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Fishing boats looted in Laxmipur

LAXMIPUR, Dec 21: Pirates swooped on five fishing boats and looted fishing nets and engines worth Tk 10 lakh in the river Meghna near Char Abdullah in Ramgati upazila on Thursday. The affected fishermen said a gang of armed pirates coming by a boat raided their fishing boats one after another in the afternoon and beat them up indiscriminately. They said the muggers then looted the nets and engines at gunpoint and fled the scene. A case was filed in this connection, reports UNB.

Auto-rickshaw driver killed

LAXMIPUR, Dec 21: Muggers stabbed to death a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver and hijacked his vehicle at Rampur in Sadar upazila Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sabuj Hossain, 25, son of Abul Kalam Patwary. Police said on the fateful night Sabuj was intercepted by a gang of miscreants at Rampur at about 10:00 pm while he was returning to Laxmipur town from Dasherhat. They then stabbed Sabuj indiscriminately leaving him critically injured and took away his auto-rickshaw and cash. He was later rushed to the Sadar hospital by the pedestrians where he died at about 11:00 pm. Victim's father Abul Kalam Patwary filed a case with the police, reports UNB.

Shrimp enclosure owner killed

in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, Dec 21: A shrimp enclosure owner was strangulated to death at his enclosure at Dakkhin Gava village in Sadar uapzila Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Madhusudan Sarker, 70. Police said when Madhusudan was watching his shrimp enclosure at dead of night some miscreants swooped on him and strangulated him to death. Police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. The reason behind the killing could not be known immediately. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Drug peddlers held in B'baria

BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 21: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in a drive arrested two drug peddlers along with 250 bottles of phensidyl syrup at Rampur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Acting on secret information, a team of the elite force raided the area and arrested Faiz Miah and Abul Kalam along with the contraband drugs. A case was filed against them under Narcotics Control Act. Another report from Rajbari adds: Police arrested a man along with 48 bottles of phensidyl syrup raiding a passenger bus at Daulatdia Ghat in Goalanda upazila early Thursday, reports UNB.

17 shops gutted in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Dec 21: A devastating fire gutted 17 shops near Noldanga rail station in Sadullahpur uapzila on Wednesday night. Witnesses said the fire originated from a mobile phone shop at about 11:30pm and soon engulfed the adjoining shops. On information, fire fighters from the district headquarters rushed in and doused the fire with the help of the local people. The affected shop owners claimed that cash and valuables worth over Tk 8 lakh were gutted in the blaze, reports UNB.