A Chapaianawabganj court on Thursday sentenced an Indian national to life term imprisonment in a case filed under the Arms Act. Additional District and Sessions Judge Robiul Islam passed the order. The convict is Milan Singha,37, son of Ratan Singha of Sukdebpur village in Malda district in India’s West Bengal. Read: Murder for protesting stalking: 6 get life term in Rajshahi On January 31,2018, a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Milan Singha with 7 guns, 74 rounds of ammunition and 14 magazines from Kapitola area in Shibganj upazila in the district, said Anjuman Ara Begum, Additional Public Prosecutor of the court. Rab Sub-Inspector Golam Sarwar lodged a case at the Shibganj police station in this regard. On March 1, 2018, the Investigation officer in the case submitted a chargesheet to the court accusing  Milan Singha.

A suspected Indian citizen’s half-decomposed body was recovered from Kushiara river in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on Thursday. Police recovered the body around 7:30 after being informed by locals who spotted the floating body. Read: Another body washes ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach Police have recovered a smartphone and a money bag with a mobile SIM card and some Indian visiting cards with the body. “From the possessions we are primarily suspecting the man was an Indian citizen,” said Officer-in-Charge of Beanibazar police station Hillol Ray. The body was sent for an autopsy after filing a primary inquiry report, said the OC.