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Locals hand over two youths accused of rape to police in Tongi
Locals in Tongi thrashed two youths and handed them over to police on Saturday after nabbing them while raping a minor girl.
The arrestees were identified as Zunayed, 20, from Gopalpur area and Shipu, 22, from Tistar Gate area under Tongi east police station, said Ashraful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Tongi east police station.
Locals caught the accused on Saturday noon while raping a 13-year old in an abandoned building of Capri cinema hall at Notun Bazar area but two of their associates managed to flee, said the OC.
The rape survivor was first taken to Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital and later was transferred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as her condition was critical, he said.
The two youths are being questioned and legal actions against them are underway, said OC Ashraful.
Worker dies from electrocution in city
A day labourer died from electrocution when shifting furniture of a flat in the city’s Khilgaon Taltola area on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Md Ishak Hawlader, 60, son of Mofiz Hawlader, 32 of Billo village under Gouranodi police station in Barisal. He had been residing at Taltola bazar area.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Nur E Alam of Khilgaon police station said Ishak got electrocuted around 12:30 pm when he touched an electric wire while shifting furniture from the flat.
Co-workers took Ishak Hawler to Mughda Medical College Hospital and then to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead around 4:00 pm.
The body was at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Fisherman turns up dead after launch hits boat in Bhola
A fisherman was killed and another suffered injuries as a launch hit their fishing boat in the Meghna River in Bhola early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Md Kamal Jomaddar, 40, son of Aziz Jomaddar of Kondokpur village in Rajapur union of the upazila. The injured is Yusuf, son of Jasim Dhali of the same area.
Locals said a launch hit their boat while they were fishing in the Meghna River of Rajapur union in the early hours of Saturday. Yusuf managed to swim ashore but Kamal went missing.
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On information, Coast Guard members started a rescue operation in the area and recovered the body of Kamal around 2pm today, said the Coast Guard’s South Zone Media Officer Lieut. KM Shafiul Kinzel.
The dead body will be handed over to the family of the deceased following due process, Shafiul added.
Bodies of mother, 2 children found in Sirajganj
Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her two children from Mobupur Pashchim Para village in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Rawshan Ara, 45, and her two sons Md Jihad, 10, and Md Mahin, 3.
According to Rawshan’s elder sister Lili, Rawshan used to work in a spinning mill in Belkuchi Sadar.
As Rawshan did not go to the mill to receive her weekly payment on Wednesday, the mill owner called her several times that went unanswered, she said.
Not being able to communicate with Rawshan, the mill owner then called Lili and informed her about the matter. Lili then went to Rawshan’s house and found the three dead bodies lying on a bed.
“Upon receiving the information from Lili, police went to the spot and recovered the bodies around 3:30pm,” said Md Abdur Rahim Mandal, an officer of the Special Branch (SB) of Sirajganj Distict Police.
Unspeakable: Local AL leader held for killing newborn he fathered in Sylhet
Police on Friday arrested a local Awami League (AL) leader for strangling to death a newborn he himself fathered with a widow in Mujibnagar village under Sylhet’s Jaintapur upazila.
The arrestee has been identified as Fakhrul Islam, member of No 1 Nijpat Union Parishad and Vice president of No 2 Ward unit of AL.
According to police, Fakhrul developed an illicit relationship with Sharufa Begum, a widow for ten years, after her husband’s death. Fakhrul was assisted by two people, namely Suhel Ahmad and Jamir Uddin, in this crime. Sharufa got pregnant recently and gave birth to a baby boy on Friday.
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Upon hearing about the birth of the child, Fakhrul strangulated the newborn to death and buried it based on the counsel of Suhel and Jamir. The widow informed the locals about the matter, who then called up the police for taking action against the killers.
“We’ve recovered the body of the newborn and sent it to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for DNA test. Also, we’ve arrested Fakhrul and looking for the other two accused. The victim has filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act for infant killing,” said Golam Dastgir Ahmad, Officer In-charge (OC) of Jaintapur Model Police Station.
AL leader found dead in Cox's Bazar
A local Awami League leader was found dead in his own home in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam Bulbul. He was the former Vice Chairman of Chakaria Upazila and Senior Organizational Vice President of Matamuhuri Upazila Awami League.
Bulbul used to live with his wife and two daughters at their house in Chattogram's Bhoramuhuri. However, his wife and daughters are abroad now.
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Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chakaria Police Station Chandan Kumar Chakraborty said that Bulbul had not been seen for a few days. Finding it suspicious, he went to his house and found the door locked from the inside. Later, the police broke the door and found his body lying in his bathroom, added the OC.
No legal action was taken as the family did not file any complaint, said the OC, adding that the body has been handed over to his relatives.
Durga Puja: Hili land port closes for trade till Oct 8
Bangladesh’s export-import activities with India via Hili land port of Dinajpur district will remain suspended for eight days starting from today (Friday), on the occasion of Durga puja, port authorities said.
However, activities of immigration department at the port will remain as usual during the vacation.
Hili Customs C&F Agents Association General Secretary Jamil Hossain Chalanto said in coordination with the Indian side the decision to suspend activities at the port for the eight days was taken marking the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community.
After the vacation coupled with the Durga Puja and weekend, export-import activities between the countries through the land port will resume on October 8, he said.
Badiuzzaman, in-charge of Hili Immigration Checkpost, said the movement of travellers through the land port will continue as usual.
Section 144 imposed in Thakurgaon temple area to avert possible clash
Authorities in Thakugaon’s Sadar upazila imposed restrictions on public gatherings in the Rashik Lal Jeu Temple area on Thursday to avert any untoward incident ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shamsuzzaman invoked Section 144, that restricts freedom of assembly, apprehending a clash between two rival groups of devotees: one the followers of Sanatan Dharma (traditional religion, more commonly known as Hinduism) as practised here over thousands of years and another loyal to the International Society for Krishno Consciousness (Iskcon), a fairly recent, 20th century movement within Hinduism.
The restrictions applied under Section 144 of the CrPc have been in force in the area from Thursday afternoon and will continue for an indefinite period, the UNO added.
According to locals, the two groups have been at loggerheads for a long time over possession of the Rashik Lal Jeu temple land.
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In September 2009, a group of Iskcon men stormed the house of Prafulla Chandra, president of Rashik Roy Jeu temple. A person died in the attack, while several were injured.
Thereafter, the upazila administration sealed the temple and took over the responsibility of managing the temple.
In the past, the administration has resorted to invoking Section 144 in the temple area several times to avert untoward incidents in various Pujas.
Chhatra League trio arrested for extortion in Faridpur
Police arrested three Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men including two leaders on charge of extortion from a road construction contractor on Thursday.
The arrestees were identified as Saltha upazila unit BCL Vice Presidents Imamul Khan, Abu Musa Prince, and activist Jasim Molla.
They were sent to jail through a Faridpur court on Friday, said Md Sadik Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Saltha Police Station.
According to the case statement and locals, a contractor called ‘Tasa Construction’ was carrying out carpeting work on a 2-kilometer stretch of road in the Saltha College Road area.
A group of youths numbering eight to ten allegedly led by the BCL leaders accosted a trolley driver who was engaged in supplying construction materials for the road, and asked him to pay Tk 1 lakh.
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SSC examinee drowns in Khulna pond
An SSC examinee who suffered from epilepsy drowned in a pond while taking a bath in Koyra upazila of Khulna on Friday.
Priya Majhi, 16, was daughter of Nitish Majhi of Khodolkati village under Moheshboripur union. She was sitting her SSC exams from a local high school this year.
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Mony Roy, a member of the union parishad, said Priya drowned in the pond, possibly due to an epilepsy attack that affected her while bathing.
Later, locals recovered her body from the water body, Mony added.