Torun League leader killed in Jashore bomb attack

A Torun League leader was killed and a Jubo League leader injured in a bomb attack in Palbari area of Jashore district town on Sunday night.

The deceased is Sheikh Monirul Islam, 35, organizing secretary of district Torun League and son of Fazlur Rahman of Police Lines Talikhona area while the injured is Sontosh Ghosh, 38.

A K M Azmal Huda, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said a gang of miscreants hurled a bomb towards Manirul and Sontosh while they were standing in the area around 11:45 pm, leaving the duo critically injured.

Injured Monirul died on the way to Jashore General Hospital.

The reason behind the attack could not be known yet, said the OC adding that police are conducting drive to arrest the attackers.

With UNB inputs