News in brief
One held with 5 kgs of gold
Our correspondent, Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with five kgs of gold from Barokota border point in Benapole Port area yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Sajib Hossain, 22, son of Rezaul Hossain of Satmile Bagachhra in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district. Tipped off, a team of BGB-49 conducted a drive in the area around 9 am and arrested Sajib along with the gold while going to India in a bike, said Commanding officer of BGB-49, Lt Col Ariful Haq. The seized gold was deposited to local customs house.
Man gets life for rape in Jashore
Our correspondent, Jashore
A tribunal in Jashore on Thursday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for violating a teenage girl in 2002. The court also fined accused Jahangir Hossain, son of Rustam Ali Morol of Kehsabpur upazila, with Tk 5,000 in default to suffer two months more in rigorous imprisonment. According to the prosecution, Jahangir developed a love affair with the girl, a student of class IX of Keshabpur uapzila. With a promise to marry her, Jahangir used took the girl in several places and developed physical relationship with her from July 24, 2002. When the girl became pregnant, the family members of the girl inquired about Jahangir and gave a marriage proposal to Jahangirs family. Being failed to settle the issue with Jahangirs family, the girl had an abortion. Later, the victims father filed a case accusing four people including Jahangir on August 22, 2003. Police submitted charge-sheet against Jahangir. After examining records and witnesses, Jashore Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge TM Musa handed down the verdict.
Three drug peddlers arrested
Our correspondent, Jamalpur Members of Rapid Action Battion (RAB) in a drive arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with hemp in Sarishabari upazila of the district yesterday. The arrestees are Md Achhibur Rahman Tara, 32, son of late Shamsuddin at village Jangalpara, Md Zahid Hossan,19, son of Md Bulbul Ahmed at village Beltiya Khupibari, and Md Swapon Miah, 20, son of Md Aiub Ali at village Shahbazpur in Jamalpur sadar upazila. RAB officials said acting on a tip off, a team of the elite force, led by its company commander Md Mahfuzur Rahman, raided Sarishabari railway station area in Sarishabari upazila and arrested them. RAB seized 1.7 kg hemp from their possession. A case was filed with Sarishabari Police Station in this regard.
Newly-wed girl commits suicide
Sirajganj: A teenage wife well below the legal age for marriage is said to have committed suicide after being deceived by her husband at Balighurirchar village in Sadar upazila early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Salma Khatun, 14, daughter of Aktar Hossain of the village. Rafikul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station, said Salma had an affair with Saiful Mia of Kushtia and they got married 10-12 days earlier. How the blatant violation of the countrys anti-child marriage law was allowed to proceed is not clear, unless it fell under the controversial special circumstances provision that allows for violations of the legal marriage age. Salma came to know about Saifuls first wife and son on Wednesday as she went to her in-laws in Kushtia where she was not accepted by them. Later at night, Saiful brought Salma back to her parents house in Sirajganj where she locked herself in a separate room and hanged herself.
