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Outlawed party leader held in Natore

NATORE, Mar 22: Police arrested a regional leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (Lal Potaka) at Haltibeel in Naldanga upazila early Wednesday. Tipped-off, police raided a shallow machine room at the beel at about 3am and arrested Mogla Masud, local regional leader of the underground party. Naldanga thana Officer-in-Charge Ansar Ali said Masud was wanted in at least 25 murder, extortion, snatching and other criminal cases, reports UNB.

Garment worker violated in Gazipur

GAZIPUR, Mar 22: A garment worker was gang raped by miscreants near Board Mill Bazar in Kaliakoir upazila Monday night. Police said the hoodlums numbering 5/6 kidnapped the adolescent garment worker of local Aiman garments factory at gunpoint when she was returning home from her work place at about 10pm. They took her to a bush near a pineapple orchard and raped her one after another. Hearing her scream local people rushed to the spot and rescued her but the culprits managed to flee. Police arrested two youths - Barek and Jasim -suspecting their involvement with the incident, reports UNB.

Hundi trader arrested in Sunamganj

SUNAMGANJ, Mar 22: An alleged hundi trader was arrested in Laurer Gar area of Tahirpur upazila Monday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of BDR 17 battalion halted Jasimuddin, 27, son of Nijamuddin of Barachhara village in the upazila, near the border outpost at about 5:30pm when he was returning home from Sylhet city. Later, searching his body BDR recovered the Indian currency. The law enforcers also seized Jasim's motorcycle and his mobile phone set. Jashim later was handed over to Tahirpur police station. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Youth receives acid burn injuries

Bogra, Mar 21: A young man was injured in an acid attack allegedly by his rival group at Langolmora village in Sherpur upazila on early Monday. Local people said assailants threw acid on Zahidul Islam, 30, as he came out of his house responding to the call of nature at about 3:30am, leaving him critically injured. Hearing his cry for help, neighboures rushed in and admitted Zahidul to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital. Later, he was shifted to Dhaka Acid Survivors Foundation in Dhaka, reports UNB.

One hacked to death in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, Mar 21: A young man was hacked to death by his brother at Dewtala village in Morelganj upazila on Monday. Police said Bhobasindhu Bairagi hacked his younger brother Akhil Bairagi, 18, to death following an altercation over sharing of money. The body was sent to morgue for autopsy. Police arrested Bhobasindhu from Mongla upazila after a hot chase, reports UNB.

Octogenarian man killed in road mishap

Sherpur, Mar 21: An octogenarian man was crushed under the wheels of a bus at Shimultali in Sadar upazila Monday afternoon. Police said Nabi Fakir, 85, died on the spot as the bus ran over him at about 2pm. Police could not held the bus driver as he fled the scene soon after the accident, reports UNB.