DHAKA: Three people were injured as a cocktail blasted at a rally Ganajagaran Mancha in city’s Shahbagh area Sunday evening. 

The injured, Ruhul Amin, 28, a staff of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Sources said that the incident took place around 6:30pm.

Witnesses said that a group of miscreants hurled the cocktail in the program area while eminent economist Dr Abul Barakat was delivering his speech at the rally.

BDST: 2143 HRS, FEB 15, 2015