A suspected criminal was beaten to death at Badamtol Station in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar district  Monday night. The deceased was identified as Zafar Alam, son of Najir Ahmed of the upazila. A group of people numbering 7-8 waylaid Zafar on his way to home from Chakaria court around 8 pm, said officer-in-charge of Pekua Police Station, Farhad Ali. Later, they beat him up mercilessly with a stick, leaving Zafar injured. Read: Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder He was taken to Pekua Upazila Health Complex by locals where doctors declared him dead. Police sent the body to the morgue of a local hospital. Zafar was wanted in two murder cases including of one over the murder of his daughter-in-law Salma Begum, said the OC. He was also wanted in some other cases including that of arms and robbery. Zafar’s two sons- Jahangir and Alamgir- were wanted in many criminal cases.

A mother jungle cat and four cubs were beaten to death by some local people on Wednesday in Chudanga Sadar upazila. The mother with the cubs took shelter inside the kitchen of expatriate Billal Hossain’s house at Dinnathpur village in the upazila recently. After spotting the jungle cats Billa’s wife Nuri Begum informed her neighbours. Also read: 5 endangered jungle cat cubs rescued in Kushtia Local people beath the jungle cats to death and burried them, said Bakhtiar Ahmed, president of Care For Unclaimed Beast, a local voluntary environmentalist organisation. Mohammad Mohsin, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga sadar police station, said no complaint was lodged in this regard. Zakir Hossain, district forest officer, said, “We were informed of the tragic incident and we are preparing to file a case in this regard after visiting  the spot.” The photos of the dead jungle cats shared on social media has sparked reactions amog animal lovers, environmentalists and they demand exemplary punishment for the crime, said said Bakhtiar Ahmed, president of Care For Unclaimed Beast. Also read: Injured rare fishing cat rescued from Cumilla The jungle cat, also known as reed cat or swamp cat, is native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and southern China. Its scientific name is Felis Chaus. This medium-sized cat usually inhabits wetlands like swamps, and littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation. However, they have become endangered in Bangladesh due to the reckless destruction of their habitat. END/UNb/Corr/FA/FH/1806 Hrs

A sexagenarian man was beaten to death by a group of youths in Lalkhan Bazar area of Chattogram city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek, 65. A woman named  Anwara Begum Anu, 40, was detained in this connection. According to the locals, an altercation ensued between  two neighbours over the stockpiling  bricks, stones and other garbage on the side of Hatachala Road in Motijharna 5th Street of Lalkhan Bazar. When Abdul Malek stepped up and tried stopping the groups from fighting, some drunken youths including Alauddin and Rigan  started beating him mercilessly with sticks, kicked him and threw stones at him. Locals later rescued injured Abdul Malek and took him to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead, CMCH police outpost sub-inspector  Ashiq. “The body of the deceased has been kept at the morgue of CMCH,” he added. Family members of the deceased alleged  that Khulshi police were present at the time but played the role of silent spectators. Although the accused have been on the run ever since, police detained  Anwara Begum Anu, wife of Alauddin, over the incident. An uneasy calm is currently prevailing in Lalkhan Bazar following the murder. Khulshi Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Shahinuzzaman said an old man was killed following a  quarrel between two families over a trivial matter.”We are trying  to arrest the killers.”

A devotee has been beaten to death in a mosque at Polashbari Union of Mohammadpur Upazila in Magura district. Read: Housewife ‘tortured by husband’ lands in Magura hospital Locals said Pakhi Master, 55, son of late Abdul Haque Mollah of Polashbari union came under attack reportedly by Rabiul Mollah and Banshi Mollah when he entered the mosque around 5 pm on Saturday.   The two youths grabbed Pakhi from behind and beat him with sticks as was alone in the mosque at that time, police said. Read: 9 killed by lightning strikes in Feni, Chattogram, Manikganj, Magura As locals rushed to the mosque hearing his screams, Rabiul and Banshi fled the scene. Pakhi was then taken to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Tarak Nath Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station, said a case has been filed with Mohammadpur Police Station in this incident. Read: Magura runs out of Covid jabs, suspends vaccination It was not clear what prompted the two youths to kill Pakhi.

A truck driver, who was beaten in Bhabaniganj Shibzait area of Bagmara upazila on Friday night for running the vehicle on two goats, died at a hospital early Saturday.

A suspected robber was killed and five others injured in a lynch-mob attack at Sagardi village in Raipur upazila early Friday.