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Gecko poachers jailed
Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari
A mobile court here on Monday sentenced two poachers to six months' imprisonment for smuggling gecko, a kind of reptile locally known as 'takkhok'. The court also fined each convict Tk 1000. They are Abul Kalam, 30, son of Abdul Aziz of Lakkhipur area in Chauddagram upazila of Comilla and Mohammad Balal Uddin, 25, son of late Nurul Haque of the district. Mostafizur Rahman, officer in-charge of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station said, on secret information, they raided Arambagh area in the district town and arrested the poachers along with a caged gecko.
Statue recovered
Our Correspondent, Barisai
Police recovered a precious statue of Hindu godVisnu from Hossain Fakirer Bari at Jahapur village in Babuganj upazila yesterday afternoon and arrested two people in this connection. On secret information, an eight-member team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, led by assistant commissioner Abu Saleh Ahmed, raided the area and arrested Humayan Fakir and his accomplice Nanna Howladar along with the statue weighing 122 kilogram.
Three shops gutted
Our Correspondent, satkhtra
Three shops were gutted in a fire at Patkelghata Bazar in Tala upazila on Monday night. Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a grocery shop at the bazar at around 11:00pm and soon spread to one medicine shop and a stationery shop. On information, a fire fighting unit from Satkhira rushed in and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts. One of the affected shop owners, Dilip Ghosh, claimed that the loss caused by the fire could go up toTk50 lakh.
Roadblock in Khagrachhari
Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari
The blockade programme on Khagrachhari-Panchhari road enforced by Panchhari upazila unit of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) yesterday passed off peacefully. The day-long road blockade was announced protesting 'falsely implicating' the name of Supan Chakma Sagor, general secretary of the upazila unit of PCJSS, in the case filed for burning a rice laden truck on Friday. All kinds of vehicular movement on Khagrachhari-Panchhari road remained suspended during the blockade, much to the sufferings of the passengers. Demanding the withdrawal of Sagor's name from the case within seven days, Vice-president of Panchhari upazila unit of PCJSS Ayotan Chakma said they will opt for greater movement if the demand is not met.
Two held with arms
Our Correspondent, Pabna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two young men along with a 9mm pistol and three bullets at Ramchandrapur village in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The arrestees are Shimul Hossain, 32, son of Shahadat Mondal of the village and Toukir Ahmed Jony, 30, son of Moznu Pramanik of Shibrampur village. Tanvir Anwar, commander of Rab-12, said acting on a tip-off, they raided the residence of one Abdul Mannan at about 3:00am and arrested the duo along with the arms and ammunition.
Farmer hacked to death
Our Correspondent, Laimonirhat
A farmer was hacked to death by his rivals over a disputed land at Bonga Tari village in Gorol union under Kaliganj upazila yesterday morning. The victim is Gunodhar Chandra Roy, 35, son of Raj Narayan of the village. Victim's father filed a case with Kaliganj police station accusing 15 people including Mahmudul Islam alias Maidul, chairman of Gorol union. Raj Narayan owns a 10 decimal land at the village. As the father and the son were working at their land, Kanok Chandra Roy, a supporter of the UP chairman, along with some village policemen swooped on Raj Narayan and Gunodhar and hacked the victim on Saturday. He was rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital in critical condition where he died, said locals.