Woman hurt in robbers' bomb attack dies
A housewife was killed as robbers hurled bombs at her in Daulatpur upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Fazilatunnesa, 45, wife of Rupchand Ali of Adabaria village.
Zahir Uddin, officer in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station, said a gang of 8/10 stormed into the house of Rupchand at about 1:30am.
As the neighbours started to gather in front of the house, hearing screams of the family members, the robbers exploded two bombs to make their way clear for fleeing the scene.
Fazilatunnesa sustained injuries in her chest and abdomen. She died on the way to Kushtia General Hospital, said the OC.
“Police recovered bomb splinters from the spot and conducted a drive to nab the criminals,†he said.
In another incident, Amirul Islam, 27, son of Nisu Sardar of Garura village, was injured in a bomb attack by robbers on Sunday night.
Police said the gang threw a bomb on the house of Amirul when he declined to come out of the house responding to the call of them.
Amirul was admitted to the hospital, said Additional Police Superintendent Zoynul Abedin.
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