Cumilla, July 16 (UNB) – A case was filed here on Tuesday over the killing of an accused by another accused in a courtroom during hearing on Monday.

Assistant sub-inspector Firoz of Bangara Police Station, who was present at the court during the incident in connection with another case, filed the case with Kotwali Model Police Station against lone accused Hasan in the morning, said Inspector (Investigation) of the police station Mohammad Salauddin.

The case was later shifted to Detective Branch of police for investigation, he said.

Meanwhile, DB Inspector Pradip Mondal has been appointed investigation officer of the case.

Hasan, a murder case accused, stabbed another accused Faruk, son of Ohid Ullah of Monaharganj in the district, to death in front of the Judge in a courtroom here during hearing on Monday.

The shocking incident took place in front of Judge Begum Fatema Ferdous of Cumilla Sessions Judge (third) court in the courtroom.

The deceased and the attacker happen to be cousins. 

Cumilla Police Super Syed Nurul Islam said accused Hasan started stabbing Faruk with a knife indiscriminately while the hearing in the murder case was going on in the court around noon, leaving him critically injured.

Faruk was taken to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead. 

Dhaka, July 16 (UNB) – Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with police in Rajshahi and Narayanganj districts early Tuesday. 

The deceased were identified as Alamin, son of Mohonlal of Harpur under Kashiadanga Police Station of Rajshahi city and Biplab, 32, son of Sultan Mia of Fatullah in Narayanganj city.

Golam Ruhul Kuddus, additional deputy commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said police conducted an anti-narcotics drive at Dam-5 of the Padma River around 3:30am. 

Sensing their presence, drug peddlers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight, he said. 

Later, police recovered Alamin’s body from the river, he said, adding that he might have drowned while fleeing. 

Three policemen also received injuries during the gunfight and they took primary treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, the police official claimed, adding that one shooter gun, two bullets and 79 bottles of Phensidyl syrup were recovered from the spot.

Alamin was accused in a several narcotics cases, he said.

Quamrul Islam, sub-inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of police in Narayanganj, said acting on a tip-off, a special DB team conducted a drive at a microbus stand of Chandmari in Fatulla around 3am. 

Sensing their presence, drug traders opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back in self-defence that triggered a gunfight.  

Later, Biplab was found dead on the spot, said the SI, adding that he was accused in 14 cases filed with Fatulla Police Station. 

Three policemen were also injured in the gunfight. 

Satkhira, July 16 (UNB) - A woman was killed after being hit by a truck in Jhikra Haritala area of Kalaroa upazila early Tuesday. 

The deceased was identified as Kamla Rani Haldar, 52, wife of late Nitai Haldar of Jhikra village and a worker of Kalaroa Fish Market.

Munirul Gias, officer-in-charge of Kalaroa Police Station, said a stone-laden truck overturned by the Jashore-Satkhira highway around 6am and hit Kamla Rani who was going to the market.

The woman died on the spot, he said, adding that they recovered the body.

Savar, July 16 (UNB) - Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman cut into six pieces from a waste dumping station at Baliapur here.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) of Dhaka Saidur Rahman said on information, a team of police first recovered the decapitated body without hands and legs from the garbage dumping station of Dhaka North City Corporation on Monday noon.

Later, they found the head and legs from a separate spot of the station, he said, adding that the body was sent to Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

He said the woman might have been killed 2-3 days ago and the dismembered body was dumped into the dumping station.

Rajshahi, July 16 (UNB) - A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in the city early Tuesday. 

The deceased was identified as Alamin, son of Mohonlal of Harpur under Kashiadanga Police Station in the city.

Golam Ruhul Kuddus, additional deputy commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said police conducted an anti-narcotics drive at Dam-5 of the Padma River around 3:30am. 

Sensing their presence, drug peddlers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight, he said. 

Later, police recovered Alamin’s body from the river, he said, adding that he might have drowned while fleeing. 

Three policemen also received injuries during the gunfight and they took primary treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, the OC claimed, adding that one shooter gun, two bullets and 79 bottles of Phensidyl syrup were recovered from the spot.

Alamin was accused in a several narcotics cases, the OC said.