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Police said that unknown assailants armed with sharp weapons hacked Bhabashindhu Bar, who served a temple at a village near the coastal district town.
“He was attacked around 4am on Saturday,” Satkhira police OC Emdadul Haque Sheikh told bdnews24.com.
He said that the assailants entered the temple after they tied up two local security guards posted in the area.
“The attackers left thinking Bhabashindu was dead. Locals, alerted by the two guards, rushed him to the hospital in critical condition,” said OC Sheikh.