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Two fake DB police arrested in Goalanda

Goalanda (Rajbari), Oct 23 : Two fake DB police were arrested from near Daulatdia brothel on Wednesday. Police said three people, identifying themselves as Detective Branch(DB) of police halted two youths-Bulbul and Mamun and searched their bodies. At one stage they took away Tk 7,500 in cash and a mobile phone set from Bulbul. When the frauds were fleeing local people caught two of them - Khorshed Ali Mollah and Nizam Mondol - after a hot chase and handed them over to police. A case was filed against them with the Goalanda ghat police station, reports UNB.

One shot dead by BSF in Comilla border

Comilla, Oct 23 : Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi citizen at Kathalia frontier village in Chouddagram upazila on Thursday morning. BDR quoting local people said BSF troops shot Ana Miah, 28, son of late Ali Azam, to death when he went the to the Kathalia border area at about 8:30am. BSF later dragged away the body of Ana Miah into their territory, one of the witnesses said. On information, BDR Commander of Kotbari sector Col M Nakibur Rahman visited the spot, reports UNB.

2 PDB engrs sent to jail

Kishoreganj, Oct 23 : A court here on Wednesday sent two engineers of Power Development Board to jail in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. District and Sessions Judge Malik Abdullah Al Amin sent Assistant Engineer of PDB M Anwarul Islam and Sub Assistant Engineer Sunil Chandra Shaha, who were on bail, to jail when they appeared before the court and prayed bail for the second time. According to the complaint, joint forces arrested the two engineers when they were taking Tk 9,000 in bribe from a resident, M Obaidur Rahman, of Jagannathpur Uttarpara in Bhairab upazila for installing electric pole in the area on July 15, 2007, reports UNB.

Fire guts godowns, shops in Faridpur

Faridpur, Oct 23 : At least 17 jute godowns and shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Bara Bazaar in Boalmari upazila on Monday afternoon. Local people said the fire started in a jute godown from an electric short circuit at about 3 pm and soon engulfed the other adjacent shops and godowns. On information, fire fighters from Sadar and Boalmari upazila headquarters rushed to the spot and doused the fire after one and half hours of frantic efforts with the help of local people. Noresh Karmakar, Officer-in-charge of Boalmari Thana, said that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 2 crore, reports UNB.

2 get life for killing in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar, Oct 23 : A court here on Wednesday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment and another to two years in a murder case. The court also fined the lifers-Mokhles Miah and Tourid Miah-Tk 5,000 each, in default, to suffer one year RI more. Mina Begum, wife of Rakib Ali of Satijhirgaon village in Kamalganj upazila, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for helping Mokhles and Tourid in killing her husband. She was also fined Tk 1,000 or to serve jail for one year more. Of the accused, Mokhles and Tourid were tried in absentia while Mena Begum was present in the dock when the judgement was pronounced, reports UNB.

Minor girl drowned in Madaripur

Madaripur, Oct 23 : A minor girl drowned at a pond at Mostafapur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Eshi, 4, daughter of Maniruzzaman Hawlader, resident of Bagerpara area of the district town. Family sources said the girl came to visit her grandmother's house at the village and drowned after falling into the pond. She died on the way to Sadar hospital, reports UNB.