Woman arrested with Yaba

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

Police arrested a woman with 200 Yaba tablets at her house at Sahebnagar village in Ishwarganj upazila of the district early yesterday. The arrestee is Shamsun Nahar Ruma, 35, wife of Oliur Rahman of Sahebnagar. Police said, the couple was involved in drug trading in the area for long. On information, the law enforcers raided the house and arrested Ruma with the Yaba tablets. However, Oliur managed to flee the scene, sensing the presence of police. A case was filed in this connection.

Schoolboy drowns in pond

Our Correspondent, Rangpur

A boy drowned in a pond on his school premises in the city on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ivan Ahmed Antar, 14, son of Rafiqul Islam of Keranipara area in the city. RM Mizanur Rahman, headmaster of Rangpur Zila School, said the eight grader along with his classmates went to take a dip in the pond and drowned. An unnatural death case was filed with Rangpur Kotwali Police Station in this connection, said the headmaster.

20 shops gutted

Our Correspondent, Bhoia

At least 20 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at a market in Sonali Road area under Char Fashion municipality of the district early Monday. Locals said the fire originated at a shop and soon engulfed the adjoining shops. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the flame after two hours of frantic efforts. The affected shop owners claimed that the loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 3 crore.

UP member held with pistol

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

Police arrested a man with a pistol and two bullets at his house at Kuniar Char village in Ishwarganj upazila of the district early Monday. The arrestee is Murtaz Ali, 50, a member of Maizbagh Union Parishad. Murtaz is accused in five cases, including one for murder, said Burhan Uddin, officer-in-charge of Ishwarganj Police Station.

2 Jubo League men attacked

UNB, Benapole, Jessore

Students of Michael Madhusudan College (MM College) vandalised houses of two local Jubo League leaders following a conflict over establishing supremacy on the college campus in the district town on Monday. Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station Sikdar Akkash said a group of MM College students attacked the houses of Ashikuzzaman and Chanchai, activists of the district Jubo League unit, and vandalised the houses over establishing supremacy in MM College area. The attackers blasted two crude bombs during the incident, he said.

Shrimp fry seized

UNB, Laxmipur

Police seized one lakh shrimp fry from a bus in Jhumur area of the district town early yesterday. A police team, acting on a tip-off, raided a Khulna-bound bus from Ramgati area and seized the shrimp fry. None was arrested in this connection, said Superintendent of Police Nasim Miah.