UP chairman hurt in attack

Our Correspondent, Jhenidah
Criminals threw a bomb and fired at a UP chairman injuring him in Silk Board area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night. Victim Moslem Uddin Maulana, 54, is son of Khater Ali of Salia village and chairman of 4 No. Halidani union in Sadar upazila. Officer in-charge (OC) Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury of Sadar police station said, at around 8:30am, a gang attacked Moslem while he was returning home by his motorbike after performing Tarabi prayers at Halidani Bazar. Hearing his screams, locals rushed to the spot and sent him to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital. Right side of his body received burnt injury while a bullet hit his right leg.