7 held over Sholakia terrorist attack

Kishoreganj  – Police arrested seven suspects in connection with Thursday’s terrorist attack near Sholakia Eidgah in Sadar upazila from different parts of the district on Thursday night.The incident left four people, including two policemen, one women and
one suspected attacker, killed and 12 others injured.Mosharraf, officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj Police Station, said police conducted separate drives in the district on Thursday night
and arrested seven people over suspicion of their involvement in the attack.However, police did not disclose the identities of the arrestees.Police also recovered two Chinese axes and one locally made sharp weapon from the possession of the arrestees.Earlier, at least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 12 others injured in a bomb attack coupled with an exchange of gunfire after terrorists attacked a temporary police check post near Sholakia Eidgah in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning. (UNB)