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Vol. 5 Num 1074 Sat. June 09, 2007  
   
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Outlaw beaten to death in Tangail


A regional leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was beaten to death in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night.

He was identified as Mohammad Sona Miah, 32, son of Lal Miah of Kashinagar village under the upazila.

Ashraf Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tangail Police Station, said Sona Miah was an accused in 13 criminal cases including eight for murder.

Police and witnesses said local people caught the PBCP leader when he came to Dhalan Shibpur at around 9:30pm. They beat him up, resulting in his death on the spot.

On information, police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Tangail General Hospital morgue for autopsy.