The driver of a truck and his helper were killed as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at their vehicle at Sundardi in Gaurnadi upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as driver– Nur Hossain Shikder,32, son of Abdur Rab Shikder, a resident of Kalaia village in Baufal upazila, and helper–Zafar Rari,26, son of Shahajahan Rari, a resident of Baharampur village in Dashmina upazila of Patuakhali district. Locals said the Barisal-bound salt-laden truck coming from Madaripur district under police escort fell into a roadside ditch after its driver lost control over the steering as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the vehicle when it was passing through the area at about 12:45 am, leaving its driver and helper dead on the spot. Officer-in-charge of Gaurnadi police station Sazzad Hosaain confirmed the deaths, saying the two were burnt alive as a fire ignited from a blast of the truck’s fuel tank after the vehicle slewed sideways into a ditch loosing control. – UNB, Dhaka.
