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Kid drowns in pond
Our Correspondent, Rangpur
A kid drowned in a pond at Ramkrishnapur-Dangapara village under Badarganj upazila yesterday. The deceased is Shovan, 2, son of Masud Mian of the village. Jahangir Alam, chairman of Ramnathpur Union Parishad, said Shovan accidentally fell into the pond near their house while playing on its bank and drowned at 5:00pm.
Eight shops gutted
Our Correspondent, Rangamati
At least eight shops were gutted in a fire at Reserve Bazar in the district town yesterday. The fire originated from a cigarette at a shop and soon engulfed the adjoining shops at 9:30am, said Rangamati fire station sources said. Being informed, fire fighters from the district fire station rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic effort. The loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 50 lakh, claimed the affected shop owners.
30 bombs recovered
Unb, Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 30 crude bombs from Lalabazar area in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. On secret information, a team raided a mango orchard in the area around 6.00am and recovered 30 crude bombs in an abandoned condition, said Major Kamruzzaman Pavel, camp commander of Rab-5. However, none was arrested in this connection. The bombs were kept in the area to carry out subversive activities during hartal, added Kamruzzaman.
Mason electrocuted
Unb, Rajshahi
A mason died from electrocution at Baneshwar Bazar in Puthia upazila on Wednesday morning. The dead is Arif, 26, son of Amzad of Sardah area of Charghat upazila. Witnesses said Arif came in contact with a high voltage cable overhead when he was working at an under construction multi-storey building in the area around 11:00am. He was rushed to local Baneshwar Das Hospital where on duty doctors declared him dead.
55 motorbikes seized
Unb, Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized 55 motorbikes from the city's Shahi Eidghah area on Wednesday for not having valid documents. Rab-9 sources in a press release said a team, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Fazlur Rahman, set up a check post in the area and seized the motorbikes during a one and a half-hour drive. Cases were lodged against 51 under the Motor Vehicle Act.
Two held with Yaba tablets
Our Correspondent, Gazipur
Police in separate drives arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 1050 pieces of yaba tablets in Keowa Bazar area and Tepirbari village under Sreepur upazila on Wednesday night. The arrestees were identified as Younus Ali, 30, son of Abdur Rouf of Moheshkali area in Coxe's Bazar district and Mozibur Rahman, 26, son of Amin Uddin of Tepirbari village in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.
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