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SUST student murder: Knife used in killing, victim’s mobile phone recovered
Police on Wednesday recovered the knife used in the murder of Bulbul Ahmed, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and his mobile phone set at Tilagaon near the university campus in Sylhet.
The knife and the mobile phone set were recovered from the house of Kamrul Hossain, 30, a mason of the area who was detained in connection with the murder.
Kamrul also confessed to his involvement in the murder, Azbahar Ali Sheikh, deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police.
Based on his information, police recovered the knife and the mobile phone after conducting drive at Kamrul’s house around 11am, he added.
So far, five people have been detained, said Azbahar.
“Investigation is still going on. After investigation, those who are involved will be shown arrested in this case. So, the total number of arrests cannot be said now.”
Read:Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder
Probe body formed over SUST student Bulbul's murder
The authorities concerned of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) formed a five-member probe body to look into the death of a SUST student on the campus.
Headed by Prof. Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, president of SUST Teachers Association, the other member of the committee are --- director of students counseling and guidance Amina Parvin, Shah Poran Hall Provost Prof. Mizanur Rahman Khan, Public Administration Department Head Prof. Shafiqul Islam and Assistant Proctor Abu Hena Pahil, said university registrar Mohammad Ishfaqul Hossain.
Earlier, police detained three people in connection with the murder of a Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student on the campus on Monday evening.
Read:Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder
The identities of the detainees are yet to be disclosed by police.
"We will let them go if we do not find their involvement in the crime after the primary investigation," Azbahar Ali Sheikh, deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said.
The deceased, Bulbul Ahmed, was a third-year student of the public administration department.
On Monday night, a case was filed at Jalalabad police station over the murder.
According to the case statement, Bulbul, along with his friends, went to the New Zealand area, adjacent to Shaheed Minar, on the campus that afternoon.
At one stage, his friends rescued him as he was allegedly stabbed by muggers.
Bulbul was first rushed to the university medical centre and later shifted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, where on-duty doctor Kaniz Fatema declared him dead around 7.45pm.
Meanwhile, hundreds of students of the university formed a human chain in front of the varsity's central library, demanding capital punishment for the killers of Bulbul.
4 get life imprisonment for murder in Chattogram
A Chattogram court on Monday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing an expatriate in 1999.
Chattogram Additional District and Session Judge Court-3 Judge Ferdous Wahid handed down the punishment.
The convicts are—Md Nur Islam, his son Osman goni, Sarwar Kamal and Abbas Uddin. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 in default to suffer two years more in rigorous imprisonment.
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According to the prosecution, Nurul Kabir, an expatriate of Adhunagar Rustompara in Lohagara upazila, took his nephew Islam, son of Nur Islam to abroad.
After returning to the country, Nurul demanded Tk 1.70 lakh from his brother Nur for taking his son abroad by expending money. The two brothers had been at loggerheads over the issue.
On December 6, 1999, Nur along with his sons swooped on the house of Nurul and hit him with a sharp weapon. Later he succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
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Khaleda Yeasmin, wife of Nurul, filed a case with Chattogram Judicial Court.
On December 21, police submitted chargesheet against six people.
After examining records and witnesses, the court handed down the punishment and acquitted two others as allegations brought against them could not be proved.
Teen hacked to death after clash over football game in Magura
A 14-year-old boy was hacked to death on Saturday following a clash over a football game.
The incident occurred at Mohammadpur upazila in Magura.
The deceased was identified as Hasib Munshi, son of Shaykeh Munshi and a student of class nine at a madrasa at Jhama village in the upazila, said Ahraful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur police station.
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An hour-long armed clash broke out between two groups over playing football at Char Jhama Primary School playground and previous rivalry which injured several people, said the OC.
After the initial clash died down, some opponents found Hasib alone near the playground and hacked him with sharp weapons, said the police quoting locals.
He was taken to Faridpur Boalmari Hospital around 8pm but the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
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“Efforts are on to arrest the accused and additional police have been deployed in the area,” said OC Ashraful Islam.
Hasib’s brother Amanat Munshi said, “Hasib had no involvement with any of the clashing groups. We demand justice for our innocent brother’s death.”
Sirajganj: Paternal uncle, his associate to serve life for 2017 murder of mute girl
A Sirajganj court sentenced two people to life term imprisonment for killing an orally challenged girl in Belkuchi upazila in the district in 2017.
It also fined the convicts Tk 20,000 each, in default of which they will have to serve one more year in jail.
Judge of Sirajganj district and session judge court Fazle Khoda Md Nazir delivered the verdict in presence of the accused.
The convicts were identified as Saddam Hossain, 33, paternal uncle of the victim, and Akbar Hossain, a former Union Parishad member and cohort of Saddam. They were residents of Bera Kharua village in the upazila.
Advocate Gazi Abdur Rahman, public prosecutor (PP) of the court, said that convict Saddam planned to kill his 11-year-old niece Chaina Khatun, the mute daughter of his elder brother Jahirul Promanik, to pass on the blame centring a land dispute onto his paternal cousins.
Accordingly, Saddam in collaboration with Akbar Ali strangled the girl to death and dumped the body in a pond on December 25, 2017.
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According to the case statement, the victim’s father, who was not aware of the plot hatched by his younger brother prior to its implementation, lodged a case naming his paternal cousins with the police station the following day.
Police arrested the duo and submitted a charge sheet against them before the court in connection with the murder, based on which after all due process, a verdict was reached followed by the sentencing today.
35-yr-old stabbed to death in Dinajpur
A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of drug peddlers in the district's Hakimpur upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Bardin Islam Baten, a construction worker and son of Abu Taleb of Mathpara village.
Shariqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Hakimpur Police Station, said that Baten's younger brother Insan had been at loggerheads with a local drug peddler, Imon, over sharing profits from drug sales.
On Friday morning, Baten intervened and apparently ensured a patch-up between Insan and Imon. However, Imon was not satisfied with the settlement.
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The same night, Imon along with his two associates, waylaid Baten on a bike and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him injured. "He was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival," said the OC.
“Police are trying to arrest the culprits,” he added.
Elder brother 'kills' man for torturing sister-in-law in Khulna city
A 28-year-old man died after being hit with a stick allegedly by his elder brother in the Khanjahan Ali area of Khulna city in the early hours of Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Parvez Sheikh, a resident of Khulna city.
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Kamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Khanjahan Ali police station, said Parvez was physically torturing his wife around 12.30am in the family house in the Khanjahan Ali area.
Rubel Sheikh, the deceased's elder brother, hit Parvez with the bamboo stick to save his sister-in-law from the torture, leaving him dead on the spot, said the OC.
The body has been kept in Fultola Health Complex. No arrest has been made so far, he added.
JCD leader among 10 booked for Faridpur bizman's murder
A leader of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal (JCD) was among 10 people booked in connection with the murder of a businessman in Sadar upazila of Faridpur, police said on Thursday.
Kotwali Police Station sub-inspector Belal Hossain said the FIR was lodged against the 10, including district JCD president Adnan Hossain, following a complaint from the deceased Sobuj Molla’s father Shahid Molla in the small hours.
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On July 4, Sobuj Molla, 29, was hacked to death allegedly by assailants in the Baitul Aman area of Sadar upazila around 10pm. He was declared dead on arrival by doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College and Hospital.
Mother, son hacked dead in N’ganj
A 40-year-old woman and her son were hacked to death in Araihajar upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Razia Sultana and her son Talha.
On information, police recovered the bodies from their house at Ujan Gobindi village of the upazila in the morning where Razia used to live with her son after her husband’s death.
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Azizul Haque Hawladar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Araihajar police station, said the duo might have been killed by someone they knew on Saturday night.
The bodies were sent to Sadar General Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he added.
The motive behind the killing will be known after an investigation, said the OC.
College teacher Utpal murder: Prime accused held in Gazipur
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday detained the prime accused in Savar college teacher Utpal Kumar Sarker murder case from Gazipur district.
The arrestee is a class IX student of Haji Yunus Ali School and College at Ashulia of Dhaka’s Savar upazila college.
Read: College teacher murder: Prime accused’s father arrested from Kushtia
Based on secret information, an operational team of the Rab-1 conducted a drive in Sreepur of Gazipur in the evening and detained the teenager around 7:00 pm, said ASP (media) Imran Khan of Rab headquarters.
Earlier, Ashulia thana police arrested the 9th grader’s father Uzzal Hossain , another accused of the case from Kushtia, four days after the teacher was beaten to death in broad daylight in Savar .
Uzzal was hiding with his family since the murder.
Although Uzzal was arrested his other family members managed to flee during a police drive.
Police said they recovered the cricket stump that was used in the killing.
According to Md Kamruzzaman, Officer In-charge (OC) of Ashulia police station, based on secret information Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Sub Inspector (SI) Emdad Hossain arrested Uzzal from Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila.
Police sent Uzzal to a court in Dhaka seeking a 10-day remand.
Students and teachers of the college alleged that the student killed Utpal, head of the disciplinary committee of the college, in a pre-planned way.
Read: College teacher ‘beaten by students with cricket stump’ dies in Savar
“Utpal sir had caught the student (prime accused) with a girl inside a classroom and informed the family of the girl about the matter, which had created anger in him. That’s the reason why the student beat up Utpal sir to death on the sports day,” said a student of the college.
According to the college authorities, no CCTV footage of the crime was found as the cameras recorded nothing at that moment due to power outage.
The college authorities suspect that the boy had disconnected the power supply before killing Utpal.
Utpal Sarker, 35, son of Ajit Sarker of Engeldani village under Sirajganj’s Ullapara police station, had been serving as a teacher of Haji Yunus Ali School and College for almost ten years.