Acid attack on housewife
A divorced housewife received burn injuries as criminals led by her former husband threw acid on her at Machhkhola village in Sadar upazila Monday night.
Nur Banu, 27, mother of three children and daughter of Akbar Ali, received burn injuries on her face, hands and chest while she was cooking at the kitchen of her father's house.
Immediately after the incident, she was rushed to Satkhira Sadar Hospital in a critical condition. As her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday, hospital sources said.
Police arrested two people named Mukul and Zulfiqar of Taltala village in Sadar upazila for their alleged involvement in the incident.
Nur Banu tied in wedlock with Zulmat Ali, son of Abdul Gaffar of Taltala village 10 years ago, police said.
Zulmat divorced her about two months ago. Since then, the victim had been staying at her father's house, they said.
When contacted, Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Abdul Kader Beg confirmed the report.
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