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Drivers protest murder
Our Correspondent, Faridpur
Microbus drivers and workers in Faridpur yesterday protested killing of a fellow driver of Laxmipur village under Sadar upazila of the district. The protesters burned tyres at Sree Angayan point of Dhaka-Barisal highway and damaged some vehicles. Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded onbothsidesoftheroad during the protest. At least five people including two cops were injured as protesters locked in clash with police and police charged batons. Police also arrested two protesters Nazmul, 18, and Chunnu, 23 from the scene. The protest ensued at around 6pm when the microbus drivers came to know that body of a micro driver named Sheikh Miraj, 25, of Laxmipur village was recovered by police from Dori Krishnopur village under Sadarpur upazila at around 3 pm Sunday. Miraj was missing from Wednesday.
Criminals kill trader
UNB, Madaripur
Criminals gunned down a fruit trader at Ghunshi in sadar upazila yesterday morning allegedly for refusing to pay tolls. Witnesses said Dulal Molla, 50, a fruit trader of Dhaka city, was shot twice on the chest near Ghunshi High School at about 6am. He died on the spot. A resident of Ghunshi village, Dulal was walking to the busstand to go to his business place in Dhaka. His wife Nurunhanar told UNB that criminals of Mosharraf Bahini recently demanded tolls of Tk 3 lakh from her husband. “It was impossible for him to pay so much money. So, he politely refused expressing the inability,” she said suspecting gunmen of Mosharraf Bahini killed Dulal.
Land official held
Our Correspondent, Tangaii
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials on Thursday in Tangaii caught an official of local Assistant Commissioner's (AC Land) office red-handed while taking bribe from a person. The ACC officials arrested Aminul Islam, chief assistant-cum-accountant of the office of Tangaii Sadar Assistant Commissioner of Land with Tk 2,000 bribe money. Sources said, Aminul demanded Tk 6,000 from one Kamrul Islam when he went to him for mutation of his land. Decided for Tk 4,000, Kamrul gave Tk2,000 at that time and promised to give the rest amount on Thursday. Meantime, Kamrul made a complaint to the ACC office in Tangaii about the matter. An ACC team went to place onThursday and caught Aminul red-handed.
Seven shops gutted
UNB, Bagerhat
Seven business establishments were gutted in a fire, which broke out at Bhutemari Bazaar in Sadar upazila here yesterday. Witnesses said the fire originated from power short circuit of a cloth shop and soon it engulfed the adjacent shops at about 2pm. Fire brigade workers aided by local people extinguished the fire after one and half hours of hectic efforts. Four villagers, Shahid Sheikh, Saiful Islam, Pradip Kumer and Rahim Sheikh, were also injured while extinguishing the blaze.
Man beaten to death
UNB, Joypurhat
A young man was beaten to death by unidentified criminals at Nayapara village in Kanai upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Wahed, 25, a mason and son of M Afzal Hossain of Elta village in the upazila. Police quoting family sources said Wahed went to neighbouring Mokamtala village in Shibganj upazila of Bogra district to visit his aunt's house in the morning. But he did not return home on the day. Locals found his body in a nearby paddy field on Saturday morning and informed the police. Later, police recovered the body that bore injury marks and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy.