Schoolboy beaten with hammer

A schoolboy was beaten up with hammer by local goons in Kalihati upazila on Saturday.

Severely injured Mohammad Mahim, 15, son of Abul Kalam of Mominnagar village, is undergoing treatment at Tangail General Hospital.

Mahim's uncle Abdus Sattar said a group of 10 to 12 youths beat up Mahim, a Class VIII student at local School, with hammers while he was going to attend a waz mahfil (religious programme) in the evening.