Child drowns in floodwater
Our Correspondent, Khagrachhart
A child drowned in floodwater in Merung area under Dighinala upazila yesterday morning. The victim, Mohammad Farhad Hossain, 3, was son of Mohammad Abul Hossain of Merung village. Dighinala police said, the boy drowned in floodwater while his parents were busy in their work.
Man strangled
Our Correspondent, jhenidah
An unidentified man was strangled by criminals here on Friday night. Police recovered the body from an abandoned primary school building of Malithia village under Shailokupa upazila. The deceased was about 45. His identity could not be known till writing of this report yesterday afternoon. The victim might have been strangled, police said. Shailokupa police station officer-in-charge (OC) Anwar Hossain said, locals found the body lying in an abandoned building of Malithia primary school and informed police at around 2:00 pm yesterday. The body bore marks of injuries, the OC said. Police sent the body to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Five houses gutted
Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon
Five houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Khalra village under Haripur upazila on Wednesday afternoon. Fire fighters and local sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house and soon it engulfed the adjacent houses burning five houses. On information, fire fighters from Pirganj rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after an hour-long frantic effort with the help of local people. The house owners claimed property and goods worth about Tk2.5 lakh were gutted in the blaze while fire fighters estimated loss atTkl lakh.
Woman electrocuted
UNB, Goalando (Rajbari)
A woman was electrocuted at Masjidpara village here on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sufia Begum, 60, wife of late Abdul Baten of the village. Locals said, Sufia came in contact with a snapped electric wire at about 11:30am when she went to a nearby abandoned house in search of her mentally handicapped son. Hearing her hue and cry, neighbors rescued and sent her to the upazila health complex where attending doctors declared him dead.
Contraband seized
UNB, Sunamganj
BDR members, in a drive, seized 27,500 packets of contraband Indian Nasir bidi from Holdarkandi haor area in Sadar upazila on Friday. On secret information, a team of 8 Rifles battalion conducted the drive in the area at about 6:00pm and seized the bidi packets valued at Tk 5.5 lakh in abandoned condition. Operation officer of the battalion Major M Saiful Wadud said the seized bidis were handed over to the Customs authorities.
3 held with fake currency notes
UNB, Sylhet
Three people were held along with fake currency notes worth Tk 10.5 thousand in Jaintapur and Zakiganj upazilas on Wednesday and Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Liton Mia, son of Modhu Mia of Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj district, Shamsuddin, 55, son of late Abdus Salam of Mithamoin upazila and Akram Hossain of Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj district. Police said, Liton Mia and Shamsuddin were caught by locals along with three fake notes of Tk 1,000 denomination from Shahgali bazaar in Zakiganj upazila on Thursday evening. In another incident, Jaintapur police arrested Akram Hossain from Darbasta bazaar while trying to purchase goods with a fake note on Wednesday. Later, police recovered 7 fake notes of Tk 1,000 denomination and one note ofTk 500 denomination from his possession.
Day labourer killed
UNB, Rajshahi
A day labourer was killed by his neighbour over a trifling matter at Piadapara village in Bagha upazila yesterday. The victim was identified as Tofazzal Hossain alias Kalu, 45, son of Naimuddin Shah of the village. Amzad Hossain, brother of the victim said, an altercation ensued between Kalu and Akram over cutting a leaf of a banana tree of Akram on Friday. As a sequel to the incident Akram hit Kalu with a sharp weapon at about 7:00am yesterday, leaving him dead on the spot. After the murder Akram went into hiding.