 AK-47, ammo netted Alen Chakma
RANGAMATI, Aug 29: A woman and her two sons were rounded up with one AK-47 assault rifle with forty five rounds of live ammunitions by military personnel from remote hill village of Baghaihat area under the inaccessible Baghai Chhari Upazila of the district this morning today (Monday).
Local sources said, acting on a tip off, a team of army men raided a hill village of Baghaihat area of Sajek Union under the frontier Baghai Chhari Upazila and arrested the woman Laxmi Rani Chakma (42), wife of Targen Chakma and her two sons -Ripon Chakma and Milon Chakma - from her house. The security members arrested the woman and her two sons. The army men also recovered 45 rounds of live ammunitions of AK-47 rifle. | "Hey, leave that alone. It's a family heirloom!" |
Later, security personnel handed them over to Baghai Chhari Thana police. A case was filed with Baghai Chhari police station in this connection.
PBCP cadre killed in Rajbari gunfight
RAJBARI, Aug 29:–A cadre of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed during a gunfight between his accomplices and the police in Goalando upazila of the district in the early hours of Monday, reports BSS. | Most dangerous place in Bangladesh, between your cadre and the cops |
According to Goalondo Thana police, Lokman, 27, son of Lokkhi Sadu of village Mohendrapur in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district was an accused in nine murder cases, including that of sub-inspector Kabir and UP chairman Jinnah Khan murder cases. He was arrested from Daulatdia Ferry Ghat No. 2 on Sunday night at about 10.30. | "Evening, Lok. Beautiful night, ain't it? Enjoy it, could be your last" |
Lokman was taken to Goalondo Thana and during interrogation he admitted of possessing firearms and hiding those at different places in Rajbari. | "Ok, ok, I"ll talk. Just get that away from me!" |
Acting upon his information, when a team of Goalando police reached Ander Manik village under Chottobakla union of the upazila to recover the firearms at about 3.15 am, the PBCP cadres opened fire. | "We're the Dread Cadre of Purbo Banglar! Open wildly inaccurate fire!" |
The police returned the fire resulting in an hour-long gunfight. Lokman was hit by bullets as he tried to escape after jumping off from the police van. | "Feet, don't.....OUCHOUCH...rosebud..." |
He died on the spot. The police seized one pistol, a shutter gun and eight bullets from the spot.
Mystery shrouds death of US citizen in Gazipur
Aug 29: The mysterious death and quick burial of a US citizen at Demorpara village in Gazipur raised suspicion among the villagers about his death. | "One day he was here, the next....gone. Something fishy going on here" |
US citizen Adrian Riyot Mithi alias Ehsanullah, 50, who converted to Islam a few years ago and worked as a consultant of Inten Group in Dhanmondi with a huge monthly salary, died recently in Dhaka and buried in Gazipur. | Rich ex-pat American muslim convert in Bangladesh, hummmmm? |
Sources said Adrian married Afroza Begum Safa, 31, a widow, and had been staying at Dhabmondi for three years. | Ah, a femme fatale 20 years his junior. I've seen this movie |
His wife Safa claimed that Adrian died in Dhaka Monday (Aug 22) morning of a disease in his leg and was buried in Gazipur later at night. | "It was so sudden! One day he slipped getting out of his boat and hurt his leg, and the next morning he was dead! He was beginning to smell, so we had to bury him right away." |
However, two local imams said Adrian was buried Wednesday night and there was no namaj-e-janaza for him in Gazipur before his burial. Finding dissimilarities about the burial date of Adrian, police recovered a blood-soaked paper and a candle from the burial site. But none was arrested in this connection. Two people, who attended the funeral, said they saw some blood marks in the coffin. | Perhaps he didn't realize he was dead and need help staying in the coffin? |
Housewife found dead in city
A young housewife was found dead in her apartment in the city’s Pallabi area early on Monday, reports UNB. On information, police recovered the body of Tania Akhter, 22, wife of Mizanur Rahman, from the apartment of House No 11, Road 3, Block-A of Section-12 of Mirpur at about 4:30 am.
Mizan said his wife hanged herself with a ceiling fan of their bedroom and her body was found at about 4 am. Victim’s father Motahar Hossain alleged that Mizan used to torture his daughter for dowry. Her brother Badal alleged that Tania was killed for dowry and her husband was now trying to prove that she had committed suicide.
Hospital sources said several injury marks were found on Tania’s body, which was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. A UD case was filed with Pallabi thana in this connection. |