Mountaineer Shayla Bithi attacked in Dhanmondi
Bangladeshi mountaineer Shayla Bithi was allegedly attacked by some unidentified miscreants while crossing a footbridge in the capital Dhanmondi area on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon on the footbridge in front of Dhanmondi Government Boys High School.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station OC Mozammel Haque said, "When Shayla Bithi was descending from the footbridge, some individuals attacked her from behind and pulled her hair. She fell on the stairs and was injured. She did not see the attackers. We have sent a team to the scene. Necessary legal action will be taken."
Bithi husband, senior journalist Taimur Faruk Tusher, shared details of the attack on his Facebook page.