One killed in 'encounter'Another suspected underground party activist was killed in an 'encounter' with the police at a village under Kushtia Sadar early Monday raising the death count in incidents of 'crossfire' and 'encounter' involving law enforcing agencies to
The police said the deceased, identified as Shamimur Rahman Shamim alias Raza, 35, a local leader of Gana Mukti Fouz of Sramajibi Mukti Andolon, was wanted in a number of criminal cases.
| He needed killin' allright ... |
| "Mount up, boys. There's a shootout at the Bhabanipur Corral" |
| "It's da law! Let um have it!" |
| "Hey, look what I found!" |
The police recovered a pipe gun and 11 bullets from the spot. Four policemen, including two sub-inspectors, were injured in the gunfight and were undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital. The body of Raza was sent to the morgue for autopsy.
| "Paging Doctor Quincy" |
2 robbers killed in shootout with police, another beaten to death
June 13 : Two robbers were killed in a shootout with police while another died of mass beating in Gouripur bus stand area of Daudkandi upazila on Sunday night. Police said a gang of seven robbers, who were travelling in a Comilla-bound bus in the guise of passengers, swooped on the passengers as the vehicle reached Gouripur bus stand area at about 11 pm and looted their valuables at gun point.
| "Yar, we be highwaymen! Hand over your booty!" |
| WACK WACK "Ouch, hey stop that! WACK "Don't you... WACK...know..WACK...who....WACK...we are?"...WACK "rosebud" |
| "He's dead, Jim" |
Later, local people also caught another bandit, Kajol and gave him a mass beating.
| And a fun time was had by all. Well, except for Kajol |
| Sounds like a good shooting, for a change |
Seven pirates arrested
MUNSHIGANJ, June 13: Seven pirates including a gang leader were arrested from the river Meghna in the district on Wednesday, reports BSS. Police said the gang of the pirates were taking preparation when the police swooped on them.
| "Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Git yer hands up!" |
Young man killed in Rajshahi
A young man was killed at Bagmara in the Rajshahi city Monday morning. The victim is Mofazzal Hossain Mafzal, 25, of village Sanjuria of Bagmara. The Bagmara police said Mafzal had an affair of love with an SSC examinee, Kulsum, of the Tahirpur High School. The police said the family of the girl beat him to death when he went to met Kulsum Sunday night.
| 25 year old came sniffing around a daughter of mine in high school, I'd consider beating him to death myself |
| Dating his daughter, and robbing him as well. That'll get you in with the family, I don't think |
2 notorious snatchers held in Ctg
CHITTAGONG, June 13: - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) people today rounded up the ringleader of a snatcher group and one of his close associates from city's Faridarpara area under Chandgaon police station.
The RAB squad also seized a USA origin revolver, an Italian automatic pistol and 11 rounds of live ammunition from the detainee.
| No shutter guns for these guys |
| I'm sure they confessed of their own free will |
Attack of the Killer Mosquitos
Barisal, June 13:—Hundreds of people of at least 13 villages under Kalapara, the coastal upazila of Patuakhali district fled from their houses after life became intolerable by attacks of the swarms of unknown variety of mosquitoes since last five days. Reports received from Kalapara said since last Thursday June 9, swams of mosquitoes, locally named as 'Jongli Masha', came from the marsh of the area attacked the local residents people and domestic animals. At least 31 people became seriously ill and huge number of domestic and poultry animals died by this mosquito bites.
| Bah, that's nothing. The mosquitoes in Alaska carry off moose. |
Hundreds of people of these villages fled from their houses and took shelters in different areas of Mahipur and Alipur fishing port of the upazila to save them selves from the mosquito bites. Ambia Khatun of Kazuria, Afzal of Senpara, Riaz of Naioripara, Toiab of Sharifpur, Delip of Pakupara, Wangchu of Sangjogpara said the mosquito bites created heavy allergy and burning.
Sohrab Hossain and Syed Fakir, local union parishad members said these types of mosquito attacks were unprecedented in last half century and even at the daytime it became impossible to stay inside the house.
Local educational institutions either declared closed or arranged classes outside the rooms to save the students and teachers from the mosquito attacks. Uses of the different types of insecticides, burning of incense (Dhup-Dhuna), coconut-coir also failed to give protection from mosquito bites.
| Try some DDT. Oops, sorry, we have to protect the environment. Too bad. |
We have sent describing the conditions to the upazila and district administrations, the UP members and chairman said. Abdul Barek Mia, upazila nirbahi officer acknowledging the receipt of the letter said upazila live stock officer was asked to go to the spot and investigate the matter immediately. Dr.Jasimuddin, upazila medical officer said a medical team is prepared to go to the spot for treatment and examination of the mosquito-bite victims.