The police arrested four people, including two injured teens, for their suspected involvement in making bombs in a house at Lalbagh early Monday.
Two of them — Sohel, 22, and Kamal, 20 — were placed on a two-day remand on Monday. The teens — Shyamal and Roman — were arrested from Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The boys at first told the police that they sustained the injuries when bombs were hurled at thembut later admitted being injured in an explosion, when they were making bombs on the roof of a plastic factory on the Water Works Road, said the police.
| Gee, was the oil refinery booked? |
Coastguards-dacoits gunfight leaves two dead
According to Humayun Kabir Khandakar, UNO of Ramgati upazila and the local sources, 17 people including forest and coast guard members led by a coastguard Lt. Mohammad Shahidul Islam conducted an operation to nab a gang of forest dacoits belonging to Alauddin Bahini with a trawler on Sunday noon. As they reached there the leader of the dacoits Abdur Rahman and his accomplices suddenly attacked them. The forest and coast guards also opened fire to save their lives. During the gunfight, two people were killed on the spot who were later identified as Shahabuddin (40) and Ayub Ali (25). At least 50 people from both sides including Lt. Shahidul Islam were injured and three rifles of coastguards were snatched away by the armed dacoits from the coast guard members during the three-hour armed clashes.
| Sounds like one hell of a party |
Meanwhile, the dacoits and a huge number of their local associates also attacked the Gajaria police camp. Police force led by the UNO and OC of Ramgati thana rushed to Gajaria and after an hour rescued the coast and forest guards and took them to Ramgati thana along with two bodies and other seven bullet-hit persons including Lt. Nazmul in the evening. Four critically injured persons were admitted to the local hospital.
The looted three rifles of the coast guards were recovered and Lt. Shahidul Islam of coast guard filed a case with Ramgati thana in this connection.
11 injured in bomb blast at TSC valentine's day function
At least 11 people, including two female students of Dhaka University, were injured in bomb explosions on a Valentine's Day function yesterday evening at TSC on the DU campus. Witnesses said three bombs blew off one after another in the midst of a huge crowd at the comic debate programme in front of Swaparjita Swadhinata at about 7:40 pm.
"Panicked students and valentine-lovers who gathered there to celebrate the St Valentine's Day ran helter-skelter for safety amid the blasts," says an eyewitness account of the incident.
| Let's see, who doesn't like Valentine's Day and is known for blowing stuff up? |
2 suspected robbers lynched in Keraniganj
Feb 14 : Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Malancha area here early today. Sources said while a gang of 8-9 dacoits was looting valuables from the passengers of several baby-taxies at 6:30 am, local people rushed in and surrounded five of the bandits. "The dacoits tried to escape exploding some hand-bombs, leaving three people of the area wounded," says a spot report. The injured are Mamun, Kabir and Jewel.
When the bombs exploded, local people got angry, chased and caught and beat up the bandits mercilessly. Two of them died on the spot in the lynching. Another of the gang, Mukles, was also injured in the mass beating. The four injured were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Separate cases were filed.
Two listed terrorists held in Ctg
Feb 14: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested two listed terrorists from different spots of the port city last night. They recovered firearms from the possession of the arrested criminals. Sources said, acting on a secret information, the RAB arrested listed terrorist Md Abul Kalam alias Lengra Abul from Aturar Depot area in the port city last night. They also recovered two Long Guns and six rounds of bullet from the bedroom of Lengra Abul.
In another raid, the RAB arrested Md Didarul alam alias Didar from Hajir Pool area at Baizid Bostami in the port city early this morning. They also recovered two guns and three rounds of bullet from the possession of the arrested Didar.
4 arrested for acid throwing
The police on Friday arrested a man along with his two brothers and a sister-in-law from village Khagdior at Balaganj upazila for throwing acid on his wife. The arrested are Oliur Rahman, husband of the victim, his brothers Omar Ali and Rupullah and sister in-law Khairunnesa.
The police said Oliur with the help of the members of his family threw acid on his wife Rahena on the night of February 3 as she failed to meet his dowry demand. Oliur took valuables worth Tk 1.50 lakh from Rahena's father during their marriage in 2001, as dowry. He again demanded Tk 2 lakh from her father.
Failing to get the money, Oliur became angry and threw acid on his wife, mother of a child.
| Bastard |