DHAKA: A man was burnt alive and another injured after miscreants hurled petrol bomb at a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Lemua Bridge area of the district early Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 30, the diver of the covered van.

Locals said a Dhaka-bound goods-laden covered ban came under petrol bomb attack of miscreants near to Lemua Bridge at around 12:30am, leaving its driver burnt dead on the spot and helper Al Amin, 28, injured.

The injured was admitted to Feni Sadar Hospital.

Mohipal police outpost In-Charge Jahangir Alam told banglanews that we did not confirm whether the incident occurred from cylinder blast or petrol bomb attack

BDST: 1018 HRS, JAN 07, 2014
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor