A 30-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his uncle and three of his family members in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Halim Fakir, a resident of the Batiaghata upazila . According to the family of the deceased, Halim was beaten by his uncle Babul Fakir, his wife Aleya Begum, and two sons-in-law Iqbal Hossain and Wahidur at Surkhali Bazar area of ​​the upazila over a trifling matter. Also read: Teen tied to tree, beaten up in Cumilla Later, locals rushed Halim to Gazi Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. They also caught Babul Fakir, Aleya Begum, Iqbal Hossain and Wahidur and handed them over to police. Officer-in-charge of Batiaghata Police Station Zayed said Halim died at Gazi Medical College Hospital on Friday night while undergoing treatment there. Also read: 1 beaten to death, 2 injured in Bogura No one from his family has yet lodged any complaint, he said.

A Dhaka University (DU) correspondent of a news portal has alleged that he was beaten up in his room by a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist for failing to mention the name of a BCL leader in his reports. The victim, Ashiqul Haque Rifat, is a second-year student of the mass communication and journalism department. He also works for 'The Daily Campus' and a resident of Sir A F Rahman Hall. In his complaint to the university authorities, Ashiqul claimed that Farhan Tanveer Nasif, a second-year student of the department of linguistics and a resident of the same hall, roughed him up on Thursday for not mentioning the name of Al Nahiyan Khan Joy, the president of BCL central unit, in his reports."Nasif and I had an altercation earlier for not highlighting Al Nahiyan Khan Joy’s name in a report. On Thursday, we had an argument over the same issue and he thrashed me," Ashiqul said. When contacted, Nasif denied the allegation. READ: Missing DU student found in front of DB office Riazul Islam, president of Sir AF Rahman hall BCL unit, said, "I had a chat with both of them individually." AFR hall provost, Prof Saiful Haque said, "A two-member committee will be formed to probe the allegations. Action will be taken against the accused following the probe report."

Two residential students of Dhaka University (DU) were allegedly beaten up by 10-12 people at Bijoy Ekattor Hall on Saturday morning. One of the injured students, Akhlaquzzaman Anik told UNB that the attackers were all followers of BCL president of Bijoy Ekattor Hall unit Sajibur Rahman Sajib. "They entered my room around 8.30am and thrashed me badly." Anik was later taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital by other students and teachers. "My second semester exams are scheduled to be held this evening," he said. READ: Dagger attack on running bus : DU student injured  On the possible reasons for the attack on him, Anik said, "Three days ago, one of the attackers went to Suhrawardy Udyan with a female friend. He later claimed that I had abused them there." The BCL president of Bijoy Ekattor Hall unit, however, said that the hall administration would take action against the perpetrators of the alleged attack. "We will co-operate with the authorities in their probe." When contacted, Prof Dr Abdul Bachir said, "I have heard about the attack but not yet received any written complaint from the victims."

Police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly beating his mother to death over family feuding at Ramgarh upazila in Khagrachari. Police said. Son Ibrahim, 24, was immediately held with a murder case lodged with police against him, said local OC Md Shamsuzzaman. According to police, at one point of altercation Ibrahim started beating his mother Bibi Rahima,60, around 10:30 pm leaving her with a head injury at their house in Chowdhury Para area. Also read: Man beaten to death over land dispute in Sylhet Bibi died on the spot. Informed by the neighbours later police recovered the body, said the officer-in-charge of Ramgarh police station. The body has been sent for an autopsy, said the OC. Also read: Woman beaten dead in Kushtia over dowry, husband held

A man was beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhs' most revered shrines. The incident occurred during the daily evening prayer on Saturday, media reported, after the man jumped over a railing inside the inner sanctum and attempted to grab a sword that was kept near the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book. READ: India successfully testfires new generation, nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile TV footage showed people inside the temple rushing to stop him. Police told New Delhi Television that the man was killed after the incident and that they were checking CCTV footage to glean more information. “The man, about 20 to 25 years of age, had a yellow cloth tied on his head and jumped the fence ... the people inside held him and escorted him out to the corridor where there was a violent altercation and he died,” Parminder Singh Bandal, deputy commissioner of Amritsar police, told the channel. The chief minister of Punjab state, where Amritsar is located, strongly condemned the incident, calling it the most “unfortunate and heinous act to attempt sacrilege,” his office tweeted late on Saturday.