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Minor girl ‘violated’ in Jashore
Benapole, Aug 28 (UNB) – A six-year-old girl was reportedly violated by a man in Baropata village of Benapole port area on Sunday.
The incident came to light on Tuesday when the victim’s family admitted the girl to a local hospital, said Assistant Sub-inspector Zahirul Islam of Benapole Port Police Station.
The culprit Ibrahim Hossain violated the girl when she went to his house for watching television, said the ASI quoting her family members.
Teenage girl commits ‘suicide’ in Chattogram
Chattogram, Aug 28 (UNB) – A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house in Chambal Shikderpara area of Banshkhali upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Shahinur Akter, 16, a class VIII student of a local madrassah and daughter of Mozaffar Chowdhury.
Quoting family members, Assistant Sub-inspector Mohammad Alauddin of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police camp said Shahinur took her life after she had a huff with her mother.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to CMCH for an autopsy, he added.
Inu for eliminating Khaleda from nat’l politics
Dhaka, Aug 28 (UNB) – Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday said Khaleda Zia must be eliminated from the national politics through the national election of 2018.
3 sued over ‘rape’ of Satkhira woman
Satkhira, Aug 28 (UNB) – A case has been filed against three people over the ‘rape’ of a woman in Kaliganj upazila.
Barapukuria power plant shut down again
Dinajpur, Aug 28 (UNB) – A unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant which resumed operation eight days ago to meet the demands of electricity during the Eid-ul-Azha was shut down again on Tuesday.
Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Sylhet
Sylhet, Aug 28 (UNB) – A girl has allegedly been gang-raped at Atgram of Zakiganj upazila after being abducted from Sylhet city.
2 killed in Barguna road crash
Barguna, Aug 28 (UNB) – Two people were killed as a bus hit a motorcycle on Barguna-Barishal regional highway in Betagi upazila in the district on Tuesday.
Police dump 30 human-haulers into Jashore pond
Jashore, Aug 28 (UNB) – Amid the ongoing drive against three-wheeled vehicles plying highways, police have dumped around 30 three-wheelers running on Jashore-Benapole highway into a pond near Navaran Highway Police camp.
Mukti, who was set on fire, loses battle for life at DMCH
Dhaka, Aug 28 (UNB) – After fighting for her life for past nine days, Mukti Khatun, a college girl who was set on fire allegedly by her father’s rivals, succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Tuesday.
4 motorcyclists killed in M’singh road crashes
Mymensingh, Aug 26 (UNB) – Four motorcyclists were killed in separate road accidents in Tarakanda, Sadar and Phulpur upazilas here on Sunday.