Jewellery shop owner injured in bomb attack
A jewellery shop owner was severely injured in a bomb attack by outlaws at Dhulgram ferry ghat under Abhoynagar upazila in Jessore district on Monday night.
The victim Goutam Kumar Das, 48, was rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday noon.
According to eyewitnesses and police, the outlaws hurled the bomb at Goutam, proprietor of 'Maa Jewellers', when he was returning home at around 8:30pm. He is also a leader of Abhoynagar upazila unit of Awami League.
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When contacted, family sources said Janajuddho operatives might have carried out the bomb attack as he refused to pay them tolls.
His wife filed a case against two outlaws yesterday.