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Worker electrocuted in Benapole

Benapole (Jessore), Sept 10 : A construction worker was electrocuted at Boro Achra village here Tuesday morning. The dead was identified as Russell, 22, son of Ismail Hossain, of bhaber Ber village. Witnesses said Russell came in contact with a live electric wire when he was working at a madrassah and died on the spot, reports UNB.

Indian national held in Comilla

Comilla, Sept 10 : RAB held an Indian national and recovered 1,250 bottles of phensidyl and Recodex syrup from Carpara area in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, RAB-11 men raided the area at dead of night and arrested drug peddler Kashem Miah, 24, hailed from Sonamura area under Tripura state of India. On his confessional statement, the elite forces later recovered the syrups from the same area, reports UNB.

Youth stabbed to death in Sunamganj

Sylhet, Sept 10: A youth was stabbed to death by his rivals at Uttar Neporchhai village in Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district Monday. The dead was identified as Bilal Hossain,22. Witnesses said when Bilal locked into an altercation with one Mokbul of the same village over catching fish from a waterbody. At one stage of the brawl, Mokbul stabbed Bilal with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot, reports UNB.

Heroin, ganja seized in Barisal

Barisal, Sept 10 : Rapid Action Battalion and police, in separate raids, seized contraband drugs and arrested four drug peddlers, including an official of Barisal City Corporation, in the city on Sunday night and Monday early hours. RAB sources said acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of RAB searched a rickshaw at Kashipur area in the city and recovered 500 bottles of Phensidyl wrapped inside a quilt on early Monday. RAB arrested rickshaw passengers and drug peddlers Mamun and Ripon, in this connection, reports UNB.

3 held with phensidyl

Chandpur, Sept 10 : Three drug traders were arrested along with 1,120 bottles of phensidyl from Jugichapor village in Kochua upazila early Monday. Police said on suspicion community police with the help of other local people halted a microbus in the village and caught three drug traders-Ali Morshed, Badsha and Md Monir along with the phensidyl syrups. Later, they along with the phensidyl syrups were handed over to police. Police also seized the microbus, reports UNB.

Heroin seized

in Natore

Natore, Sept 10: BDR jawans seized 1.47 kg heroin from a train at Natore station here Monday. BDR sources said acting on a secret information they halted Syedpur bound inter-city Rupsha express train and seized the heroin after searching the train. The heroin worth about Tk 1.40 crore was found in abandoned condition in a toilet of the train. None was arrested in this connection, reports UNB.

Truck helper killed in Sylhet road mishap

SYLHET, Sept 10: A helper of a truck was killed and its driver and another rider were injured when the vehicle collided head-on with another truck in 13-mile area of Balaganj upazila Monday midnight. Police said the accident occurred as a Dhaka-bound truck carrying stones rammed into another milk-laden truck coming from opposite direction, killing its helper on the spot. The deceased was identified as Sohel, 25, son of Matiur Rahman of Urun village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district. Injured driver, Roman Khandaker, and another unidentified man were admitted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, reports UNB.