Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A businessman has been seriously injured after six men on three motorcycles stopped his microbus and opened fire in Cox's Bazar.

The attack took place in front of Lal Golap Community Centre in Sadar Upazila's Khurulia around 3pm on Friday, Sadar Model Police chief Sheikh Mohammad Ali said.

Mahmudul Haque, 45, was taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital before being transferred to Chattogram in critical condition.

The victim said he was travelling from home towards Ramu in a private microbus when the attackers stopped his vehicle. They fired three shots at him.

One of them tried to shoot him in the head, but the gun failed to fire. He then ran away.

He identified four of the attackers as Md Zayed, Kitab Ali, Wazed Ali and...