Cattle truck hijacked in Dhaka

Five traders were attacked and their cattle-laden truck hijacked from Dhaka’s parliament-adjacent area this morning ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

-Attack on traders near parliament

--Traders stabbed, beaten; 16 cows snatched

--Empty truck found in Ashulia, driver held

Injured Chandu, 45, Masud, 24, Tanzimul, 25, Sujon, 26, Thandu, 45, took treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The traders were bringing a batch of cows to Dhaka, Mozammel Haque, in-charge of the hospital’s police outpost, said quoting the victims.

The hijackers waylaid them with a van near the parliament, he said. The traders were stabbed and beaten up. Sixteen cows were hijacked from them.