Muggers loot money injuring 2 in Gaibandha

Muggers looted Tk one lakh shooting two staff of a Grameenphone distributor office on the Park Road in the district town on Monday.

The injured were identified as Asek Hasan Pallab, 35, distributor of the district Grameenphone office, and Shawkat Hossain, 55, security guard of the same office.

Quoting witnesses, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Rajiur Rahman said the two staff of the Grameenphone office came under the attack by the muggers around 11:45am while they along with Tk one lakh cash in a bag were entering the district branch of National Bank to deposit the money there.

The muggers opened fire at Shawkat and Pallab, leaving them injured.

Critically injured, Shawkat was taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. -UNB, Gaibandha