Suspected militants remanded

Our Correspondent, Netrakona

Three youths arrested in Netrakona on Sunday for their alleged link with militant outfits were placed on five days police remand on Monday. Police produced the three before the court of Netrakona senior judicial magistrate in the evening seeking seven days remand and the court grafted five days remand. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Netrakona Sadar Police Station Abu Tahar Mia said they are yet to be certain about the militant outfit the arrestees belong to. But he said that there is no doubt that Omar Faruque, Sheik Parvez and Anik Ahmed are militants.

Fish farmer murdered

Our Correspondent, jhenidah

Criminals beat dead a fish farmer in broad day light at Laudia village under Sadar upazila on Monday. The victim is Shafikul Islam 1\ilu, 30, son of Akbar Hossain alias Patal Biswas. Police and family sources said, a gang of 15/20 chased Shafikul IslamTulu and his brother Sarfuddin while they were going to their fish farm in Rana Dairy Farm compound. At one stage they caught TUIu and beat him up and bludgeoned him indiscriminately. He was rushed to Jhcnidah Sadar Hospital and later shifted to Khulna 250-bed Hospital where he succumbed to injury al 3 am on Monday.

CU admission tests in Nov

Staff Correspondent, erg

Admission tests for first year honours courses for the 2009-2010 sessions will begin at Chittagong University (CU) from November 08. The decision was made at a meeting of die Admission Committee held with Vice Chancellor Prof Abu Yusuf in the chair at his office recently. Intended candidates will be able to collect the forms (ill October 15 and submit them on or before October 20. The forms will be available at CU, New Market. Sheikh Mujib Road and Kapasgola braches of Agrani Bank in the city and Jatiya Jadughar branch in the capital at a cost ofTk300. Examination of the "GA” unit (Commerce faculty - commerce group) will be held at 10.30am on NovOB. "KA" unit (Science faculty) at 10.30am and “CHA" unit (forestry) at 2.30pm on Nov 09, "JA" unit (biological science) at 10.30am and "CHUA" unit (Marine sciences) at 2.30pm on Nov 10, "GA" unit (Commerce Faculty - science and humanities groups) at 10.30am on Nov II, "GHA" unit (Social Science) at 10.30am on Nov 12, "UMA" unit (Law) at 10.30am on Nov 14. "KIIA” unit (Arts) at 10.30am on Nov 15. and "KHA" unit (Arts Fine Arts, Arabic and Persian, Islamic Studies. Pali and Sangskrit) al 10.30am on Nov 16.