BD envoy to Kenya attacked

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Kenya M Wahidur Rahman came under attack by ‘masked muggers’ at his Nairobi’s Karen residence on Saturday night, said an official in Dhaka on Sunday. Though the Bangladesh envoy and his family members were unhurt, they are ‘psychologically traumatised’, Shameem Ahsan, the DG of the External Publicity Wing at the Foreign Ministry, told UNB over phone. He said the High Commissioner was robbed of cash and other electronic items. “Police have taken up the matter and an investigation in this regard is on.” However, the Kenyan media reports claimed that the High Commissioner was ‘slightly injured’ during the incident that occurred at about 10pm (Kenyan Time). Nairobi CID boss Nicholas Kamwende told the Kenyan media that they are holding a house help and guards who were on duty at the time of the incident to be sure if they had prior information but have not arrested the prime suspects, according to a news agency.