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3 brothers get life for murder in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Apr 30: A court here today (Sunday) sentenced three siblings to life term imprisonment in a murder case. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Court also fined the convicted Tk 5,000 each, in default, to serve one month more in jail. The lifers are : Mofizuddin, Khairul Islam and Makbul Hossain, sons of late Abdul Gafur Mondol, of Madyachandpur village in Dhamoirhat upazila. Ten people, however, were acquitted from the charge as their guilt was not proved, reports UNB.

Trawler driver slaughtered in N'ganj

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 30: A trawler driver was slaughtered by assailants in Roopganj upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem, 47, of Yakub Ali of Shikolbaha village in Karnaphuli upazila of Chittagong district. Local people found his body in Mangalkhali Char area on the bank of Sitalakkhya River. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. Police also arrested nine trawler workers suspecting their involvement with the killing, reports UNB.

Two bodies recovered

SYLHET, Apr 30: Police recovered slaughtered body of an unidentified young woman from the bank of Dhalai River in Companiganj upazila on Saturday. Local people found the body of the victim, aged around 24, in the morning and informed the police. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed. Another report from Kishoreganj adds: Police recovered the body of a young housewife from a pond at Bongram Bhitipara village in Kotiadi upazila Thursday morning, reports UNB.