News in brief
Youth killed in Pabna road crash
PABNA: A youth was killed as a bus hit his vehicle in Kasinathpur area on the Pabna-Dhaka highway under Sathia upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS.
The deceased was Monir, 22, son of Rois Uddin of Ekdanto village under Atghoria upazila of the district.
Police said the accident occurred when a bus hit a Nosiman (locally made vehicle) from opposite
direction in the area, leaving Nosiman driver Monir dead on the spot.
Couple killed by lightning strike
Sylhet: A couple were killed by a lightning strike at Jalalpur village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Saturday night, reports UNB.
The deceased were identified as Azir Ali, 38, and his wife Alima Akter,24, of the area.
Adampur union parishad chairman Abdal Hossain said a streak of thunderbolt struck Azir and his wife around 8:00pm while they were working in their courtyard, leaving them critically injured.
They were admitted to Kamalganj Upazila Health Complex where they succumbed to their injures at about 9:25pm.
22 cocktails seized in Savar
SAVAR: Police recovered 22 cocktails from Khagan Bazaar area under Birulia union in Savar upazila yesterday morning, reports BSS.
Being informed, a team of Savar thana police rushed to the spot and recovered the cocktails after searching a bag, said Tarikul Islam, sub inspector of Birulia police camp.
The cocktails were kept there for committing subversive activities, he said.
A case was filed in this connection.
2 Jamaat men held in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah: Police arrested one leader and an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami from Maheshpur upazila headquarters on subversion charges on Saturday night, reportsUNB.
The arrestees were identified as Faruk Hossain,general secretary of the upazila unit of Jamaat, and Mukul Hossain, activist of the Maheshpur municipal unit of the party.
Officer-in-charge of Maheshpur Police Station Aminul Islam Biplob said tipped off, a team of police launched a drive in the area and arrested the duo at night.
The arrestees were wanted in several cases for subversive activities, the OC added.
