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Police recovered the body of a housewife from beneath a pile of sand at an under-construction building in Sadar upazila of Feni on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Shirin Akhter, 38, wife of expatriate Mohammad Manik of Jer Kachar village under Shorshadi union. Police and locals said Shirin had been living with her children in a rented house beside a plot purchased by her husband, where construction of their new house was underway. Youth hacks grandmother to death in Mymensingh When she could not be found since Tuesday afternoon, her children and other family members started searching for her. At one stage, acting on suspicion, family members began removing sand from a room of the under-construction building and found Shirin’s body buried underneath. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Feni General Hospital for an autopsy. One construction worker reportedly went into hiding after the incident, according to local residents. Officer-in-Charge of Feni Model Police Station Gazi Muhammad Fauzul Azim said prima facie, it appears to be a planned murder.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a large consignment of Indian prawn fry worth around Tk 2 crore during a special drive in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday. A special patrol team of Habiganj Battalion (55 BGB) took position near the Muktijoddha Chattar along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the morning, according to a press release. Around 7:00am, the team stopped two microbuses and a truck passing through the area and carried out a search operation. BGB seizes smuggled Indian goods in Cumilla border raids

A local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was electrocuted in Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Miaji, son of Ali Miaji of Jorpuni village under Madhiya union in the upazila. He was the president of the Jorpuni unit of Jamaat. According to locals, the incident occurred in the morning when Alamgir came in contact with a live electric wire while working in his farm. Internet lineman electrocuted in Dhaka Though locals rescued him, he died from the electrocution shortly afterwards.

A young woman who came to Sylhet for visiting religious sites, has allegedly been gang-raped in the city. Following the incident that took place on Monday night, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested three suspects on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Atiqur Rahman, 40, of Airport Mahaldi area, Shamsul Haque, 45, of Loharpur area, and Ashikur Rahman, 30, of the city. DNA test clears imam in Feni, a month after arrest on rape allegation RAB-9 Additional Superintendent of Police KM Shahidul Islam said the victim, a woman from Satkhira district, came to Sylhet to visit the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA). While returning to Sylhet Railway Station from Shah Paran shrine on Monday night, Atiqur, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, allegedly took her to a house at Loharpar, where the three suspects took turns to rape her throughout the night. The victim on Tuesday morning narrated the incident to locals, who later alerted the elite force. Acting on the information, RAB conducted drives and arrested the three suspects from different places. The victim was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for medical treatment.

Police on Tuesday recovered the body of an unidentified man buried in a paddy field at Nawjor village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district. According to police, acting on information received through the national emergency service 999 around noon, a team rushed to the spot and recovered the body in the afternoon. Injury marks were found on different parts of the body and the hands and legs of the victim were tied. The identity of the deceased, aged around 35-40, could not be known yet. SSC examinee dies in Joypurhat bike crash Locals said although the body had been buried, the victim’s two legs were visible above the ground. Police suspected that the man had been killed two to three days ago. Shaheen Reza, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Akkelpur Police Station, said the body was sent to Joypurhat 250-bed General Hospital for an autopsy and legal steps will be taken after investigation.

A man and his son were stabbed to death allegedly by two of his sons from his second marriage over a dispute over property in Mondolpara area of Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Dulu Mia, 70, and his son Kabil, 30. Another son, Habil, was injured in the attack. Chirirbandar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahmudul Nabi said Dulu Mia had four sons from two marriages. A dispute had been going on over the distribution of around 16 bighas of land owned by Dulu Mia. As the conflict escalated, two sons from his second marriage- Sadequl and Sakib- allegedly stabbed their father and step-brother Kabil with sharp weapons, killing them on the spot, he added. The two suspects went into hiding after the incident. The OC said police are sending the bodies to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy and efforts are underway to arrest the suspects.

Two madrasa students on Monday drowned after going to a lake for a swim at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj. The deceased were identified as Monirul (15) and Shuvo (15), students of class VII at Godnail Bagpara Alim Madrasa. Their bodies were recovered from the DND lake near the No. 1 bridge in the Barma Stand Nayapara area at around 6 am on Tuesday (May 12). Police said the incident occurred on Monday afternoon after the students finished their examinations, played football with friends and later went to the DND lake for swimming, after which they went missing. Monirul’s father is Mohammad Zakir, and his family hails from Palla village under Mohammadpur police station in Magura district. The family currently lives in a rented house at Choudhury Bari in Bhuiyapara area under Ward No. 8 of Narayanganj City Corporation. Shuvo son of Mizan Shikder is originally from Morich Buniya area in Patuakhali district, and they lived in the Moonlight area under Ward No. 6 of Narayanganj City Corporation. Sub-Inspector Mosharraf Hossain of Siddhirganj Police Station said five friends went to the DND lake for swimming after playing football at Navana field. While three returned home safely, Monirul and Shuvo went missing. He said family members searched different areas throughout the night. In the early hours of Tuesday, locals spotted the bodies floating in the lake and informed police. Police later recovered the bodies and prepared inquest reports. As no complaint was filed by the families, the bodies were handed over to the relatives.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized four Indian cattle in an anti-smuggling operation at Chapainawabganj border after recovering them from the Matpara area of Narayanpur Union under Sadar upazila during a late-night drive on Monday. Lt Col Kazi Mostafizur Rahman, commanding officer of the 53 BGB Battalion, confirmed the matter on Tuesday morning and said, acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from Jahurpurtek BOP conducted a raid in the border area around 12:45 am on Monday. During the operation, the four Indian cattle were found abandoned. The estimated market value of the seized cattle is around Tk 3 lakh, according to BGB. Later, the cattle were handed over to the Chapainawabganj customs office. However, no one was arrested in connection with the incident. BGB said its operations against smuggling in the border area will continue.

Cattle farmers in Sirajganj are now busy fattening cattle ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with more than 617,000 sacrificial animals prepared to meet the growing seasonal demand. Farmers and traders said preparations have intensified across the district as the annual religious festival approaches, with hopes of better earnings during the peak cattle trading season. According to the district livestock department, farms in all nine upazilas have been rearing and fattening cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep for several months. Fattening activities are particularly visible in Shahjadpur, Ullapara, Enayetpur and Belkuchi upazilas, while farmers in Kamarkhanda, Raiganj, Chauhali, Kazipur and Sirajganj Sadar are also actively raising sacrificial animals. Apart from commercial farms, many rural households are rearing cattle on a small scale as an additional source of income ahead of Eid. Trading of sacrificial animals has already begun at some local cattle markets, although traders expect the main rush to start closer to Eid. District livestock officials said campaigns are underway to discourage the use of harmful chemicals and steroids in cattle fattening. “We are regularly visiting farms and encouraging farmers to follow natural fattening methods,” said Dr Anarul Haque, an official of the district livestock department. He said farmers are also receiving medicines, technical assistance and training to ensure healthy livestock production. Farmers, however, expressed concern over the rising prices of cattle feed, saying higher feed costs are increasing overall production expenses. “As feed prices continue to rise, the cost of raising cattle is also going up. That may push up cattle prices this Eid season,” said Abdur Rahim, a cattle farmer from Shahjadpur upazila. According to the livestock department, a total of 617,723 sacrificial animals have been prepared in the district this year against a local demand of around 293,000 animals. Officials said the surplus livestock will be supplied to Dhaka and other parts of the country ahead of Eid, creating income opportunities for both commercial farmers and marginal rural households. There are currently 27 permanent and 20 temporary cattle markets in the district where sacrificial animals will be traded, officials said. Veterinary teams will remain active at cattle markets to inspect animals and provide necessary medical support to ensure safe trading and animal health. Authorities are also taking online promotional initiatives to help farmers market their cattle and connect with buyers more easily ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Police recovered the body of a man from a pond in Atpara upazila of Netrokona on Monday, a day after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Ontor Mia, 25, son of Kuddus Mia of Haripur village under Duoj union in the upazila. According to police and local sources, Ontor had been missing since Sunday night. His family searched in different places but could not find him. Around noon on Monday, locals spotted a body floating in a pond behind the house of Niyat Biswas in Tenga village under Teligati union and informed police. Relatives later went to the spot and identified the body as Ontor's. Police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Netrakona Sadar Hospital for an autopsy. The victim’s brother, Ferdous Mia, said Ontor often left home and returned after a few days. He had been missing since midnight on Sunday. Officer-in-Charge of Atpara Police Station Mohammad Zubaidul Alam said legal procedures are underway following the recovery of the body.