A 45-year-old man died from electrocution at a garage at Kunipara in the city’s Tejgaon area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Alam Mia, 45, owner of the garage and son of Shanu Mia of Bhola district. He used to live with his family in Kunipara area as a tenant. Quoting family members, inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police camp,  said Alam Mia got electrocuted while charging a battery at his garage around 7 am and fell unconscious. Also read: Man dies from electrocution in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur Later, he was taken to DMCH where doctors pronounced him dead.  

Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup on Sunday. United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. Casemiro headed United in front in the 33rd minute of the final at Wembley Stadium and Sven Botman’s own-goal made it 2-0 in the 39th. It is United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinho in 2017. The victory keeps alive Ten Hag’s four-pronged challenge this season, with his team in contention for the Premier League title and still competing in both the Europa League and FA Cup. For Newcastle, the wait for a first major domestic trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1955 goes on. The Saudi Arabian-backed club mounted a fightback in the second half, but could not find a breakthrough goal, with David de Gea keeping a club record 181st clean sheet for United. While Ten Hag and United’s fans will have their sights on bigger prizes than the League Cup, it could prove to be an important platform to build on after watching fierce rivals Manchester City and Liverpool dominate English football in recent years. Newcastle arrived at Wembley also hoping for a first major trophy since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund bought the club in 2021. The sense of anticipation from both sets of supporters was unmistakable ahead of kickoff, with each hoping to see an end to their respective trophy droughts as Newcastle fans waved a sea of black-and-white flags against the opposing red scarves of United. United have not had to wait for anything like as long as Newcastle for major success. In terms of the club’s storied past, though, a six-year run has felt like a crisis to fans brought up on iconic former manager Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering teams. Read more: Australia win Women’s T20 World Cup for 3rd straight time There is growing belief among the club’s fans that Ten Hag can bring back the glory years and he has certainly made an impressive start by delivering a trophy at the earliest possible point. His team looked on course for victory from the moment Casemiro headed them in front when rising to meet Luke Shaw’s curled free kick. For a man who has won it all with Real Madrid, including five Champions League titles, Casemiro’s delight at opening the scoring at Wembley was clear to see as he ran to the corner to celebrate with a broad smile on his face. Perhaps there was also an element of relief given Newcastle had come close to taking the lead just before that goal when Alain Saint-Maximin’s close-range shot was blocked by De Gea. They were 2-0 down to United shortly before halftime when Wout Weghorst played in Marcus Rashford on the left. The in-form forward miscued his shot, but Botman’s attempted block saw the ball fly beyond Newcastle goalkeeper Loris Karius. Rashford ran away in celebration, but it was adjudged to be an own-goal. Newcastle’s players tried to force their way back into the match in the second half and made United retreat at times. However, De Gea was not to be beaten and Bruno Fernandes might have extended United’s lead late when denied by Karius.

A Rajshahi court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Charghat upazila of the district around 10 years back. Rajshahi Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Muhmmad Hasanuzzaman also fined the convict Tk 20,000, in default of which he will have to serve one more month imprisonment in jail, according to Syed Shamsunnahar, public prosecutor of the court. Read more: Father, son get life imprisonment for murder in Mymensingh The convict is Ujjal Ali, 35, a resident of Purbo Kalabiparea village under Charghat upazila. According to the case statement, the accused raped the class five-grader after taking her to a sugarcane field when the victim was returning home after providing her father food at a cropland on September 27, 2012. The accused threatened to kill the victim if she disclosed the matter to anybody. However, a woman whose identity has not been disclosed witnessed the crime and informed the victim’s parents. The 5th-grader’s father filed a case under Women and Children Repression and Prevention Act against the accused on the following day. Police pressed chargesheet accusing him while the court framed the chargesheet against him. Read more: 5 get life term for murder in Faridpur After completing all procedures, the court handed down the judgment in the presence of the accused on Tuesday, the PP added.

A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Amal Debnath, son of late Dhirendra Debnath of Choupukuria village of Sator union of the upazila. He worked as a waiter in a local hotel. Read: 3 dead, 10 hurt in Narsingdi road crash Subrata Kumar Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Birganj Police Station, said a group of miscreants swooped on him over an old enmity in the Singra Shalban area around 1pm. "Amal died on the spot," he added. Efforts are on to nab the culprits, said the OC. Meanwhile, locals alleged that Amal was killed by drug dealers.

A Rohingya man was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants at Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Salam, 26, from Musni refugee camp in Teknaf, said Abdul Halim, Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf police station. Read more: Rohingya leaders shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Three unidentified men took wounded Salam to Kutopalong Hospital at Ukhiya where doctors announced him dead on arrival, said the OC. The men who took Salam to the hospital fled the hospital, he said. Salam was sued in two cases for drug peddling and murder, said the OC.  

Police with the help of local residents on Wednesday recovered the body of a local BNP leader from beside a road at Matlab Uttar upazila in Chandpur. The victim-- Salimullah Lavlu--was a general secretary of Fatehpur Paschim union unit BNP. He was 50 and a resident of Mandartali village under the upazila. The victim’s son Laviv and some relatives said that one schoolboy named Shipon hit the leg of Laviv after his school on Tuesday. A brawl broke out between Lavlu and Shipon after the incident. Later, Shipon along with his friends went to the house of Laviv and threatened them. Van driver Jahangir Alam spotted the body lying beside the road when he was crossing the area at Mandartali village during early hours on Wednesday. Read more: BNP rally: Juba Dal leader dies of ‘heart attack’ in Rangpur Mohammad Mohiuddin Mia, officer-in-charge of Motlab Uttar police station, said they rushed to the spot after hearing the news and recovered the body. The body was sent to Chandpur General Hospital for an autopsy, he said. The OC said they would wait for the autopsy report to know the reason behind the murder. No case was filed immediately, he said.  

A 50-year-old man was found dead inside a toilet at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka Thursday, police said. The identity of the man could not immediately be confirmed. The matter came to light when passengers waiting at the station were unable to use the toilet as the occupant was not responding. When the officials opened the door around 1 pm, the unidentified man was found lying on the floor. Read: Man found dead in city Railway Police took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead at 2:30pm, Constable Alam Uddin of Kamalapur Railway Police Station, said. Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide, murder or accidental death. The body was kept at the hospital morgue for post-mortem examination, Alam Uddin said.

A 50-year-old man, who was detained on Monday, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of the toilet of Banshtoil Police camp in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district early Tuesday.   The deceased was identified as Lebu Shikdar, son of Bahar Uddin of Banshtoil village.   Gias Uddin, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Banshtoil Police camp, said police detained Lebu and Mafiz in connection with the killing of one Sakhina Begum of Banshtoil Westpara village on Monday.   “Lebu killed himself by hanging himself from the ceiling of the toilet of the police outpost,” said OC Gias.   Police handed over the body to the family members after postmortem and he was buried in the night.   Protesting the murder, local people blocked the Gorai-Sakhipur-Dhaka road after torching tyres on the road, disrupting vehicular movement for three hours on Tuesday.   According to Aleya Begum, wife of Lebu, she claimed that a team of police led by Daroga Sakhawat and Nesar Uddin picked up Lebu and took him to the police camp forcibly on Monday night and they unleashed torture on Lebu during the whole night. He died there after failing to bear the torture under police custody. Read: Youth arrested for stealing money dies in police custody   Aleya Begum also demanded justice and exemplary punishment for those involved in the killing.   Mohammad Kaisar, superintendent of Tangail Police, said a police constable identified as Subrata Sarkar has been withdrawn for dereliction of duty. He was attached to the district Police Lines.   A three-member body was also formed to look into the matter, he said adding “Legal action will be taken against any policemen involved in the death of Lebu.”    

A Laxmipur court on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his elder brother in 2019. The lifer is Abdul Mannan, son of Abul Kalam of Charparvatinagar village of Parvatinagar union of Sadar upazila. The convicted defendant was present in the court during the judgment. The court also fined him Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment. According to the prosecution, Hannan, the elder brother of the convict, had an altercation over a family feud on February 19, 2019. Read: 5 get death sentence for raping teenage girl in Khulna At one stage, Mannan hit Hannan with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot. Later, a case was filed following a complaint lodged by their father the next day. Police submitted a charge sheet on March 15, 2019, against the accused Mannan. After examining the records and witnesses, Laxmipur District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Rahibul Islam handed down the judgment.

A man went missing when a trawler sank in the Meghna River in Chandpur district on Tuesday morning. The victim was identified as Delwar Hossain, 35, driver of the trawler. Md Quamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Chandpur river police station, said the Shariatpur-bound goods-laden trawler with four people including its driver sank in the river near Meghna-Dakatia estuary. Read: Two dead, two others missing in Noakhali trawler capsize All but the driver of the trawler went missing while the others managed to swim ashore. A complaint has been lodged in this connection.