At least two passengers of a commuter train have sustained burn injuries in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.
Sreepur OC Mohsinul Quadir confirmed the arson incident to the Dhaka Tribune.
Miscreants hurled two petrol bombs on the running train ‘Jamalpur Commuter Express’ near Sreepur railway station at 5:30pm on Monday, leaving two passengers burnt. Two more passengers were injured when they jumped off from the running train, the police official said.
The train was heading to Jamalpur from Kamalapur Railway Station of Dhaka.
The burnt are Hossain, 60, of Kadirpur village under Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district and Kazim Uddin, 45, a rice trader of Bhangnahat village of Sreepur.
Of them, the condition of Hossain is critical, said Hasan Imam, an official of Sreepur Upazila Health and Family Planning Office.
The injured are Afaz Uddin, 50, an MLSS of Livestock Office in Bhaluka upazila, and Mofij Uddin, 60, a day labourer of Shantibagh of Dhaka.
All of them were admitted to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex.
