A motorcade carrying Abdul Quader Mirza, newly elected mayor of Noakhali's Basurhat municipality and younger brother of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, reportedly came under attack in Daganbhuiyan bazar area of Feni.
The attack took place when Quader Mirza was on his way to Chittagong to attend the oath-taking ceremony at the Deputy Commissioners Office in Chittagong on Thursday.
During the attack, a group of miscreants hurled stones, brickbats and eggs on the motorcade, reports Bangla Tribune.
Later, Quader Mirza, during a Facebook live, at 9:30am said: “Criminals under Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni and Ekramul Karim Chowdhury of Noakhali attacked my motorcade at Daganbhuiyan of Feni at 6:15am with an intent kill me when I was on my way to Chittagong to take my oath.”
He also said a protest program will be announced through Facebook Live at 8pm on Thursday.
