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One gets 14 yr RI for abducting

Jamalpur, June 13: A special court here Tuesday sentenced a man to 14 years rigorous imprisonment for abducting a schoolgirl 2 years back. The convict Ziaul Haque was also fined Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer one year more RI. According to the prosecution, the convict abducted Nahid Akhter Sumi daughter of his co-villager Nur Mohammed in on way to her school at Kheyarchar village in Bakshiganj upazila on August 23, 2006. Later, victim's brother Ismail Hossain filed an abduction case with local police station, report UNB.

6 held with Phensidyl

Comilla, June 13: RAB and the Narcotics Control Department, in separate drives arrested six people with 664 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and 20kgs of hemp in the district on Tuesday. Being tipped off, a team of RAB conducted a drive in Shubornopur area of Sadar upazilla and arrested drug peddler Hossain with 664 bottles of Phensidyl. In another drive a team of Narcotics Control Department acting on secret information raided three rickshaws near Shaitshala Madrassah on Brahmapara-Mirpur road and arrested Anarkoli alias Rotna, Shima Akhtar, Amena Begum, Jobeda Khatun, Bokul Begum and Rong Miah with 20kgs of hemp. Another report from Benapole adds: - RAB members recovered 1010 bottles of Phensidyl syrup at Shyamalgachhi village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday morning, report UNB.

3 killed in Comilla Road mishap

Comilla, June 13:Three people, including a truck driver, were killed in a fatal road accident at Matiara in South Sadar upazilla early Tuesday. The identities of the dead could not be ascertained immediately. Police said the accident occurred on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway when a Dhaka-bound truck rammed into another stationary truck on the highway side at about 4am, killing its driver, helper and the mechanic instantly. They were engaged in repairing the stationary truck, report UNB.

Couple commits suicide in Jamalpur

Jamalpur, June 13: A young couple here allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Hatibandha village in Sadar upazila on Monday night. The deceased are Shahid, 25, son of Amjad of Mymensingh district and his wife Popy, 22, daughter of Saudi expatriate Abdur Razzak. Police quoting victim's family sources said Shahid, became annoyed with his father-in-law as he did not take him abroad as per his promise and took poison at dead of night at his father-in-law's house. He died on way to Sadar hospital. Seeing the body of Shahid when it was taken to his father-in-law's house his wife Popy also took poison and died instantly, report UNB.

Adulterated sugar recovered in Khulna

Khulna, June 13: RAB members in separate drives recovered arms, bullets, bombs and adulterated sugar in the city and Phultala upazila and arrested a man on Tuesday night. Being tipped-off, they raided a place near Nirala residential area in the city and recovered 10 live bombs, one pistol, five pipe guns, 15 bullets and pipe gun making equipment from a sack left behind by miscreants. RAB-6 members said none was arrested during the drive at about 10:30pm as the criminals, who were preparing to commit crimes in the area, fled away sensing their presence, report UNB.