Former home minister’s motorcade attacked in Patuakhali

 The motorcade of former home minister and BNP leader Altaf Hossain was attacked during an election campaign in Patuakhali’s Kalapara on Tuesday. The attack was made at 10:00am. Zakaria Hridoy, a journalist at Jamuna Television, told thereport24.com Altaf’s motorcade that included six microbuses was in Kalapara for electioneering in favour of BNP-backed Kalapara municipality candidate Hazi Humayun in the morning when the attack was made. Seven people, including Altaf’s wife Suraiya, were injured in the attack, he said, adding that the attackers snatched his camera. Monir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kalapara Police Station, said a police team had arrived on the sence