Imam killed in Chandpur
Our correspondent, Chandpur

The imam of a local mosque was killed in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ at Daspara in Matlab Dakkhin upazila on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Maulana Fazlul Haq, 85, the pesh imam of Kashem Pagla Bari Jame Mosue in the area.
Police said Biplab, a drug addict, suddenly swooped on the mosque and hit the imam with a bamboo on his head while he was delivering ‘azan’ for zohr prayer, leaving him critically injured.
He was first taken to Matlab Dakkhin Upazila Health complex and then being moved to Dhaka as his condition deteriorated, but died on the way.
Meanwhile, police arrested Biplab.
‘JMB man’ held in Jamalpur
Jamalpur: Police arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Narayanpur Gramtali Bazar in Sadar upazila on Thursday, reports UNB.
The arrestee was identified as Al Beruni Sabuj, 35, son of late Amanullah of the same village.
Tipped off, a team of Narayanpur Investigation Centre conducted a drive in the area and arrested Sabuj around 3pm, said officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Nasimul Islam.
Youth jailed for raping minor boy  
Manikganj: A youth was found guilty of raping a five-year-old boy by a court here on Thursday and sentenced to 10 years in prison, reports UNB.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Al Mahmud Fayjul Kabir handed down the verdict and also fined convict Shipon Tk 5,000, in default, to suffer another two months’ imprisonment.According to the case statement, Shipon, son of Azizur Khan of Tangopalnagar in Singair upazila, raped the little boy on August 11, 2015.
Later, the grandmother of the victim filed a case against the convict on August 18 of the same year with the Manikganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Court.
The court received the chargesheet in the case on March 12, 2016.After cross-examining the evidence and witnesses, the court pronounced the judgement.
Shops gutted in Munshiganj
Munshiganj: Five shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Nagar Kasba Bazar in Mirkadim municipality area of Sadar upazila on Thursday night, reports UNB.
Fire service sources said the fire broke out at a laundry shop around 10:30 pm and spread around soon.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and extinguished the blaze after one hour of frantic effort.
The affected shop owners claimed that the extent of loss caused by the fire would go up to TK 40 lakh.
Two farmers electrocuted
Nilphamari: Two farmers died from electrocution at Kalikapur Dangapara village in Putimari union of Kishoreganj upazila on Thursday afternoon, reports UNB.
The deceased were identified as Sabul, 25, son of Anisul Islam and Akhtarul, 35, son of Hujur Ali, residents of the village.
Bazlur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj Police Station, said Anisul and Akhterul sustained injuries when they came in contact with a live wire while plugging on their irrigation pump.
Later they were taken to Kishoreganj Health Complex where they died.