Robbers have stolen seven cows from a farm belonging to an uncle of Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif in Bheramara of Kushtia.
Hanif’s uncle Akhteruzzaman Mithu is also a former Union Parishad chairman.
The farm is located inside a brick kiln in Bekapul area of Bheramara. A group of armed robbers entered the farm early yesterday and took away the animals.
At the time, the employees were held hostage, and their hands were tied with ropes, locals said.
Jahurul Huq, officer-in-charge of Bheramara police station, said they will conduct an investigation to reveal the truth.