Khulna JP leader injured in bomb attack

The injured was identified as Zahid Hasan alias Jahangir, Joint Secretary of Khulna city Jatiya Party and assistant secretary of the Crescent Jute Mill CBA .

His colleague Nurul Islam also sustained injuries. They are undergoing treatment at Khalishpur Clinic.

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Witnesses and police said that unidentified miscreants hurled four bombs at the JP (Ershad) leader in front of 'Mili Studis' few yards away from the mill at BIDC Road. Three of the bombs exploded, police said.

The JP leader was rushed to the clinic in a critical condition. Security forces have been deployed at the clinic to avoid further attack on him.

Police recovered the unexploded bomb.

CBA sources said, the JP leader was given death threat by the extremists last month for his bold stand against criminal activities that are on rise at Khalishpur.