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200 bottles of phensidyl recovered in Fakirhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Some 200 bottles of phensidyl syrup contained in two gunny bags left abandoned were recovered by the police from the side of a CNG station on Dhaka-Khulna via Fakirhat Highway under Fakirhat Upazila in Bagerhat district on Thursday morning. It is reported that in the morning some local people noticed two gunny bags contained with some things near the feeling station and out of curiosity they opened the bags and found 200 bottles Phensidyl syrup and informed the police of the matter. Police rushed to the spot and recovered the Phensidyl syrup. In this connection police registered a case with Fakirhat PS against a number of unidentified persons under Narcotics Act.
Motor cyclist killed in Fakirhat road mishap
A motor cyclist was killed and 2 co-riders were injured when the motor cycle collided with a Mahendra, a 3 wheeled vehicle on Dhaka-Khulna via Fakirhat Highway at Konar Pukur in Fakirhat Upazila in Bagerhat district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as one Sohag Morol (19), son of one Azam Morol of village Hogoldanga within Sadar Union under Fakirhat Upozila in Bagerhat district and a student of Class-XI of Fakirhat Kazi Azahar Ali Degree College. In the night of Bangla new year , some 9 young chaps were going from their localities to Fakirhat Upazila headquarters by 3 motor cycles through Dhaka-Khulna Highway in a relaxed mood and when they reached the place of occurrence one of their motor cycles collided with a Mahendra violently.
Female health technologist commits suicide
Barisal Correspondents
Shamima Nasrin alias Ashamoni, 22, a female student of Advance Institute of Health and Technology of the city, committed suicide by jumping to river from bridge on Saturday evening. Assistant Sub Inspector Faruk of Barisal Kotwali police station said Ashamoni jumped from Shaheed Abdur Rob Serniabad Bridge to Kirtankhola River at about 6:00pm Saturday. Crews of sand lifting vessel working on the river rushed to the spot rescuing her body brought to Barisal Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital. Dr. Das Ranbir, emergency medical officer of SBMCH, examining the body, declared Ashamoni as dead. Police sources said Ashamoni was daughter of retired police Habildar Enamul Huq residing at Sohag Villa in Rupatali area of the city. She was married to Md. Mamun, an employee of Titas Gas Company at Dhaka and since long days she was debouched from her husband.
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