The New Nation - Internet Edition

Rapist gets life in Kurigram

Kurigram, Apr 26: A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for violating a madrassah girl. The lifer is Jahangir, 24, son of Shahabul Hossain of Ramratan village in Rajarhat upazila. According to the prosecution, Jahangir raped the teenage girl of nearby Chhinaihat village on March 22, 2002. After examining the eight witnesses and records, District and Sessions Judge Bhabani Prasad Singh handed down the verdict, reports UNB.

3 clinics, diagnostic centre shut down

Satkhira, Apr 26: A mobile court on Wednesday sealed off two clinics and a diagnostic centre in the district town for alleged illegal operation. The court, led by magistrate AKM Azadur Rahman, conducted raids at different clinics and diagnostic centres in Polashpole and Sadar Hospital crossing and sealed off Babla Memorial Hospital, Shimul Memorial Clinic and Khulna Diagnostic Centre for running illegally. The court also realised Tk 18,000 as fine from these establishments, reports UNB.

Gunrunner arrested with arms in C'nawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Apr 26: RAB and police, in separate drives, seized a shutter gun and 340 bottles of phensidyl syrup and arrested a gunrunner in the district on Wednesday night. Acting on a tip-off, members of RAB-5 arrested Mukhlesur, 27, from the premises of Monakosha Humayun Reza High School ground in Shibganj upazila and also recovered a shutter gun from his possession. In another drive, police seized 340 bottles of phensidyl syrup from the house of Jewel at Sheikh Para in Rohanpur pourashava in Gomostapur upazila, reports UNB.

Bombs, bullets recovered in Khulna

Khulna, Apr 26: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members recovered three bombs and three rounds of bullet from an abandoned godown in Khalishpur area of the town Tuesday night. Acting on a secret information, a team of RAB-6 went to the abandoned godown and recovered the bombs and bullets. But none was arrested in this connection. The seized bombs and bullets were handed over to Khalishpur thana police. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Case filed against UP chairman in Goalanda

Goalanda (Rajbari), Apr 26: A case was filed against a UP chairman on charge of embezzling 90 kgs of VGF rice here on Tuesday. Local BNP leader Yunus Ali Sheikh filed the case against chairman of Ujanchar union parishad Abul Hossain Fakir. Being informed by the BNP leader, police seized a rickshaw with the 90 kgs of VGF rice and also detained the rickshaw-puller Abdur Razzak for interrogation. In his complaint, Yunus Ali mentioned that Chairman Abul Hossain sent a sack of 90-kg VGF rice to his house by a rickshaw and he waylaid the rickshaw on the way and informed the police. Later, police also recovered six slips of the rice from the UP chairman, who started distributing the VGF rice among the destitute on April 17, reports UNB.