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Police recovered a human skeleton inside a drum from a construction site in Jashore city on Monday. The skeleton was found at Bajlur Rahman’s land at Kazi Para Niribli area in the city, said Tajul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali police station. Two of the construction workers, Nurnab and Sattar, said they found the drum during piling work and informed the owner of the plot Bazlur Rahman as there was a foul smell coming from it. READ: Unidentified body, skeleton recovered in Savar Bazlur, who hails from Benapole district. informed the police. Bazlur said he bought the land some two and a half years ago from its former owner, one Motaleb from Kasba upazila. “Just recently I started building a residential home on this land,” he said. OC Tajul Islam said they suspect the skeleton is years old and will send it for an autopsy for identification.

A Jubo League leader was killed in a road accident at Bogra's Nandigram on Monday. Deceased Abdul Majid, 28, was the ward Jubo League vice-president and resident of Kaigari village in Nandigram Sadar Union. READ: 2 killed in Chattogram road crashes Nandigram Sadar Union Awami League president Makhleshur Rahman Mintu said a truck collided with his motorcycle while he was on his way to Ronobagha Bazar at around 12 pm on Monday. Kunderhat Highway Police OC Shahidul Islam said that after the accident, Majid was seriously injured and taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where he died in the afternoon while undergoing treatment.

A 25-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a rehabilitation centre near Royal Mor area of Khulna city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Nabin Biswas, son of Narayan Chandra Biswas of Haroria village of Narail district. Nabin, a drug addict, was admitted to Pragati Mental Illness and Drug Rehabilitation Center on May 24, according to the centre. Also read: Missing man found dead in Sylhet Tanmoy Biswas, a sub-assistant medical community officer said, Nabin went to the veranda after brushing around 8:30 in the morning. Around 9am, "we found him hanging from the grille of the window with a towel". Later, he was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, Tanmoy added. Meanwhile, Hasan Shahriar Siam, another patient at the rehab centre, said, "Nabin often told me that he didn't want to stay here and he wanted to go home. Also read: College student found dead in Sylhet Khulna Sadar Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hasan Al-Mamun said, "we are not sure whether Nabin Biswas committed suicide or not. "We will investigate the death," he added.

A Kushtia court on Monday sentenced two people to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in Kumarkhali upazila in 2015.Kushtia Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 Judge Muhammad Tajul Islam passed the order.The accused Md Bappy Pramanik and Alamin Sarder have also been fined with tk 25,000, and will have to spend an additional year in jail if they fail to pay.The convicts were present at the court during the hearing and they have been sent to Kushtia jail after the order, said Public Prosecutor advocate Anupam Kumar Nandi. Also read: Man gets death sentence for killing wife over dowry in TangailOn September 12, 2015, Sabu Mia, 20, son of Md Swapan Mandal from Jagannathpur union went to Chapaigachi Bazar from his house and did not return home.The next day, his body was recovered from a local named Kader Biswash’s banana orchard.A murder case was filed in this regard at Kumarkhali police station following the complaint of Sabu’s father Swapan Mandal.After a long investigation the investigative officer filed a chargesheet against Bappy and Alamin in this case. Also read: Triple murder in Kushtia: 3 sentenced to jail unto deathThe court fixed Monday for final hearing in this case after hearing testimonies of 18 witnesses, said PP Anupam Kumar.

A Bagerhat tribunal on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment unto death in a case filed for violating a woman and killing her two grandchildren in 2014. Bagerhat Woman and child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Nure Alam handed the punishment to Bachchu Mridha, 58. The tribunal also ordered the convict to pay a fine Tk 20,000 to the rape survivor. Also read: Rape at police station: fugitive police inspector sent to jail on surrender The tribunal acquitted an accused of the case identified as Khokon Khan as allegations brought against him could not be proved. According to the prosecution, Bachchu along with his associates barged into the house of Farhad Mridha on September 11, 2014 and violated the woman when she was sleeping with her two grandchildren—Mirajul and Riajul. When the two children woke up they started screaming. Later, Bachchu and his associates killed them and dumped their bodies in a water body adjacent to the house. They also beat the woman up and left her presuming her to be dead. Also read: Triple murder in Kushtia: 3 sentenced to jail unto death Lokman Hossain lodged a complaint with Morrelganj Police against five people and police later registered an FIR in this connection the following day. On July 10, 2015, police submitted charge sheet against two people

A 60-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Jibtoli in Sadar upazila of Rangamati district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Taposhi Chakma, wife of Gopal Chandra Chakma of the area. Read: Man accused of killing elephant dies in elephant attack in Cox’s Bazar Dhan Chakma, member of Jibtoli Union Parishad, said a wild elephant attacked her while she went out of her home to respond to natural call around 4:30 am, leaving her dead on the spot.

Six children drowned in Jashore, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur districts on Monday. In Jashore, three children drowned in a pond at Srirampur village in Bagharpara upazila around 12:30 pm when they were taking bath. The deceased were identified as Toma,8, daughter of Harun Molla, Sumaiya, 8, daughter of Kamrul Islam, and Hosain,5, son of Syed Molla from Srirampur village. Firoz Uddin, officer-in-Charge of Bagharpara police station, said locals rescued the bodies and took to upazila health complex where doctors announced them dead on arrival. Also read: DU student drowns in dormitory pond In Chapainawabganj, two children drowned in a pond in Tikrampur Madhyapara area of the municipality at noon. The deceased were identified as Didar Ahmed,5, son of Delwar Hossain of the area and Tisha,4, daughter of Mohammad Hossain. Didar and Tisha slipped into the pond near their house around 12pm while playing beside it, said Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar police station. Locals found the floating bodies of the two children and took them to Chapainawabganj Sadar hospital where doctors declared the duo dead, the OC added. In Dinajpur, A minor child drowned in a pond in Nawabganj upazila of the district in the morning. The deceased was Taslima, 2, daughter of Tara Mandal of Haripur Mandbachan village of Golapganj union. According to the locals, Taslima was playing near a pond adjacent to her house around 10am and fell into the pond. Also read: Cop drowns in Satkhira pond Family members rescued her and took her to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared her dead, said Ferdous Wahid, officer-in-charge, of Nawabganj police station.

A total of 552 kilometres of road and eight bridges and culverts have been damaged during the recent flash flood in parts of Sunamganj district, said officials at Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) on Monday. According to the LGED office, of the damaged roads 500 km is under LGED while the rest 52 km is under Roads and Highways Department. Read: Diarrhoea breaks out in flood-hit Sylhet The worst affected were Noarabai-Banglabazar road, Chhatak-jauabazar road, Chhatak-Gobindaganj road, Koitak-Haidarpur road, Lama-Rasulganj road in Chhatak upazila, Tahirpur-Badaghat road, Garh-Kalagaon road in Tahirpur upaizla, Niamatpur-Fatehpur-Anwarpur road in Salukabad of Bishambharpur upazila and Doarabazar-Banglabazar road, Doarabazar-Sunamganj road, Doarabazar-Bogla road in Doarabazar upazila of the district. A rubber dam and a number of embankments were also damaged during the flood.

A farmer was stabbed allegedly by his rivals over a land dispute in front of Ataikula Swargram Government Primary School in Santhia upazila on Sunday night. The victim has been identified as Ruhul Amin, 30, son of Akmal Hossain of Swargram village. Read: Missing man found dead in Sylhet Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Ataikula Police Station, said some assailants attacked Ruhul with sharp weapons over an enmity around 11:30pm, leaving him severely wounded. Ruhul was rushed to Pabna General Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. The body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.

A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Bhadeswar area of Golapganj upazila on Sunday night, police said. Ninth grader Ayesha Siddiqa was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a scarf tied around her neck, said Partho, sub-inspector (SI) of Golapganj Model Police Station. Also read: 28-year-old farmer commits suicide in Barishal When the family found her hanging, they took her down immediately and informed the police. She was daughter of Abdul Ahad, an expatriate from Sheikhpur Gotargaon village of the upazila. The body was sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Also read: Pregnant housewife tries to commit suicide “The reason behind her suicide could not be known. We are investigating the matter,” the sub-inspector said.