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Afghanistan/South Asia
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette
2005-07-01
Outlaw killed in 'crossfire', trader shot dead
Kushtia:A cadre of underground Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) was killed in 'crossfire' between police and his accomplices and unidentified assailants gunned down a businessman in the early hours yesterday.
Ok, by the numbers: One
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested the GMF cadre, Sahinur Rahman alias Sahin, 35, of Jagannathpur village in sadar upazila, from the town on Wednesday.
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Police took him to his village to seize firearms..
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at around 3:30am..
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where GMF cadres opened fire on the law enforcers, sources said.
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The police said they returned fire..
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and Sahin was bullet-hit..
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and killed on the spot..
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when he made an attempt to escape.
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They seized a shutter gun and nine bullets from the scene. Sahin, son of Haq Ali, was accused in nine cases including three for murders, the police added.

In Daulatpur, unidentified assailants killed aged businessman Arzan Ali for not giving them toll. Family sources said criminals had demanded Tk 50,000 from Arzan, a tea shop owner, threatening him with death on failure.
"Your money or your life!"
Police said the assailants stormed the businessman's house, took him to a nearby road and shot him to death at about 4:00am.

Husband slaughters wife in Satkhira SATKHIRA, June 30:–A husband allegedly slaughtered wife for raising objection to his extra-martial activities at Ramjibonpur village in Shyamnagar upazila on Thursday, says UNB.
I hate it when they do that
Neighbours said Mujibur Rahman used to harass his wife Shahanara Khatun (45) , mother of four daughters, for her objection to his bringing women home for anti-social activities.
Too cheap to pop for a motel room
He brought a woman on Wednesday night and slept with her, which was strongly opposed by Shahanara.
Ya think?
This angered Mujibur. He slaughtered Shahanara on her bed early in the morning and went into hiding, neighbours said.
That'll teach her
Police said Mujibur is an identified terrorist and an accused in a number of criminal cases. He is engaged in dacoity, deer and tiger hunting in the Sundarbans. Police held Jahangir and Shahjahan, two brothers of Mujibur, in connection with the murder.
Posted by:Steve

#13  But it's so much fun to do the editing, I find. Darling Mr. [Chemical Engineer] Wife still brings his important memos and reports for my comments, and now both trailing daughters' friends are enjoying the results of what they've learned from my endless red pencil. Then too, the editor doesn't have to do any original work, so it suits those, like me, who are not highly energetic these days.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-07-01 23:31  

#12  tw - My Ex was a reporter, back then, so we were painfully aware of the change. Her as reporter, me as her unpaid copyeditor, lol.
Posted by: .com   2005-07-01 21:59  

#11  sounds like an act of Dacoitus
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-01 20:53  

#10  I wonder how much money was saved by eschewing the small amount of printer's ink needed for each comma? Is that why the New York Times is still in business today? (I didn't know that bit of historic trivia, .com. So they changed the rules while I was learning them. Coupled with my linguistic handicap, no wonder I have problems!)
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-07-01 20:20  

#9  LOL Angie! Superior yet understandable drollery.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-01 14:41  

#8  The AP Stylebook changed in the late 70's / early 80's to adopt this confusing bit of illiteracy. I, of course, being of sound mind, lacking the AP gene, and intuitively being able to recognize the difference between readability and shit, refuse to conform.

Parse me and I bleed, lol!
Posted by: .comma   2005-07-01 13:01  

#7  Thanks much for the grammar disquisition, Angie. Now I know why I was always uncertain of the placement of that final comma -- I grew up bilingual (Brit and Amer. English).
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-07-01 12:38  

#6  Um darn..

Thats Crossfire ™
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-01 12:27  

#5  I have roasted bandit.
English rules ( actually styles) are for breaking.


Nothing like a good Crossfire $#157
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-01 12:24  

#4  Droll, droll, droll, Angie :-)
Posted by: Steve White   2005-07-01 11:31  

#3  LoL Steve, I'll bet you just phone these reports in?
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-07-01 11:29  

#2  He is engaged in dacoity, deer and tiger hunting in the Sundarbans.

Ah, I remember dacoity hunting in the Sundarbans, when the mem'sahib would sit on the veranda sipping punch, and the men would come home, a freshly-killed dacoity slung on a pole, and the servants would roast it and serve it with chutney. Yum.

Which illustrates how the British practice of not putting a comma after the penultimate item in a series can trip you up. "Dacoity", it turns out, is banditry by a group of dacoits. A "dacoit" is a bandit in India or Burma (and therefore dacoity is banditry by a group of bandits). Do not google for "dacoity" and expect to find pictures of antelope.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2005-07-01 11:02  

#1  Defintely a case for the RAB.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-01 10:08  

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