The New Nation - Internet Edition

Youth slaughtered

KERANIGANJ, Sept 26: A young fruit trader was slaughtered in south Keraniganj area early today (Tuesday). The deceased was identified as Rubel, 22, son of Babul, of Aganagar Nadidhara area. Police said some friends of Rubel called him out of home at about 1am and took him to the rooftop of a nearby house. They slaughtered Rubel and left his body on the roof. The house inmates saw the body during sehri time and informed police. On information, police sent the body to Mitford Hospital in Dhaka. A case has been filed, reports UNB.

Adulterated oil seized in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Sept 26: A joint team of RAB and district administration conducted an anti adulterated drive and seized 200 drums of palm oil from an oil mill at Court Road in Nakla upazila on Monday. The team raided Popular Oil Mills at noon and caught red handed its employees while mixing palm oil with mustered oil. The team also sealed off the mill and realized Tk 50,000 in fine. RAB sources said the mill owner has long been selling palm oil mixing with mustered oil in the name of original mustered oil. Upazila administration sources said the mill owner, earlier, had been fined Tk 1 lakh for doing the same misdeed, reports UNB.

Two arrested along with Indian clothes in Gualunda

GUALUNDA, Sept 26: Two people were arrested along with some Indian clothes worth over Tk 1.5 lakh from a bus at Dauladia Ferry Ghat early Monday. Police said acting on a tip-off, they raided a Dhaka-bound bus of Hanif Paribahan at about 3am and seized the Indian clothes, kept in its side-box. Later, the law enforcers arrested two persons in this connection, reports UNB.

One killed in Savar roof collapse

SAVAR, Sept 26: A girl was killed and two people were injured in a roof collapse incident at Jamgara in the upazila Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Ankhi, 14. Witnesses said the roof of a bathroom of Ali Akbar's house collapsed at about 7am, killing his tenant's daughter Ankhi on the spot. Injured Rahima, 22, and Anik, 28, were admitted to hospital, reports UNB.

Two killed in

Narsingdi road

mishap

NARSINGDI, Sept 26: Two people, including a schoolboy, were killed in separate road accidents on Monohordi-Dhaka road Wednesday. Police said Sabbir Miah, 12, a class-VI student of Monohordi Pilot High School, was crushed under the wheels of a truck near the bus stand when he was returning from school by a bicycle at about 12 pm. In another incident, Basiruddin, 90, was run over and killed by a passenger bus at Narandi on Monohordi-Dhaka road this noon, reports UNB.

Fugitive convict

arrested in Natore

NATORE, Sept 26: RAB personnel arrested a fugitive convict from Banurbhag area under Naldanga thana here on Tuesday. The arrested was identified as Liyon, a BNP worker and resident of Ramsa Kazipur village of the thana. Acting on a tip-off, RAB members raided the area and arrested him at 12 noon. Police said Liyon was also wanted in 18 criminal cases, reports UNB.

Business man

robbed in Sylhet

SYLHET, Sept 25: A gang of muggers stabbed a businessman and snatched Tk 1 lakh from him at Srirampur on Shahjalal bypass in South Surma upazila Sunday midnight. Witnesses said the snatchers stabbed Noor Mia, 45, businessman of the upazila, indiscriminately and took away the money. He was admitted to the Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical, reports UNB.