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Housewife killed by husband in Rangpur

Rangpur, Aug 7 : A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Khatkhotia village in Sadar upazila on Monday. Police said Entaz Ali gave his daughter Rezina Begum in marriage to Heshanur Rahman five years back with a promise that he would give him Tk 12,000 as dowry. Later, Entaz Ali gave only Tk 8,000 to Rezina's husband, which made him angry. He used to torture Rezina for the rest amount of the money. On the fateful night, Heshanur picked up a quarrel with Rezina, 24, over the issue and at one stage beat her to death. He later hanged the body from a tree to prove that she had committed suicide, report UNB.

Boy killed in

Munshiganj clash

Munshiganj, Aug 7 : Five people, including a policeman, were injured as local people clashed with the law enforcers following a road accident that killed a primary school student at Sipaipara Shantinagar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Local people said Mahim, 7, son of expatriate Muktar Hossain, was crushed under the wheels of a jeep at Sipaipara Shantinagar when he was returning home from school with his mother at about 11.15 am. On information, police rushed to the spot but agitated local people chased them and also ransacked their van. They also put barricade on Munshiganj-Tongibari road at about 3 pm disrupting transport movement on the road, report UNB.

Two held with

phensidyl in Savar

Savar, Aug 6 : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 66 bottles of Indian phensidyl syrup at Hemayetpur bus stand here on Tuesday. Acting on secret information, a team of Savar RAB camp led by ASP Sharifuddin, conducted a drive in the bus station area and arrested the drug peddlers - Masudul Islam and his accomplice Obaidur - along with the drugs. Both of them hailed from Dinajpur district. The arrested were handed over to Savar police station. A case was filed in this connection, report UNB.

Heroin recovered

Chapainawabganj, Aug 6: BDR jawans seized 5.2 kgs of heroin and cocaine in Poladanga border area of Sadar upazila on Sunday and Monday. BDR sources said on secret information that a gang of heroin smugglers entered into Bangladesh territory from India through the border, they chased the smugglers at about 11 pm on Monday. Sensing danger the smugglers fled the scene leaving behind 2.6 kgs of heroin. Besides, the BDR jawans in another drive also recovered 2.6 kgs of cocaine from the same area on Sunday night. The seized heroin and cocaine were deposited to the BDR headquarters, BDR sources said, report UNB.

10 injured in Bhola clash

Bhola, Aug 6 : At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute at Kandrakpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. Police said the clash between the supporters of Sikdar and Jamadar groups took place in the morning when both the groups tried to capture a disputed land. Some houses of the supporters of Sikdar group were set on fire while several houses of Jamadar group were ransacked during the clash. The injured were admitted to the Sadar hospital, report UNB.

One electrocuted

in Dinajpur

Dinajpur, Aug 6 : An official of an insurance company was electrocuted at his home in Bara Gurgola area of the district town Tuesday. The deceased was identified as M Wajed Ali, 38, manager of the district branch of Takaful Insurance Company Limited and son of Haji Kafil Uddin of the area. Family sources said Wajed after returning home from his office suddenly came in contact with a snapped electric wire. He died on the way to local hospital, report UNB.