At least seven farmers were shot and wounded on Thursday during a protest against illegal extraction of sand from the Sangu River at Satkania of Chattogram allegedly by a local politician and his supporters.
The wounded - Abdul Malek (50), Md. Nurul Hasan (50), Fayez Ahmed (72), Abu Taher (38), Md. Kausar (28), Ruhul Amin (60) and Md. Manik (20)- have been taken to hospital for treatment, police said.