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A 30-year-old cooking gas cylinder supplier was chopped to death by assailants in Narayanganj Sadar upazila on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Shamim, son of Alamgir Hossain of Paragaon village under Sripur upazila in Munshiganj district. Also read: Worker burnt dead in N'ganj fire, another injured Police claimed to have arrested two of the alleged killers -- Ali and Ashin. The deceased’s wife, Surmi said that her husband was a supplier of retail cooking gas cylinders in the Dapa Idrakpur area of Fatulla union. “I received a phone call around 12pm from an unknown person who informed me that some assailants had killed my husband in front of a metal scrap shop owned by a man named Razzak. I rushed to the spot and identified the body," she told cops. Also read: Death toll rises to 12 in N'ganj launch tragedy The body was sent to the Victoria Hospital morgue for an autopsy, said Rakibuzzaman, officer-in-charge, Fatulla Model Police Station.

Three people were killed and 20 more were injured as a motorcycle, a bus and two three-wheelers collided in a pile-up near Haripur Bazar in Sylhet's Jaintapur upazila on Wednesday. Motorcycle rider Ataur Rahman Sunny, 30, and three-wheeler passengers Rokon Uddin, 45, and Tahmid Tasin, 10, paid with their lives. All bus passengers suffered injuries, police said. According to passengers of the bus, the accident occurred at 4.30 pm. The bus was heading to Jaflong from Sylhet, when suddenly a motorbike appeared in front, crossing a three-wheeler coming from the opposite direction. It was too late to avoid a catastrophe, and once things settled down a bit, a second three-wheeler was found caught up in the crash as well. Jaintapur Police officer-in-charge (OC) Golam Dastagir Ahmed confirmed that three people were killed in the accident. The bodies were sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Morgue for autopsy. He said the bus, motorcycle and two battery-powered three-wheelers have been handed over to the highway police. However, the driver and helper of the bus managed to escape.

A 45-year-old man was killed and four others injured in Bogura district's Sherpur upazila Wednesday as two CNG-run autorickshaws collided head-on. The deceased was identified as Yasin Ali, a construction worker and resident of village Omarpur of the district's Nandigram upazila. READ: Couple killed in Ctg road crash The accident occurred at Darugram on the Sherpur-Nandigram Road at 10am, according to locals. Two CNG-run autorickshaws collided head-on, leaving one passenger – Yasin Ali – dead on the spot and four others injured, Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nandigram Police Station, said. "Yasin's family came to the scene of the accident and took his body home." Police recorded an unnatural death case over the mishap, he added.

A 24-year-old youth was beaten to death allegedly by some other youths over betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Hathazari in Chattogram early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Farooq, a resident of Aminbazar area of the town. Also read:Body of man who fell off oil tanker at Ctg Port recovered Rajib Sharma, inspector (investigation) of Hathazari police station, said Farooq locked into an altercation  with some youths at Aminbazar near Najim colony over betting on an IPL match at around 1am.  At one stage, they beat up Farooq with sticks indiscriminately, leaving him severely injured. He was later rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where  doctors declared him dead. The body was kept at CMCH morgue for an autopsy. Also read:8 hurt in Ctg wall collapse The main suspect, Farhad, has not been detained yet. “However, we have detained one person for interrogation,” said Inspector Rajib. Legal action will be taken after an investigation, the officer added.

Three people including two women received burn injuries in a fire that broke out in a building in the capital’s Mirpur area on Wednesday. The identitties of the injured couldn’t be known immediately. READ: Moving car catches fire in Dhaka The fire broke out in a building at Mirpur-1 around 5pm, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, Deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence. On information, eight firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire around 6:20pm, he added.

Three people including a woman and her son were killed and fifteen others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Muljan in Sadar upazila of Manikganj district on Wednesday. Two of the deceased were identified as Hasna Begum, 50, Hafizul Islam, 35, son of Hasna of Nischintapur village in Tangail district while the identity of another deceased could not be known immediately. Also read: Road crashes claim 589 lives in March: Report Abdur Rauf Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 2 pm when the Dhaka-bound ‘Village Line Paribahan’ bus hit the tree after its driver lost control over steering, leaving two people dead on the spot and 16 others injured. One of the injured died on way to hospital and the rest were admitted to 250-bed Sadar Hospital. Also read: 3 killed, 12 injured in Magura road crash On information, police seized the bus but its driver and helper managed to flee the scene.

The husband of the woman, who was gang-raped at Sylhet’s MC College hostel in September 2020, received death threat over phone. Quamrul Ahsan, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin Surma Police Station,  said a general diary was lodged by the plaintiff of the case  (the woman’s husband) on April 4 as he received death threats over phone from unidentified person. Also read:MC College gang-rape:HC orders suspension of principal, hostel superintendent According to the complaint, on March 29, an unidentified man went to the house of the plaintiff. As he was not at his house at that time, the person misbehaved with his father and young brother. Later, the person made a phone call to the plaintiff and threatened to kill him. Besides, the family members of the plaintiff and his lawyer also received threats from some unknown people, added in the complaint. Gang-rape at MC College According to the case statement, a group of youths tied up the man and raped his 25-year-old wife at a dormitory of MC College on September 25, 2020. The accused started harassing the 25-year-old as his husband went to a shop in front of MC College, stopping his car. Next, they forcefully took the couple to one of the hostel buildings of the college, where they raped the woman. After police rescued the couple, the victim’s husband filed a case with Shahporan Police Station against nine people mentioning the names of six and three to four unnamed men. On September 30, the High Court formed an investigation committee to look into the incident. All of the accused gave their confessional statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after they were taken to remand. On January 17, 2021, a Sylhet tribunal framed charges against all the eight accused in a case filed over the incident. The accused are Saifur Rahman, Shah Mahbubur Rahman Rony, Tarekul Islam, Arjun Laskar, Ainuddin alias Ainul, and Misbaul Islam Rajon, Rabiul Hasan, and Mahfuzur Rahman Masum. All of them are local activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League. And they are behind bars now. On December 3, 2020  police pressed charges against eight accused in the gang-rape case. Also read: Trial in MC College gang rape, extortion cases to run simultaneously: HC Indranil Bhattacharya, the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet before the court of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Abul Kashem. According to police, they found the direct involvement of six people in the rape while two assisted in the crime. The accused who were directly involved in the crime were Saifur Rahman, Shah Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Rony, Tariqul Islam Tarek, Arjun Laskar, Mohammad Ainuddin alias Ainul and Misbaul Islam Rajon. Rabiul Islam Hasan and Mahfuzur Rahman Masum were accused of assisting them. On November 30, police received the DNA report of the MC College gang-rape and found the involvement of some accused.

Sleuths of Gazipur Metropolitan Police's detective branch on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers, with the arrest of its six members late on Tuesday night. The arrestees have been identified as Minarul Islam Sujan (24), Idris Mia (40), Razu alias Sohel (22), Hridoy Hossain (20), Sujan Rana (19), and Mehedi Hasan Apu (21). Also read: Sabujbagh housewife murder: AC repair team-turned-murderous robbers arrested Jakir Hasan, deputy commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, said, that acting on a tip-off, the detectives conducted a special drive at Chandona Chowrasta and nabbed them "as they were planning to commit a robbery in the area". Lethal weapons have been seized from the possession of the accused, he said. "Legal action will be taken against the arrestees," the police officer added.

A newly wed woman allegedly ended her life in Paikgachha upazila of Khulna in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Akhi, wife of Shihab Gazi from the Old Gudam Ghar area of the upazila. Akhi's husband claimed that his wife took the extreme step as he didn't allow her to visit her parents. "An altercation had ensued between us, following which Akhi took her own life," he added. Also Read: KUET student commits suicide at home Her body was found hanging from the ceiling of the house in the early hours. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Khulna Medical College and Hospital for an autopsy, said Md Ziaur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Paikgachha police station. A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard, he added. Also Read: 2 farmers’ suicide in Rajshahi: Krishak League leader held    

A 30-year-old fish trader was found dead in a hotel room in Barishal city on Tuesday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Rubel Khandaker, son of Latif Khandaker of Elencha village in Bakerganj upazila. Lokman Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station, said that Rubel checked into ‘Swadhin Park’ hotel near Rupatoli Bus Terminal in Rupatoli Golchattar a few days ago. Read: Youth stabbed to death in Munshiganj On Tuesday night, the hotel management broke open the door of his room after getting no response from inside despite repeated knocks and found him dead. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy. "A probe has been ordered," the OC said.