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60,000 Yaba pills seized in Cox's Bazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday seized 60,000 Yaba pills during a drive at Palangkhali UP No. 5 in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district.
Tipped-off, a team of BGB Battalion-34 of Cox’s Bazar conducted a drive in the area in the early hours of Thursday while some Yaba traders were entering Bangladesh from Myanmar, said a press release.
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When the BGB men challenged the Yaba traders, they fled the scene abandoning a bag containing the contraband pills on the spot.
Later, the BGB men recovered 60,000 Yaba pills worth TK 1.80 crore from the bag.
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Train hits truck stranded on tracks in Pabna
An inter-city train bound for Rajshahi hit a truck stranded on the railway tracks at the Mahendrapur level crossing in Pabna Sadar upazila in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Read: Dhaka-Chattogram rail services hit as freight train derails in Gazipur
The accident occurred around 5am within minutes of the iron rods-laden truck getting stranded on the Pabna-Rajshahi track after crashing into the island of the crossing. The truck driver fortunately managed to get off the vehicle moments before the collision.
Western Railway Pakshi Divisional Transport Officer (DTO) Anwar Hossain said that rail communication on the Pabna-Rajshahi route was suspended for nearly three hours because of the accident.
Read:Derailment: Rail communication between Khulna and rest of the country suspended
Road communication was also suspended on the busy Pabna-Dhaka highway for about three hours, officials said.
"Train communication resumed only after the damaged engine of the ill-fated train was replaced with one brought from the Ishwardi locomotive factory, the DTO said.
Man kills wife, attempts suicide in Ctg
A man tried to end his life after allegedly stabbing his wife to death in Chattogram Wednesday night. Police said a family quarrel led to the crime.
The deceased was identified as Juthika, 21, wife of Abhi Dhar of Banshkhali in Chattogram.
Read: Hanging bodies of mother, 2 kids recovered in Ctg; father detained
According to police, a heated argument broke out between Abhi and his wife at the latter's maternal house in the Sitakunda municipality area on Wednesday night.
In a fit of rage, Abhi stabbed Juthika, leaving her seriously injured. As she was bleeding profusely, Abhi panicked and consumed poison, cops said.
Later, local residents rushed the injured to Sitakunda Health Complex, where Juthika was declared dead on arrival.
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Abhi is currently undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
Suman Banik, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Model Police Station, said "the accused is under arrest". "A case will be filled in this regard," the OC said.
Chapainawabganj pourashava election postponed
The Chapainawabganj pourashava election has been postponed.
The authorities confirmed this on Tuesday. The election was set to be held on November 2.
However, District Election Officer Motawakkil Rahman said the cancellation has been communicated to them verbally from the Election Commission. Details would be disclosed officially on Wednesday, he said.
Cumilla communal violence: Another case filed
Another case was filed on Tuesday over Cumilla communal violence triggered by alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at a Hindu temple.
The case was filed by Puja Rani, wife of Dilip Das (62) who died from injuries he suffered when troublemakers attacked Rajeshwari Kali Mandir in Manoharpur of the district on October 13.
Inspector Komol Krishna Dhor of Kotwali Police Station, where the case was filed, told UNB that 50-60 unidentified people were named in the case.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police(Cumilla) Khan Muhammad Rezwan said that the Criminal Investigation Department is keeping watch over several more people in another case filed over triggering communal violence by hurting religious sentiments.
Read: Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence brought to Cumilla
“Soon, we will arrest several others over the incident,” he added.
Meanwhile, Cumilla police continued to quiz Iqbal Hossain, who reportedly placed the Holy Quran at a Puja mandap at Nauar Digir Par of Cumilla.
The SP said that though Iqbal confessed to his role in placing the Quran, he was yet to disclose the names of the masterminds.
He said three others, arrested in connection with the violence, are also being interrogated.
Earlier, the case filed over the Quran desecration in a puja mandap of Cumilla was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Read: Cumilla desecration suspect, 3 others remanded in 7-day police custody
Police arrested Iqbal from Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday night after identifying him by scanning the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
Three others were arrested from different parts of the country over the matter.
They are Faisal and Hafez Humayun, the two khadems of Darogabari shrine, and Ekram.A local court on Saturday put them on a seven-day remand in the case.
Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Bhola’s Monpura: Police
Police said on Tuesday that they arrested a youth and were looking for four others after a housewife accused them of gang-raping her in Monpura under Bhola district.
In a case filed with Monpura police, the woman said she was assaulted by the youths on Sunday night at a garden near her house.
Police arrested the prime accused, Alauddin, at dawn on Tuesday. They are hunting down four others -- Md. Belal, Md Helal, Md Yusuf Dalal and Md Selim.
Read: Housewife gang raped in Jashore; 4 held -
Locals told UNB quoting the woman she was at home with her two children as her husband went fishing in the sea.
When she opened her door after hearing several knocks and a ‘woman’s voice’, the attackers stormed into the room, tied her up and carried her to the adjacent garden where she was raped.
Neighbours rescued her around 1 am from the garden in a critical condition and took her to Bhola District Hospital.
Also read: Mother-daughter gang raped; 2 arrested
Confirming the incident, Sayeed Ahmed, the officer-in-charge of Monpura Police said one accused has been arrested and efforts to nab the others are on.
Boat race in Modhumati marks Mujib Year, Golden Jubilee of Independence
A boat race was held on the Modhumoti river of Bagerhat Monday, marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of Bangladesh independence.
People from all walks of life gathered on both sides of the river at Mollahat Upazila of the district to witness this traditional sporting event.
The day-long event was organised by local Awami League and was named after member of parliament of Bagerhat-1 constituency Sheikh Helal Uddin.
A total of seven boats of decorated with different colours participated in the competition and a team named ‘ Bhai bhai Jolpori Baicch dol’ led by Md Didarul Alam came out triumphant at the end of the day.
‘ Dui Bhai Jolpori Baicch dol’ captained by Md Iqbal Hossain became the runners-up of the event.
The first two teams were awarded a fridge and a television was awarded to all the seven participating teams.
Starting from Mollahat bridge, these boats covereed around 3 km during the race,
Members of the winning team ‘ Bhai bhai Jolpori Baich Dol’ told UNB that their team consists rowers from several upazilas of Bagerhat.
They said they participated in the event to ensure that this specific tradition of rural Bengal is sustained.
Faridpur man to die for killing wife in arson attack
A Faridpur court on Tuesday sentenced a man death for killing wife by setting her on fire in 2011.
Faridpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Pradip Kumar Ray handed down the verdict.
The condemned convict is Shahabuddin Khan, of Dholairchar village in Alfadanga upazila.
The court also sentenced his brother Sumon Khan to life term imprisonment and acquitted two other accused in the case.
The convicts were fined Tk 50,000 each.
On June 27, 2011, Monira Khanam’s husband Shabuddin Khan, in-laws Sumon Khan, Asia Begum and Jhumur Begum set her fire after pouring kerosene to kill her, said Public Prosecutor of the tribunal advocate Shwapan Paul.
She was rescued by neighbors and rushed to a hospital and then succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he said.
On July 3, 2011, Monira’s father filed a case at Alfadanaga police station.
On September 28, 2011, a charge sheet in the case was submitted to the court and after a long trial the court pronounced the verdict.
6 war crimes suspects held in Jashore
Police have arrested six people from Bagherpara upazila in Jashore for their suspected involvement in the crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
The arrestees are Abul Hossain Biswas, Hossain Ali, Abu Bakkar, Lutfar Rahman, Khoibar Rahman and Nur Islam, of Bagherpara upazila.
Read:2 war crimes suspects held in Jashore -
Later, they were handed over to the International Crimes Tribunal, said Bagharpara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Firoz Uddin said on Tuesday.
On Sunday, a team led by DB OC Rupon Sarkar and Bagharpara Police Station OC Firoz Uddin arrested the six war crimes suspects from different parts of the upazila.
On Saturday, Jashore district police received the arrest warrant.
A case was filed against the six in 2017. After an investigation, the tribunal issued an warrant for their arrest on October 21 this year.
Three of family found dead in Khulna pond
Police on Tuesday morning recovered three bodies of a family from a pond in Bamia village of Khulna's Koyra upazila.
The deceased were identified as daily wager Habibur Rahman, 30, his wife Beauty Khatun, 26, and their seventh grader daughter Habiba Khatun Tuni, 13. They were residents of Bamia village.
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Police suspect the three were killed by miscreants in their home on Monday night and then their bodies were thrown into the nearby pond.
Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge (investigation) of the Koyra police station, said they had collected some evidence from the spot.
"Injury marks of sharp weapons were spotted on the three bodies. A probe is on," he added.