UNB, Chuadanga :A local BNP leader, also a former union parishad member, was killed and two BNP men were injured in a bomb attack by miscreants in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The victim was identified as Sirajul Islam Siraj, 40, a former member of Shankar Chandra union and the president of the union unit BNP. The injured are: BNP activists Liton and Milon.Quoting locals, police said a group of 5-6 miscreants pounced on Siraj at Teen Rasta intersection on Chhoigharia-Bora Shalua road around 5pm while he along with his two companions were going towardsBora Shalua village in a motorcycle. As the trio tried to speed away, the hoodlums hurled two powerful bombs at them, leaving the ex-UP member dead on the spot and his co-riders injured.The injured were rushed to Sadar Upazila Health Complex. Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station AHM Kamruzzaman said they have launched a manhunt to arrest the attackers.
