After sentencing former Member of Parliament (MP) of Jhenaidah-2 constituency Mashiur Rahman to 10 years in prison, the court has now sentenced another former BNP MP from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency, Abdul Wahab, to 8 years in prison. At the same time, an order has been issued to confiscate assets worth Tk 9.3 million, which are not known to him.

Jessore Special Judge Nitai Chandra Saha issued the order on Monday in a case of illegal acquisition of wealth and concealment of wealth. The ACC had earlier filed the case in 2008.

BNP central committee member and Shailkupa Upazila BNP president Md. Abdul Wahab was a two-term parliamentarian from Jhenaidah-1 constituency.

Earlier, on October 25, the same court sentenced former MP and BNP Chairperson's advisor Mashiur Rahman to 10 years in prison in an ACC case. At the same time, it ordered the confiscation of assets worth Tk 10.569 crore, which were not related to his known income.

Lakshmipur: Ahmed Shehzad Zian is a student of the play class of Kakoli Shishu Ankana in Lakshmipur. He is a resident of Char Falkon area of Kamalnagar Upazila of the district and the son of journalist Sajjadur Rahman.

Lakshmipur: The Detective Branch (DB) has recovered an abandoned automatic firearm (SMG) from Ramgati in Lakshmipur.
Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Iqbal Hossain confirmed the matter on Sunday (October 29) afternoon. Earlier, the weapon was recovered from the Char Algi area of the upazila on Saturday (October 28) night.
According to intelligence police sources, a raid was conducted in the Alexander area of Ramgati police station at night to recover weapons and narcotics. During this, based on a secret tip-off, an SMG was recovered from Char Algi. An investigation is underway in this regard.

Lakshmipur: A woman named Saleha was arrested and handed over to the police by the hospital authorities for stealing a 4-month-old baby from a hospital in Lakshmipur. The incident took place at Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital around 10:30 pm on Saturday.

The hospital authorities said that the woman named Saleha had been roaming suspiciously in various wards of the hospital since noon. At around 10 pm, the accused Saleha Begum came to the women's medicine ward on the 4th floor of the hospital and developed a friendship with Jannatul Ferdous (Jannat), the daughter of a patient named Sufia.

At one point, she cleverly escaped with her 4-month-old baby son, who was in Jannat's lap, in her arms. At that time, while leaving the main gate of the hospital with the baby, the nurses on duty and the relatives of the patients admitted to the hospital caught Saleha red-handed. Later, when the hospital authorities informed the police, the police arrived at the scene, arrested Saleha and took her to the police station.

Own Correspondent: Classes were suspended at Char Mehar Azizia High School in Ramgati Upazila of Lakshmipur for a cultural and sports program. Due to the loud noise during the program, teachers were also unable to teach at the nearby Char Mehar Government Primary School. As a result, dissatisfaction and anger have been spread among the parents.

It started at 10 am on Thursday (October 29) and continued till 3 pm. The singing event was organized by Prism Bangladesh Foundation of Ramgati in the classroom of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation's Sahayak School. Several parents expressed their anger and said that students could not go to school this year due to natural disasters. Besides, schools are closed most of the year due to other government holidays. Again, students are being hindered from participating in such singing events by closing classes.

In this regard, school headmaster Abdul Matin said that the ceremony was held in light of a letter from the secondary education officer.

Secondary Education Officer Abul Kalam Azad said, "I did not give permission to play music with a microphone. I did not know that there was a primary school next to that school."

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's convoy was attacked in Feni on her way to Cox's Bazar to meet Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.

BNP Student Affairs Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie alleged that the attack took place in Debipur, Fatehpur area of Feni, around 5 pm on Saturday.

He said the attack occurred on the vehicle of media personnel in the BNP Chairperson's convoy.

However, there were no immediate reports of casualties in the incident. It is learnt that despite the attack, all the vehicles in the convoy, including Khaleda Zia's, quickly left the scene without stopping anywhere.

Lakshmipur: Police have arrested six people in connection with a clash between two factions of Jubo League in Ramganj, Lakshmipur. An LG and a chapati were recovered during the clash. They were arrested from different places in the upazila on Saturday (October 28) morning.
The arrested are Tuhin, Arif Hossain, Chayan, Sumon, Saiful Islam and Palash. The police said that the arrested are workers of Jubo League and Awami League.
Earlier, on Friday (October 27), a clash and shooting incident took place at around 8 pm in Athakra Bazar of Bholakot Union of the upazila between supporters of Upazila Jubo League Senior Vice President and local UP Chairman Bashir Ahmed Manik and supporters of Ward No. 6 Jubo League President Mohin Driver over the issue of dominance. In this, 4 people were injured, including 2 people named Emran and Kabir, who were shot.

Ramganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Tota Mia confirmed the arrest of six people and the recovery of weapons, saying that preparations for the case are underway at the police station.

Lakshmipur: Community Policing Day 2017 is being celebrated in Lakshmipur with a colorful rally and discussion meeting under the slogan 'Police are the people, people are the police'.

On Saturday (October 28) morning, a colorful rally, initiated by the District Community Policing Cell, started from the Lakshmipur Police Superintendent's office premises and circled the main roads of the city. Later, everyone gathered for a discussion meeting at the Model Police Station.

Superintendent of Police ASM Mahtab Uddin, Additional Superintendent of Police Anirban Chakma, DI One Iqbal Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Lokman Hossain, Community Policing Cell District President Syed Ziaul Huda Apu, General Secretary Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan Azad and others were present at the time.
During the event, speakers said that it is possible to eradicate drugs, terrorism, and militancy through building bridges between the police and the public.

Lakshmipur: With the slogan "Police is the people, people are the police", Community Policing Day was celebrated in Kamalnagar-Ramgati of Lakshmipur through a colorful rally and discussion meeting. On Saturday (October 28), a colorful rally started from Hazirhat Coastal Degree College at 10 am and circled the market. After the rally, a discussion meeting was held in the college auditorium. Additional Superintendent of Police Khandaker Shah Newaz was the chief guest. Kamalnagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas presided over the event, and Hazirhat Coastal Degree College Principal Abdul Motaleb, Hazirhat Degree Madrasa Principal Zayed Hossain Farooqui, Hazirhat Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Md. Nizam Uddin were the special guests.