<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the house of Jatiya Party- nominated candidate for Rajshahi-5 (Puthia-Durgapur) constituency Professor Abul Hossain on Wednesday night.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The house of JaPa candidate and ex-MP Abul Hossain came under attack in Sahabajpur village of Puthia upazila around 11 pm. However, no casualties were reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Saidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Puthia Police Station, said two youths coming on a monocycle threw a crude bomb at the house and fled. The bomb fell on the gate of the house and caught fire.</div><div><br></div><div>The inmates of the house came and extinguished the fire, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, police visited the spot and collected evidence from there. An investigation has been launched to identify those involved in the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>Abul Hossain said the attack might have been carried out to intimidate him to withdraw from the election. “I'm not afraid of it. I will be in the election field with people of InshaAllah,” reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>"I was at my home in Rajshahi city at the time of the attack. A complaint will be lodged with the police,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>