to hospital and of them, one was in critical condition, while others are out of danger, SomoyTV reported quoting Bangladesh Embassy's First Secretary Abdullah Al Mamun.

Some expatriates have also been injured, he affirmed.

On Tuesday, 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.