CHITTAGONG, Feb 24: A JCD cadre escaped from the custody after inflicting heavy blows on the face of police officer at Sitakunda Thursday, reports UNB. Mozammel Haque taken into custody from Kadam Rasul was being brought to the thana under escort of OC Kamrul Islam. On way dare devil Mozammel punched the OC and escaped jumping into the Ichhamoti river.
| "Take that, copper! I'm out of here!" |
Meanwhile, an alleged robber was lynched and another badly wounded in mass beating at Churamoni village of Satkania upazila early Thursday. An announcement over mosque mike about the attack of a house by dacoits alerted the villagers who rushed in a gheraoed them. Abdul Aziz (25) and Shahjahan (27) were held while others managed to flee. Hailed from Gunagari of Banshkhali upazila the robbers were beaten mercilessly resulting in death of Aziz. | "Ouch, ouch...rosebud! ... |
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HABIGANJ, Feb 24: A magistrate court here Wednesday granted a seven-day remand to two more youths, who were arrested in connection with the grenade attack at Boidderbazar on January 27 that killed former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria and four others, reports UNB. They were identified as Nazrul Ahmed of Nizampur village and Kajal Miah of Syedpur village in Sadar upazila. A total of 10 people have been arrested so far in connection with the grenade attack and nine of them are in police remand. Meanwhile, police suspecting his involvement in the grenade attack also arrested Chhatra League Brindaban College unit president Kawsar Ahmed Rumel