7 Jamaat men held over Comilla firebomb attack
A nurse takes care of a victim, who suffered burns from a petrol bomb attack in Comilla Wednesday, at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. Star file photo
Seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami are held from Chandina upazila of Comilla for their alleged involvement with firebomb attack on a bus that left seven people injured.
Police in an overnight drive arrested seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts in Chandina upazila of Comilla in connection with the firebomb attack on a bus that left seven people injured yesterday.
Abul Bashar, 63, Jamaat ameer of Chandina upazila unit, is among the arrestees, said Rasul Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the local police station.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The drive was continued from yesterday afternoon to this morning, the OC told The Daily Star.
Police filed a case against 15 named and 15/20 unnamed people last night after eight people were burned, two of them badly, in a mindless petrol bomb attack on a running bus in the upazila.
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