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One awarded death penalty for murder in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, Aug 21 : A court here Wednesday convicted a man and awarded him death penalty for killing a man in 2004. The convict, Ayub Ali, was on the dock when Additional District and Sessions Judge M Rezaul Karim pronounced the verdict. According to the prosecution, Ayub Ali chopped Sarfaraz Shikder, owner of a fish enclosure, to death following an altercation over stealing fish from Sarfarz's enclosure at Gaoala village in Mollahat upazila on April26, 2004. Police arrested Ayub and a case was filed. The judge handed down the verdict after examining 15 witnesses and records , report UNB.

Youth killed in crocodile attack in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, Aug 21: A young man was killed in a crocodile attack in a large pond beside the mazar of Khan Jahan Ali® here Wednesday. Police recovered the floating bruised body of Rubel Sheikh, 25, from the lake on Thursday. Police said Rubel came to visit the mazar along with his mother Firoza Begum. When he went to the pond for taking bath a crocodile attacked and dragged him deep into it on Wednesday night. Local divers could not recover the body despite overnight operation in the pond. The body of Rubel was found floating in the pond this morning. The crocodile devoured most parts of his body, report UNB.

Coast Guard seizes timber in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, Aug 21 : Coast Guard members, in a drive, seized a timber laden trawler from Panguchhi river in Morelganj upazila Wednesday. Acting on secret information, a team of Coast Guard conducted operation in the river and seized Sunduri timber worth Tk 2 lakh from a trawler. Sensing presence of the Coast Guards the smugglers managed to flee the scene, report UNB.

Clash leaves one dead in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Aug 21: A middle aged man, who was critically injured by his rival here on Monday night died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Tuesday. The victim was identified as Humayun Kabir, 42, of Hasnarpara village in Polashbari upazila. Police said there was a longstanding dispute between Humayun Kabir and his relation Shahjahan Ali over the ownership of an ancestral pond. On the fateful night at about 10pm they locked into an altercation over fishing in the pond. At one stage Shahjahan Ali hit Kabir with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured, reports UNB.