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Diarrhoea claims one life in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Sept 25: Diarrhoea that took an alarming turn in the district after prolonged flood, claimed life of a young girl and affected 162 more people on Sunday. The dead was identified as Shilpi, 21, wife of Sukumar Das, of Sidir village in Sadar Upazila. Family sources said Shilpi affected by the waterborne disease on Saturday and died on Sunday morning on way to hospital. According to the district Civil Surgeon Office, some 8,739 people have, so far, been affected with the disease since August 30, reports UNB.

Mango trader killed

RAJSHAHI, Sept 25: Unidentified assailants hacked a man to death at village Anukompur in Charghat Upazila early on Saturday midnight The deceased was identified as M Ashraf, 45. He was a mango trader. Police said the assailants hacked Ashraf to death while sleeping in the varanda of his house at night Ashraf's wife found the body lying in a pool of blood at about 1.10 AM. The body was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. The reason behind the killing could not be known, reports UNB.

Seven shops guted

SUNAMGANJ, Sept 25: Seven shops were guted in a fire at Iqbal Hossain market in Tahirpur Upazila headquarters on Friday midnight Market sources said the fire originated in a shop from a torn wire of Palli Bidyut Samity at about 12:15 AM and soon engulfed the adjacent shops, burning down goods worth about Tk 30 lakh. Army and police members with the help of local people brought the blaze under control after an hour of hectic efforts, reports UNB.

Four robbers arrested

GAZIPUR, Sept 25: Members of Rapid Action Batalion (RAB) arrested four infamous robbers from Mokterbari area of Tongi thana on Saturday early morning. Acting on a tip-off that a gang of robbers was ploting to commit dacoity in the guise of RAB members, a team of RAB-11 raided the area at about 5 AM and arrested four of them. The arrested are Solaiman Akand, 26, Anil Chandra, 22, Abdul Jabbar, 36 and Nasir Mia, reports UNB.

Son kills father

in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH, Sept 25: A cruel son beat his father to death at Balwar village in Trishal Upazila here on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 55. Police said Nurul Islam rebuked his son Ful Mia, 18, for not going to their paddy land to transplant aman seedlings and at one stage he beat him with a stick. At this his another son Abul Kalam became angry and beat him mercilessly leaving him dead on the spot On information, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed with the police. The killer son went into hiding, reports UNB.

Housewife violated

BENAPOLE (Jessore), Sept 25: A housewife was violated by a gang of terrorists at Paksia Bazar area in Sharsha upazila on Friday night Villagers said a gang of local terrorists led by Imamul and Mithu raided the house of the victim at dead of night and abducted her at gunpoint Later, they took her to a nearby jungle and violated her by turns throughout the night They later left the place leaving her in an unconscious state. After rescuing the victim while her husband was taking her to a local hospital the terrorists threatened him no to disclose the mater to anybody and file any case with the police, reports UNB.

Firearms recovered

SATKHIRA, Sept 25: Elite force RAB in separate raids recovered eight firearms and eight bullets in Sadar Upazila here on Saturday and Friday. Acting on tip off RAB troops conducted a drive in Jhilpara area of the district town early on Saturday and recovered five pipe-guns, two revolvers and eight bullets from a pond in abandoned condition. In another drive RAB personnel also recovered a revolver in abandoned condition from Bokari Bazar in the Upazila on Friday night Separate cases were filed with the police, reports UNB.