Two hit by shotgun pellets in capital

At least two pedestrians were hit by shotgun pellets in the capital's Badda yesterday after goons hired by a housing company opened fire on people of a local influential, Bulbul, who were filling up a land with earth, said Badda police.
The injured, Sharif Hossain, 55, and Mohammad Samrat, 14, residents of Berait area of Badda, were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The goons fled afterwards. Additional police were deployed in the area to avert further deterioration of law and order.