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Housewife abducted, raped
A Correspondent, Camilla
A young housewife was abducted by criminals from Toitaya village in Nangolkot upazila and raped on Sunday. The victim was treated at local health complex She later filed a case with Nangolkot police naming the rapists. She alleged that she was coming from her father's house at Boxganj. Before reaching home, local criminals Salful Islam and Md Jalal took her to a schoolroom and raped. Police admitted that the victim filed a case but said none was arrested till filing of this report yesterday.
One gets life for patricide
Our Correspondent, Tangati
A court inTangail yesterday sentenced one person to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) for killing father. The District and Sessions Judge's Court also fined the convict Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer six months more in jail. According to the case, Habibur Rahman Hoby hit his father in the head by a rod at their house at Beribaid on September 5,1996. Seriously injured Kazimuddin later died at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital. After the incident, victim's another son Mozaffar Hossain filed a murder case with Madhupur Police Station. Habibur was tried in absentia.
Ruet founding day today
A RU Correspondent
Teachers and students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) will celebrate the sixth founding anniversary of the university with a day-long programme today. The programmes will begin with the hoisting of the national flag and the university flag at 6:00am at administrative building, VC's residence, central library and students dormitories. Ruet vice-chancellor Prof Fazlul Bari will inaugurate the 'founding anniversary' programme by releasing pigeons and balloons. A discussion meeting will be held at the university auditorium on the occasion while Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton will be present as chief guest.
Criminal held with arms
A Correspondent, Narad
A team of a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday arrested a top criminal and recovered a 9 mm pistol and 50 bullets from him at Narail-Lohagara Road near Lohagara petrol pump under Lohagara upazila. Arrestee Aslam , 30, is son of Syed Shelu Miah of Noagram village. Police and locals said, acting on a tip-off, Rab-6 raided a tea stall near Lohagara petrol pump and arrested him and recovered the pistol and the bullets from his possession.
12 houses gutted in Ctg
Staff Correspondent, Chittagong
Twelve dwelling houses were gutted in afire at a village under Mirersarai upazila early yesterday. The fire broke out at a tin-shed house at Patakuti village under Osmanpur union at around 8;30am arid spread fast engulfing adjoining 11 other houses. Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas cylinders in almost ' every house made the situation devastating. Station Officer Shafiqul Islam at Sitakunda Fire Station said the extent of damage may stand at Tk 40 lakh since the affected families could not save any property.
Human chain in Manikganj
Our Correspondent, Manikganj
Bangladesh Mahila Parisad Manikganj unit formed a human chain near Baniajuri bus stand on Dhaka-Aricha highway under Ghior police station yesterday demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment to killers of Runa Akhter, who was killed allegedly by her husband for dowry just a day after their marriage on August 10, at West Jabra village in the district.