Pistol used to kill Jewel recovered
August 21, 2010
Police yesterday seized the foreign-made pistol used in killing Bogra district Chhatra League leader Sakhawat Hossain Jewel.
Criminals killed Jewel, former joint secretary of Bogra district unit Chhatra League, by shooting and hitting with local made weapons inside Shibbati Sebak Samity in the town on June 5 night.
On July 16, police arrested Bogra Jubo League leader Omar Khayyam Ropan on charge of involvement with the killing of sand trader Liton when he came out with bail in Jewel killing case from Bogra Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court.
Following Ropan’s statement, Bogra police led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arifur Rahman Mondal yesterday morning recovered the pistol along with two bullets and two magazines that were wrapped in a plastic bag in an abandoned garden at Andha Hafezia Madrasa Lane in the town, police officials said at a press conference at the office of Bogra superintendent of police yesterday noon.
Ropan bought the pistol from a bordering village in Joypurhat district for Tk 75,000, ASP Arifur Rahman said, adding that Ropan hired criminal Rokonuzzaman Ripon for Tk 50,000 on June 4 to kill Jewel and Ripon was with Jewel during the killing.
Ripon was killed at Malotinagar in the town on August 14 evening.
On the same night, a case was filed with Bogra Sadar police station against BNP leader and Bogra municipality ward councillor Shifar Al Bakhtiar and 13 others on charge of killing Ripon by shooting and local made arms.
There are several cases with Bogra Sadar police station against Shifar, police said.
Source: thedailystar.net
Post office faces crunch as depositors withdraw cash
August 19, 2010
Many savings account clients are failing to get their money upon demand due to serious cash flow problem in Barisal Head Post Office.
Following government decision to reduce interest on different savings accounts and levy ten per cent tax on the interest earned, a good number of depositors have decided to withdraw cash from their accounts, Md Mohsin Uddin, head postmaster of Barisal Head Post Office, said.
Coffee, orange trees dying for water crisis in CHT
August 18, 2010
Hundreds of coffee and orange trees at several mixed fruits orchards in Chittagong Hill Tracts are dying because of shortage of water and lack of proper nursing.
As a result, the ‘Mixed Fruits Orchards’ project run by Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB) in eight upazilas is going to fail its target and many rehabilitated farmers will be affected in the long run.
UP chairman shot dead in Khulna
August 17, 2010
Criminals shot dead a union parishad chairman in Phultala upazila of Khulna district yesterday morning.
Abu Saeed Badal, 42, chairman of Damodar union parishad (UP) under Phultala upazila of Khulna district, was going to the UP office on a motorcycle from his house at Damodar when two young men waylaid him.
‘Stalker’ stabs parents of teenage girl
August 9, 2010
An alleged stalker and his aides yesterday stabbed the parents of a teenage girl at Sonapur village in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila while residents of Shahi Eidgah area in Sylhet city handed over to police the prime accused in a case for killing the father of a schoolgirl, who had become victim of stalking by the detainee.
Tariqul Islam of Naya Labhanga village under Shibganj upazila and his accomplices seriously stabbed the parents of a teenage girl to ‘avenge’ action against stalking of their daughter at Sonapur village under Baliadanga union of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports our Chapainawabganj correspondent.
The victims, Shafiqul Islam, 50, and his wife Anwara Begum, 40, were admitted to Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
Tariqul started disturbing their daughter Shyamoly Khatun, 17, over mobile phone about eight months ago, said the victims. As the act continued, Shafiqul and several villagers beat up the stalker, sources said.
At around 12:30am yesterday, a gang of 8/9 criminals attacked Shafiqul Islam and his wife Anwara at their residence with sharp weapons and stabbed them, police and locals said.
The criminals also took away Tk 10,000, a mobile phone and gold ornaments from the victims’ house.
Shafiqul, who could identify Tariqul among the attacks, filed a case yesterday against Tariqul and eight or nine unidentified people with Sadar police station in this connection, said duty officer of Sadar police station Sub Inspector Rokonuzzaman.
During the attack, Tariqul told the couple that they were facing this situation as a result of assaulting him for their daughter, Shafiqul said.
Our Staff Correspondent reports from Sylhet: Police yesterday arrested Babul Mia, 25, the prime accused in a case for July 31 killing of the father of a schoolgirl who had become victim of stalking by the detainee.
Residents of Shahi Eidgah area in the city had caught him and handed over to police.
During interrogation at Kotwali police station yesterday afternoon, Babul admitted that he had stabbed to death Badsha Miah, 60, a labourer of Doldoli Tea Estate, on a culvert close to the city’s Shahi Eidgah area on July 31 night, police said.
He committed the murder after failing to marry Badsha’s minor daughter, he told police.
A few youths including Babul, Harun and Dulal often teased Badsha’s 13-year-old daughter on the way to her school, locals said.
Following an appeal by Badsha Miah, local leaders at a meeting warned Babul and his companions not to commit the same misdeed again.
Angered by the move, the stalkers sent a letter and shroud to Badsha Miah’s house and threatened him with ’serious consequences’.
After Badsha’s killing, the criminals went into hiding.
Police, however, arrested Babul’s companion Harun within hours.
The deceased’s son Monir Miah filed a murder case accusing Babul, Harun, Luku, and Shihab.
Babul will be produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court today, said Sylhet Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-charge Khondaker Naoroz Ahmed.
Source: thedailystar.net
Classes stop as clouds gather in sky
August 3, 2010
“Our classes are closed when clouds gather in the sky. There is no roof on the damaged corrugated iron sheet-made house of our school,” Aklima, a class five student of Jidaha Khas Government Primary School at Kalai village in Kalihati upazila of Tangail.
“It is hard for us to sit on the classrooms amid scorching heat of the sun as a recent storm blew off the roof of the school,” Taslima, another student of class five, said as this correspondent visited the school recently.
Farmers worried as urea dealers on strike
July 29, 2010
Fertiliser dealers in Nilphamari district refrained from receiving delivery of urea from Parbotipur buffer stock for the second day yesterday, much to the worry of farmers.
Following a call by the Nilphamari unit of Bangladesh Fertiliser Association (BFA) to realise their three-point demand, all the 75 dealers of the district stopped withdrawing fertiliser from the buffer stock in adjacent Dinajpur district for an indefinite period from Tuesday afternoon.
Farmers worried as urea dealers on strike
July 29, 2010
Fertiliser dealers in Nilphamari district refrained from receiving delivery of urea from Parbotipur buffer stock for the second day yesterday, much to the worry of farmers.
Following a call by the Nilphamari unit of Bangladesh Fertiliser Association (BFA) to realise their three-point demand, all the 75 dealers of the district stopped withdrawing fertiliser from the buffer stock in adjacent Dinajpur district for an indefinite period from Tuesday afternoon.
5 kids abducted by BSF yet to be freed
July 26, 2010
Five children, abducted by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Haripur border in Thakurgaon three days ago, were not released as of yesterday while Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on Saturday sent back five Indian nationals who had been pushed into Bangladesh territory by BSF the same day.
5 kids abducted by BSF yet to be freed
July 26, 2010
Five children, abducted by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Haripur border in Thakurgaon three days ago, were not released as of yesterday while Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on Saturday sent back five Indian nationals who had been pushed into Bangladesh territory by BSF the same day.