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Electrician electrocuted in Khulna

KHULNA, Oct 9: An electrician was electrocuted in Paikgachha Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon. The dead was identified as M Selim, 27, son of Liaqat Ali of Manat village in Paikgachha upazila. Local sources said Selim came in contact with a live electric wire while giving electricity connection to a Puja Mandap at about 12 pm. Police recovered the body and handed it over to the family members at about 2 pm, reports UNB.

Beheaded body found in Gopalganj

GOPALGANJ, Oct 9: The beheaded body of an unidentified woman was found in the river Madhumati in Gobra area of sadar upazila on Saturday. Police said, local people saw the body floating in the river and informed them. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Sadar hospital morgue for autopsy. Police suspected that assailants slaughtered her and dumped the body into the river, reports UNB.

Youth dies in road crash in Comilla

COMILLA, Oct 9: A young man was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Mostapur in Sadar South upazila on Monday. The identity of the youth could not be known immediately. Police said the young man died on the spot as the truck ran over him when he was crossing road at about 7:am. Police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Body recovered

in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, Oct 9: The slaughtered body of a housewife was recovered from Muraripur village in Bochaganj upazila Monday. The dead was identified as Putul Rani Roy,31, wife of Kailash Chandra Roy of Ishania village. Police said Putul Rani went missing since she went out of her house on Sunday morning. Later, her slaughtered body was recovered from a paddy field. Victim's brother filed a murder case. Police arrested Kailash Chandra for interrogation, reports UNB.

4 shops gutted

in Noakhali

NOAKHALI, Oct 9: Four shops were gutted in a fire at Abumazirhat bazar in Companyganj upazila Sunday night. Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a hardware shop at about 11:30am and soon engulfed its nearby shops. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire with the help of local people. The losses caused by the fire were estimated at around Tk 30 lakh, reports UNB.

Youth electrocuted

in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, Oct 9: A youth was electrocuted at Bhushirbandar village in Chirirbandar upazila here Monday. Witnesses said Abdul Aziz,30, got electrocuted when he was repairing an electric wire of a puja mondop at a local bazar in the afternoon. He was rushed to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital where he died. A UD case was filed, reports UNB.

Woman killed by husband in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Oct 9: A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband following a family feud at Chandanpur village in Sarishabari upazila Tuesday morning. The victim was identified as Bimala, 40, wife of Ahamed Ali of the village. Police said the couple locked into an altercation in the morning. At one stage, Ahmed struck on the head of Bimala with a stone slab, leaving her dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body of Bimala and sent to hospital morgue for autopsy. Ahmed Ali went into hiding. A case was filed, reports UNB.