A police constable died after he allegedly shot himself in the chest with a pistol at Banani Police check-post on Thursday, said a police official quoting his colleagues. The deceased was identified as Ashrafuzzaman Rony, 22. He used to live in Mirpur Police Lines. Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Rony was on duty at Banani check-post on Banani-11 road. At one stage he went to the washroom in the morning and the sound of a gunshot was heard from inside, said another police constable at the check-post. He claimed Rony was alone inside the washroom. After hearing gunshot, his colleagues rushed in and took him to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared him dead in the morning. Also read: Jubo League leader shot to death in Cumilla His colleagues who were on duty during the incident suspected that Rony might have killed himself, said Bacchu Mia. Rony from Dhamrai upazila in Dhaka joined the police force in 2020. Police are investigating the incident, said Bachhu.    

At least 29 people were injured, including 23 with gunshot wounds, in a clash between two groups over releasing a land deed in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday noon. Twenty-one bullet-hit people have been admitted to Sirajganj 250-bed Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib General Hospital. Md Humanyun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said there had been an argument between one Rubel Sarker of Baotara village under Chhaydabad union and deed writer Alam Hossain over releasing a deed for a long time. The duo locked into an altercation over the matter at noon which descended to armed violence within a few minutes when supporters from both sides joined it, the OC said. One of the fellows of Rubel named Arif, who was equipped with his licensed pistol, opened fire on his opponents leaving 23 people bullet-hit, on several parts of the body. Also read: Jubo League leader killed in clash over disputed land in Pabna  Arif, son of ward No.6 member Hamid of Chhaydabad union, was detained soon after the clash, the OC said. An additional number of the police personnel were deployed in the area to ward off any further escalation, the police officer added.  

Eight people including five children were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a potential motive for the killings. The victims were found when police did a welfare check at the residence, according to a statement by city officials in Enoch, a city of about 8,000 people located 245 miles (394 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. Read more: 3 dead in Paris shooting; suspect arrested Police said they did not detect any threat to the public. Iron County School District officials said in a letter sent to parents that the five children attended schools in the district. Enoch City Manager Rob Dotson said the community was sent reeling by news of the eight bodies and that the deceased — all members of one family — were well known in the southern Utah town. “Many of us have served with them in church, in the community and gone to school with these individuals,” Dotson said in a video statement Wednesday night. “This community at this time is hurting. They’re feeling loss, they’re feeling pain and they have a lot of questions,” Dotson added, noting that officials planned on releasing more information as it becomes available and the police investigation progresses. Read more: 5 dead and suspect killed in Toronto area condo shooting Welfare checks based on calls to the police department like the one that led them to the residence where the bodies were found are routine when individuals are not seen for extended periods of time, Dotson said. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox offered condolences in a tweet Wednesday night.

Satkhira, Sept 5 (UNB) – A body with a gunshot wound was recovered from Kuchpukur Bypass road in the Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.