United News of Bangladesh

A 50-year-old man was hacked and beaten to death by unknown miscreants in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenaidah early Wednesday. The deceased was Kawsar Ali, son of late Lutfor Laskar of Chandpara village under Elangi union of the upazila and an accused in a case over the killing of Jamaat-e-Islam leader Enamul Master. Victim’s wife Ozela Khatun, said some 15 to 20 masked miscreants picked her husband up from the house around 12:30am. The miscreants hacked him with sharp weapon and beat with sticks after taking to Chanpara Rail Gate, she alleged. They rescued him and took to nearby Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead, she said. Read: Ex-extremist leader hacked to death in Pabna There were marks of injuries on several parts of his body, she said. Kotchandpur police station Officer-in-Charge Kabir Hossain Matabbar said on information they rushed to the victim’s house. The motive behind the murder would be known upon probe, the OC said.

Police in a drive arrested a prisoner, who escaped from Chattogram jail, from Ballakandi Char area in Raipur upazila of Narsingdi district.

An accused in a murder case died reportedly  under custody of Bagerhat Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Monday.

Mymensingh, Aug 22 (UNB) – A man accused of murder was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chakua Daria intersection in Gafargaon upazila early Thursday.