Dhaka, May 24 (UNB) – Three men, including two farmers, were killed after being struck by lightning in Brahmanbaria and Habiganj on Friday noon.

In Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar upazila, Datmondol Jame Masjid’s Imam Rafi Uddin Ahmed was killed after a lightning struck him at Datmondol village.

Locals said that he was working in the paddy filed during the incident and was killed on the spot.

Police recovered the body and sent it to a hospital for autopsy, said Inspector Kabir Hossain (investigation) of Nasirnagar Police Station.

In Habiganj, a farmer was killed and two others were injured after a thunderbolt hit them while they were returning home with paddy at Bullah village in Madhabpur upazila.

The deceased was identified as Faisal Mia, 35, son of Jitu Mia of the village, said Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station.

In a separate incident, a farmer was killed after being struck by lightning while fishing in a haor at Guzakhair village in Nabiganj upazila.

Sijil Mia, 45, was killed on the spot, said Md Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Nabiganj Police Station.    

Noakhali, May 24 (UNB) – Three men were arrested on Friday for  allegedly gang-raping a mother of two in Doalia village of Begumganj upazila on Thursday night.

Police named the arrestees as Saiful Islam of Doalia village, Babu of Rudropur village, and Harun of Hirapur village. Police arrested Saiful and Babu with a firearm and bullet in the morning while Rab arrested Harun in the afternoon.

The victim has been admitted to Noakhali General Hospital where she’s undergoing treatment and medical tests.

She said her husband had a long-running dispute with criminals Harun, Saiful and Babu involving fish farming. “They’ve been threatening us for a while,” she said.

“They broke into our house around 10:30pm and beat up my mother-in-law before raping me,” the victim said. “They also vandalised the house.”

Police visited the place after being contacted by the woman’s husband. They took the victim to police station and then sent her to a hospital.

Begumganj police Station’s in-charge Firoz Alam Molla said the victim’s husband filed a case on early Friday naming the three men.

Dhaka, May 24 (UNB)- Police here on Thursday night arrested two people along with a Nishan Patrol Jeep and 400 pieces Yaba tablets from Khilgaon area in the city.

The arrestees were known as Nur Mohammad, 44, and his driver Md Masud Miah, 32.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of police led by Assistant Commissioner (Khilgaon Zone)   Md Jahidul Islam Sohagh arrested Nur along with 300 yaba pills from Seherunbagh area of Khilgaon Zone at around 8:45 pm.

Later, based on the information provided by Nur, police arrested his driver Masud from Nabinbagh new road with 100 pieces Yaba tablets.

They also seized the jeep which was used for carrying the Yaba tablets.

A case was filed with Khilgaon Police Station in this connection.

Panchagarh, May 24 (UNB)– A new train on Dhaka-Panchagarh route will begin its maiden journey on Saturday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates it through a videoconference.

‘Panchagarh Express’ will set out from Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station in Sadar Upazila where Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon will be present.

The train will complete its 593-kilometer journey in 10 hours. It will leave Panchagarh at 12:15pm and reach Dhaka at 10:35pm. From there, it will leave at 12:10am and reach Panchagarh at 10:45am.

On its way, the train will stop at Ruhiya, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Parbotipur and Dhaka’s Airport Railway Station.

The fare will be same as Ekota express and Drutojan express.

Thirty percent seats of the train will be allocated for Panchagarh, 30 percent for Dinajpur, 25 percent for Thakurgaon and 15 percent for Parbotipur.

Md Mosharaf Hossain, station master of Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station, said Minister Sujon and other passengers will travel to Dhaka free of cost on the train’s maiden voyage.

Dhaka, May 24 (UNB)– Thirty-eight people were detained on Friday in Satkhira, Pabna and Laxmipur for their alleged involvement in leaking question paper of primary teacher recruitment test.

In Satkhira, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained 29 suspected members of a gang from Kalaroa upazila in the morning.

A Rab-6 team raided Sonali Super Market where candidates gathered on Thursday night to get questions and solution, said Lt Col Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, commander of Satkhira Rab.

The gang had assured the candidates of providing questions and answers through mobile phones in exchange for money.

In Pabna, police detained four youths from a mess in Radhanagar area of the town. They were using various devices for cheating in the exam.

In another incident, four other people were held from different examination centers in the town, said Additional Police Superintendent Gautam Kumar Bishwas.
   
In Laxmipur, police detained Md Solaiman from Laxmipur Government College after exam questions were found in his cell phone.

Deputy Commissioner Anajan Chandra Pal said the detainee confessed that he had bought the question paper for Tk 25,000.