Torun League leader dies in Jashore bomb attack

JASHORE, May 14 (UNB): A Torun League leader was killed and a Jubo League leader injured in a bomb attack in Palbari area of the district town on Sunday night.

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

AKM Azmal Huda, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali thana, 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.

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.