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SNAPS AND SNIPPETS
Ex-civil surgeon grabs graveyard
A Correspondent, Naron
A human chain was formed at Baraigram yesterday alleging grabbing of graveyard land by a former civil surgeon (CS) at Banpara village. According to a complaint lodged with the UNO office the said retired civil surgeon occupied a portion of land of the hundred-year-old local graveyard in a bid to raise a mango garden and cultivate crops. Earlier, local municipality men tried to settle the matter mutually but failed.
University official arrested
Our Correspondent, Mymtnsingh
Police yesterday arrested the coordinator and director of the Mymensingh campus of South East University on charge of certificate forgery and misappropriation of money. Following a complaint lodged with Kotwali police TUesday night by Abu Sayeed Mohammad Tofael /\lam, an MBA student, police arrested Shah Mustafa Noor, 40, from his residence at Naha Road in the morning. In the complaint several allegations including killing of valuable time of students were brought against Shah Mustafa Noor, police said. The students of the first semester could not appear in their examination scheduled to be held on May 8 as the institution allegedly had no permission from the authority concerned.
Farmer electrocuted
A Correspondent, Namii
A farmer was electrocuted at village Kurulia under Narail Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Kamal Samaddar, 45, son of Zitcndranath Samaddar. Locals said, the incident occurred at about 9.00 am when Kamal climbed a mango tree and came in touch with electric wire. Kaihal died instantly.
2 Jubo League leaders held
Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
Police yesterday detained two Jubo League leaders on charges of manipulating tender at UNO office under Biral upazila, police said. Abul Kalam Azad, 39, sports secretary of Dinajpur District Jubo League unit and Md Jasim, 25, member of Dinajpur Jubo League were joindy resisting other bidders from dropping schedules. It sparked scuffles with the bidders creating panic in the area. Although police detained the two leaders any case is yet to be filed till filing of the report in the afternoon.
Drug addicts clash again
Our Correspondent, sirajganj
At least 40 people were injured in a clash yesterday between two groups of drug addicts in Sirajganj town as a sequel to a previous feud. The clashing groups damaged and ransacked 20 houses and 10 shops in the area. Police and locals said that the clash took place at Railway colony, Mirpur and Mahmudpur. The rivals chased each other and hurled brickbats for three hours leaving 40 of both the groups injured. Police rushed to the spot and fired five rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the clashing groups.
Fake army man arrested
Our Correspondent, Bandarban
Police yesterday arrested a fake army man at Chambi Bazar under Lama upazila. Nurul Islam was taken to custody following a complaint lodged to Aziz Nagar police camp that he threatened a tea stall owner to extort money from him. Police also seized two photographs of Nurul Islam wearing army uniform and a fake identity card of Bangladesh Army from the arrestee's possession. Nurul will be produced in court today after preliminary quizzing, police said. Locals said Nurul married a local girl about three months ago by identifying himself as an army man.
4 outlaws held for extortion
Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Rapid Action Battalion-6 yesterday arrested four armed cadres ofM-L faction of the outlawed PBCP from Radhuni hotel at Moilapota Road under Sonadanga Police Station. Majumdar, 25, Shujon Sarker, 30, Ashutosh Bepari, 22, and Ujjal Basu, 28, were caught red-handed while receivingTk 3,000 as illegal toll from businessman Makbul Hossain of village Diarha under Rupsha upazila, according Rab-6 sources.
Festival of ganja addicts
Staff Correspondent, Bogra.
Thousands of people including ganja (hemp) addicts from different districts of the country have gathered near the archaeological site of Mohasthangarh in Bogra district to participate in today’s Ganja Sommelon, considered as a ’religion festival' in the area for long. The one-day festival is observed on the last Thursday of Bangla month Baishakh and a number of people from other countries including India, Pakistan and Nepal also come to join it, organisers said. Locals said the festival is observed to mark the arrival of Hazrat Shah Sultan Mahamud Balkhi Mahishawar who preached Islam in the area after wining a war against Hindu king Parshuram long ago. Around 2,00,000 kg of katkati (a kind of sweet) will be produced to meet the demand of participants at today's festival, said Md Rafiqul Islam, a katkati producer at Mohasthangarh market.
Sarwar's brother sent to jail
Our Correspondent, Bansai
Mizanur Rahman Wahid, younger brother of BNP lawmaker and former mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar, was sent to jail yesterday after he surrendered before the additional judicial magistrate's court. Earlier, Wahid submitted a bail prayer which was rejected by the court. Wahid was sentenced to eight years RI with six other accused for misappropriation of telephone revenue and defalcation of telephone bills worth about one core taka by taking 12 telephone connections and operat -ing illegal VOIP in false names and addresses. He went into hiding following announcement of the verdict on July 23,2007 by the speedy trial courtof Barisal.