Woman comes under acid attack in Hazaribagh

A young woman was injured when a miscreant hurled acid on her in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka this morning. 

Akhlima Begum, 27, a resident of Jhauchor in Hazaribagh area, suffered five percent burn injuries and is undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sub- inspector Bacchu Miah, in-charge of DMCH police camp, told The Daily Star.

The incident took place when Akhlima was taking her daughter to school by a rickshaw around 7:30am, Bacchu Miah said.

She suffered burn injuries on her face, neck and shoulders, he added.

Further details on the attack could not be known yet.