3 held with hemp, phensidyl in Panchagarh
Thakurgaon Correspondent
Panchagarh police in a drive arrested three suspected drug traders along with three bottles of phensidyl and 100 grams of hemp from Kashimpur area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Police said the arrested suspects, Abdur Razzak, Joshir Rahman and Aktarul Islam of Kashimpur village, were involved in drug peddling for a long time. Acting on a tip-off, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station Humayun Kabir along with his team raided the area and arrested the drug peddlers along with the contraband drugs.
15 injured in BCL factional clash in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent
At least fifteen people were injured including a police official in a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Beanibazar upazila here over establishing supremacy.
Sources said sporadic clashes took place between the supporters of former upazila vice chairman Pallab and Jamal from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Sporadic clashes took place between the supporters of former upazila vice chairman Pallab and Jamal from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Several sources said the supporters of Jamal group beat up an activist of Pallab group on the campus of Bianibazar Government College. Following the incident, the activists of both the group took position at about 8:00pm. At one stage, they locked in clashes, leaving 15 people injured.
Jamaat-Shibir’s demo, vandalism in Sylhet
Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wings Islami Chattra Shibir brought out brisk processions, vandalized vehicles here on Thursday morning moments after a 24-hour hartal commenced. The party enforced a countrywide 24-hour hartal beginning from 6:00am Thursday protesting Supreme Court verdict that sentenced its Naib-e-Amir Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment unto death for war crimes. Witnesses said Shibir men brought out precession in Ambarkhana area of the metropolitan around 6:30am and vandalized at least four trucks, parked beside roads, there. Hartal supporters brought out another procession in Medical Road area at 7:00am, tried to picketing awhile there. Sensing lawmen’s presence, they left the scene. Light vehicles and rickshaws were seen playing at different places.
Hartal observed in Gazipur
Gazipur Correspondent
Hartal called by Jaamat -e-Islami was observed in Gazipur peacefully on Thursday . Hartal supporterss brought a procession near rail crossing in Gazipur town at 7a.m on Thursday . At this time picketers damaged some vehicles on Rajbari road and set fire poring patrol on the street. Later, police arrived on the spot and brought under control situation.
580 Puja mandaps in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Brisk preparations are afoot here to celebrate 5 day-long Durga Puja, the biggest and most festive occasion of the Hindu community in Bagerhat district town and its all the 9 upazilas with due religious fervor. The Puja will commence on September 30. The idle makers and artists are now very busy to beautify the images of Goddess Durga and other deities.
