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NEWS in brief
Rab to investigate Aftab murder case
Staff Correspondent
The murder case of veteran photojournalist Aftab Ahmed was transferred to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from Rampura police yesterday for further investigation.
Aftab was found dead with his hands and legs tied up with rope in his Rampura residence on last December 25.
Police suspected that he was suffocated to death by his chauffer, the primary accused in the case filed by Aftab's son Monowar Ahmed.
Aftab, recipient of the Ekushey Padak, had captured historic moments, including the surrender document being signed by Gen Niazi for Lt Jagjit Singh Aurora on December 16 in 1971, marking the victory of Bangladesh.
12 Jamuna Future Park guards held for wearing Rab-like uniforms
Staff Correspondent
Rapid Action Battalion Saturday detained 12 security guards of Jamuna Future Park shopping mall in the capital's Bhatara over wearing Rab-like uniforms.
The guards had been wearing such top-to-bottom black uniforms that strictly prohibited in the law, said Rab-1 Commanding Officer Kismat Hayat.
Despite several official directives sent to the mall authorities from the Police Headquarters, they did not pay any attention to it, said Kismat. Later, Rab-1 also sent the same directives to them, in vain. The Daily Star could not contact the future park authorities for comments.
Body of domestic help found
Staff Correspondent
Police recovered the decomposed body of a domestic help from a sewerage line at road no-20 in the capital's Uttara yesterday.
Amena Khatun, 33, wife of Mahbub Rahman, served at different houses in sector-14 and resided in nearby Jamtola area.
Amena had been missing since January 6. Mahbub filed a general diary, said police.
The body with its legs tied up with a rope was in a sack, said police.
12 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Ctg
Staff Correspondnt, ct^
Police held 12 alleged activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Jamaat Islami Chhatra Shibir in Sitakunda and Satkania upazilas in Chittagong yesterday.
Seven of them were accused in several cases filed for carrying out vandalism and subversive activities during the 18-party combined blockades, said Sitakunda police.
The other Jamaat activists, including a Kewchia Union Parishad member, were shown arrested in cases filed for carrying out vandalism and arson attacks during the blockades, January 5 poll and afterwards.
RU admission tests now Jan 23-27
RU Correspondent
The admission tests for the first year honours courses at Rajshahi University under 2013-14 academic session has been rescheduled for the fifth time due to blockades and hartals.
Now the tests will be held on January 23-27, said an RU press release. The details will be available on the university website: www.ru.ac.bd
Fire breaks out in Savar factory
Our Correspondent, s^ar
A fire broke out in a spinning mill at Rajashon in Savar of Dhaka early yesterday.
Anower Hossain, station officer at Savar Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the blaze starting from a room
at Marhaba Spinning Mills, burnt almost all the cotton and raw materials.
The fire might have originated from the heated machines, he said.
Fire fighters rushed to the spot after the factory staff doused the blaze in around half an hour, he added.