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Bangladesh
Tales from the Bangladesh Police Blotter
2005-10-13
Outlaw killed in Pabna
Slaughtered body of an activist of Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) was recovered from a field at Debottarpara village in Ataikula Upazila on Wednesday. The dead was identified as Tutul, 40, son of Mahram Pramanik of Alokdia village in Santhia Upazila. Police and family sources said some armed men picked up Tutul from his residence Tuesday midnight. They took him to the area and slaughtered him.
"Who were those masked men?"
"I don't know, but they left this silver shutter gun"

In the morning, local people found the body of Tutul and informed Santhia police. Police later recovered the body and sent it to Pabna General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
"Doctor Quincy, we got another stiff"
Police said Tutul, earlier expelled from the party, was wanted in a number of criminal cases.
Why, it's almost like a "crossfire" incident, without any messy reports to fill out

56 suspected pirates held
The joint forces arrested 56 suspected pirates from char areas in Bhola and Lakshmipur on Sunday and Monday. The forces comprising the police and the coastguards raided Gazariar Char, Teliar Char, and Char Jahiruddin.
"Yar, we be the Dread Char Pirates!"
Seventeen of the arrested were sent to the jail and the rest released after interrogation.
Ansars men held for eating puja bananas
Four members of Ansars, who were placed on duty at the puja mandap, were sent to jail on Tuesday on charge of eating bananas from inside the mandap in Sirajganj town.
I have no idea, so don't ask....
Locals said a priest on Tuesday morning found bananas missing from inside the mandap at Marwari Patti in Sirajganj town. Finding the bananas missing, the priest suspended the usual puja ritual.
"Yes, we have no bananas.."
Later, the members of the puja committee informed the police of the incident.
"We have no bananas today.."

Soon after, the police super and the officer-in-charge visited the spot and held the four Ansars men.
"What youse in for, Ali?"
"Eating bananas without a permit"

Three suspected robbers beaten to death
Three suspected robbers were beaten to death in Brahmanbaria and Chittagong on Tuesday.
Citizens on patrol
BDNEWS, a private news agency, said: A mob beat two suspected robbers to death at Chargash Bazar under Kashba upazila in Brahmanbaria early Tuesday. Witnesses and the police said a group of 20 to 25 armed robbers made employees of a Krishi Bank branch, two jeweller shops and some other adjacent shops hostage at gunpoint and looted Tk 79,000 in cash and gold ornaments and tried to flee the scene firing blank shots.
"Feet, don't fail me now!"
Local people chased the robbers and managed to catch three of them. The mob beat them up resulting two of the miscreants died on the spot and left another injured seriously.
Bangla mobs take their duties very seriously
The people recovered a gun and three rounds of bullets from the robbers and handed those over to the police. The identity of the robbers could not be known immediately.

New Age Chittagong correspondent reports that a suspected robber was beaten to death in the Dakshin Demsha area under Satkania upazila on Tuesday morning. The police and locals said the mob caught Abdul Mazid, 27, of the Napiterchar area under Dakshin Demsha at about 5:00am when he returned home after a long hiding. The mob beat him up on charge of robbery leaving him dead on the spot.
"Hey, long time no see, Abdul! WACK SLAM THUD ..."rosebud"..
According to the police, Mazid was an accused of seven cases including robbery.
Clandestine biscuit factory unearthed
Oct 12 : A mobile court unearthed a clandestine biscuit factory at Jhumjhumpur area in the town on October 6.
Yes, you read that right..

The mobile court led by first class magistrate Azimuddin Biswas and Sanitary Inspector Abdus Sabur raided the area and unearthed the factory named Meghna Factory. The officials recovered 30 kilograms of poisonous amobium bicarbonate substances for producing biscuits and fined its owner Tk. 7600.
The factory was accused of producing sub-standard foods and selling those in the areas for long much to the injuries to the health of the people. The sanitary inspector said, the amobium bicarbonate substances are very harmful chemicals causing harms to the human kidneys.
Found a cheap subsitute for baking soda?

Woman arrested for rejecting lover
Oct 12: The Kotwali thana police on 9 arrested a woman from Shankarpur area in the town on charge of her being responsible for the death of a police official. The arrested was identified as Nazma Begum, daughter of Abdul Mannan of the area.

Police said Nazma fell in love with ASI Abul Kashem, in-charge of Phulbari Camp under Sadar thana. The love matter continued for a long time and at one stage Nazma rejected the proposal of Abul Kashem, father of two children hailing from Jhalakathi district to marry her.
"Nazma, I can't live without you. Will you marry me?"
"No"
Abul Kashem at the rejection of marriage proposal got shocked and ended his life by taking poison on October 8.
Well, we said he couldn't live without her
Beauty Begum, wife of Abul Kashem filed a case with Kotwali thana accusing Nazma Begum.
So, Abul had a wife with the same last name as his girlfriend?
Posted by:Steve

#3  Essentially they went into a Hindu temple and ate the food that was put aside as part of a religous ceremony. That drives the cops bananas.
Posted by: Paul Moloney   2005-10-13 22:32  

#2  eating bananas from inside the mandap

Ah! mandap means refridgerator.

Thatsa no no no
/chaquita
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-13 19:14  

#1  From Foodreference.com

"Ammonia powder is ammonium bicarbonate, a leavening agent that is a precursor of today's baking powder and baking soda; it must be ground to a powder before using. It is also known as hartshorn, carbonate of ammonia or powdered baking ammonia. It is still called for in some recipes especially for cookies.

I would suggest substituting an equal amount of double acting baking powder for the powdered ammonia (hartshorn) in a recipe. (Your kitchen would stink of ammonia while the cookies baked, but the cookies would not taste or smell of ammonia.)"
Posted by: john   2005-10-13 19:12  

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