NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-06-12

Men’s bullet-hit body recovered

KUSHTIA, June 11: Police on Tuesday night said they recovered the bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old man by the side of Kushtia-Jhenidah Highway in Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late freedom fighter Turab Hossain of Madhupur village. After returning from abroad, Tutul had been running a tea stall in the area. Islami University Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mehedi Hasan said locals spotted the body lying by the roadside around 9pm and alerted the police. Upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, along with a shotgun, several rounds of bullets and a motorcycle. — UNB

Teen tourist drowns in Sylhet’s

Piyain River

SYLHET, June 11: A 15-year-old boy drowned in Piyain river of Jaflong area in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mahi, son of Jamil Ahmed of Bayezid area of Chattogram district. Quoting local people, Sarkar Mohammad Tofayel Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Gowainghat Police Station, said local people rescued Mahi in an unconscious condition from Zero point area at around 02:00 pm. Later, he was taken to a local hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Mahi along with his friend came here to visit the place and went missing after he went to the river to take a bath. — UNB