11 hurt in firebomb attacks
Dhaka: At least 11 people, including a trucker and his helper, suffered burn injuries in separate petrol bomb attacks in Feni and Netrakona districts on Tuesday night.
In Feni, nine people, including a woman, were burned as miscreants hurled a firebomb at the Noakhali-bound bus at Chironia Bazar on Feni-Noakhali road in Daganbhuiyan upazila at about 9pm, said officer-in-charge of Daganbhuiyan Police Station M Foysal.
The victims could not be identified immediately.
Badly injured, a woman was rushed to Sadar Hospital while the rest were taken to Daganbhuiyan Upazila Health Complex.
Meanwhile, a truck driver Ashraful and his helper Sohagh sustained burn injuries after miscreants tossed a petrol bomb at the vehicle on Durgapur-Netrakona road at Birishiri Bridge in Durgagpur upazila of Netrakona at about 9pm.
The injured were first taken to Durgapur Health Complex where doctors referred them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital as their condition was critical.