OC faces bribery charge

UNB, Sylhet

Officer in-charge (OC) of Golapganj Model PS Emdadul Haque Sheikh was suspended on Monday, on charge of taking bribe from a colleague about nine months ago. The departmental action came after the allegation against him was found true during the primary investigation. A fax message, sent to Golapganj PS by higher authorities containing the temporary suspension order of OC Emdadul was received at the police station in the evening. The message said that the OC has been suspended temporarily and transferred to Khulna Range from Sylhet Range on charge of taking bribe from Constable Abdul Qayum.

Youth killed in Rajbari

UNB, Goalanda, Rajbari

Body of a young man was recovered from the Padma River in Sadar upazila on Monday. Police said Wahidul Hasan, 27, son of Wahab Fakir of Dewanpara under Goalanda Municipality was brutally murdered and dumped into the river. Family sources said Wahab went out of their house on Sunday night after hearing the death news of the mother of one of his friends over phone and did not return home. Locals said the body got entangled in a net while some fishermen were catching fish in the river at Urakanda al about Harn. On information, police recovered the body at about 3pm and sent it to Rajbari Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Abducted girl freed in Bogra

UNB, Bogra

A minor girl who was kidnapped by criminals from her house in Nandigram municipality area on Monday for ransom was released on Tuesday morning. The four-year-old girl was daughter of the proprietor of Janata Jewelers in the upazila headquarters. Locals said, the abductors set her free on a payment of Tk 1.5 lakh as ransom at about 8am. Police said Al Mamun, son of Mozammel Hauqe of the area, and his accomplice abducted the girl on Monday morning. Later, Mamun demanded Tk 10 lakh from the parents over mobile phone to set the girl free.

Elderly man murdered

Our Correspondent, Sirajganj

An elderly man was murdered at Alokdia village in Kamarkhanda upazila on Monday night. Victim Tozammel Haque Mondal, 60, was son of late Azizul Haque Mondal of the village. Police said a gang attacked Tozammel while he was returning from local mosque after saying hisTarawi prayers al about 9pm, leaving him dead on the spot. As he did not return home at night, they looked forTozammel. Later his body was recovered from under a bridge near the mosque.