Four hurt as toll-takers blast bombs
Extortionists last night blasted bombs to threaten a scrap-metal shop owner in the Lalbagh area, leaving four of his employees injured.
The injured are Golam Rahman, 28, Imran, 15, Jhonny, 18, and Bhutto, 27.
The injured said some local miscreants demanded tolls from their employer Rony, owner of the Bhaiya Metal Store on the Becharam Deuri Road, yesterday evening. Failing to reach Rony, the miscreants hurled three bombs at the employees at 10:55pm.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Rahman and Jhonny were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital while the other two were taken to orthopaedics hospital.