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NEWS in brief
Mugger shot by police in capital
Staff Correspondent
Police shot and injured an alleged mugger at Mirpur section-12 while he and his cohorts were preparing to mug people in the area early yesterday.
Jaber, 25, is undergoing treatment at National Institute ofTraumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation while the other muggers managed to flee. Police recovered two crude bombs and two machetes from Jaber. Sensing the presence of police, the muggers hurled three crude bombs at them and police in self-defence fired on them, said Pallabi police.
Ctg airport customs detain Bangladeshi with gold bars
Staff Correspondent, a#
Customs officials in Chittagong city's Shah Amanat International Airport last night detained a Bangladeshi man found with 24 undeclared gold bars, weighing around 2.8 kilogrammes and worth about Tk 1.2 crore, hidden inside his cellphone battery compartment, wallet and shoes. Selimuddin, 33, arriving from Dubai on a flydubai flight, was being interrogated by the customs during filing of this report around 11:00pm.
Man shot dead in Korail slum
Staff Correspondent
Unidentified miscreants shot dead a man Banani police say used to provide illegal electricity and water connections to Korail Bosti (Korail slum) before TNT Colony High School, adjoining the slum, in the capital around 8:30pm yesterday. Police suspect Dulal Sardar, 35, was killed over a feud centring his illegal business.
Girl's body recovered in capital
Staff Correspondent
Police recovered the body of an unidentified girl, aged around three, from a ditch in the capital's Trimohoni in Khilgaon last evening.
Khilgaon police said the girl was wearing a black sweater and a pair of pants. The body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College morgue for an autopsy.
A4B to distribute blankets among the poor tomorrow
City Desk
To mark Australia Day tomorrow, the Australia Awards Alumni Association Bangladesh (A4B) will distribute blankets and warm clothes collected from its members among the underprivileged in the capital.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has matched in financial donations the contributions collected by the alumni which will be used to purchase blankets to support the association’s initiative.
Abul president Deepak gen secy of Defence Journalist Association
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Defence Journalist Association was formed at a meeting at a hotel in the capital yesterday, says a press release.
Abul Khayer, special correspondent of The Daily Ittefaq, was made the president while Deepak Acharjee, special correspondent of The Independent, the general secretary of its nine-member executive committee.
Kazi Hafiz, special correspondent of the Daily Kaier Kantha, was made the vice-president, Firoz Manna, senior reporter of The Daily Janakantha, the joint secretary; and Hassan Jahid Tusher, senior reporter of The Daily Star, the organising secretary.