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Journey by night coach hazardous to passengers
MAD ARI PUR. May 19 Madaripur-Dhaka highway Is unsafe for night travel due to absence of security measures.
Every night numerous pas sengers. mostly businessmen and people from other profes slons. travel amid constant danger as dacoity has become an almost regular feature on this route. The coach services had armed Ansars previously but now they are absent Many passengers were killed, beaten and robbed off all their belong Ings by dacoits who board coaches tn the guise of passen gers The fare has also been raised considerably
It is learnt that they choose a solitary place to commit dacoity Besides, the dacoits use firearms, daggers and other lethal weapons to create panic among the innocent passen
A night coach on its way to Barisal from Dhaka recently was attacked by the bandits The dacoits stopped the coach
at dagger point near Rajoir under Madaripur district and looted Taka 37.000 tn cash. In another incident Meer Siddiqur Rahman driving a coach towards Madaripur from Dhaka was stabbed to death by 10 dacoits. but courageous driver saved the passengers by driving the coach speedily till his last breath. A police official was killed on Madaripur Fartdpur highway. The Bhurghata -Takerhat section of Barisal has become a vulnera ble place where dacoits are active all the while
In the meeting of the Law and Order Committee held recently the speakers suggested Immediate deployment of armed security personnel in night coaches of Madartpur to Dhaka In order to combat crimes and to preserve the safety of passengers
24 get lifeterm for murder
Mr Zulfikar All. District and
Sessions Judge, Madaripur sentenced 24 persons to lifeterm for killing one person recently.
According to the prosecution. Moktel Hossain was killed on March 3. 1987. during the clash that took place when Abdul Gafur of Ramzanpur in Kalktni upazila refused to sign tlw false mas ter roll presented by the accused persons
Moktel was seriously injured when hit by lethal weapons during the clash and he later died.
The Judge heard 27 wit nesses and reviewed the documents and pronounced the verdict of life-term to the 24 persons.
Public Prosecutor. Naxnil (slam Miah conduced the >rosecution case while Advocate Abdur Rahman Baku! •tood for defence.