A deputy director of a cancer hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka, has been severely injured in a stabbing attack.
The attack took place on Monday afternoon using sharp weapons on various parts of his body after he objected to the work and bill of a contractor at the hospital.
DC of Gulshan Division, DC M Tanvir Ahmed, told The TIMES of Bangladesh that the incident occurred beside the old BRAC University in Mohakhali.
The deputy director of the National Cancer Research Institute and Hospital, Ahmed Hossain (50), has been admitted to hospital for treatment. Efforts are underway to identify and arrest those involved.
According to the police, Ahmed Hossain was returning from the cancer hospital to his current residence after office hours when two or three unidentified persons stabbed him on his right hand and back in the lane behind the old BRAC University campus and fled.
He is currently undergoing treatment at the cancer hospital with Banani Police Station personnel present at the scene.
