News in Brief (2022-08-04)

Sherpur farmer killed by wild elephant
A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Patrachhila Mayaghasi hill area of the upazila. "Somed Ali of Mayaghasi village of Ramchandrakura union was attacked by the wild elephant while cutting grass in his field for cattle," said Bachir Ahmed Badal, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari thana. "He was killed on the spot." When he did not return home even after sunset, his family members launched a search operation and spotted his body. "We were subsequently informed," the OC said. — UNB

Cultural activist kills self in Barishal
A cultural activist was found dead at her house at Uttar Mallik Road in Barishal city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Samsunnahar Nipa, 25, daughter of Fazlul Karim of the area. Aklima Begum, sub-inspector of Kotwali Model thana, said Nipa used to live with her sister Dalia.When Dalia woke up in the morning, she found Nipa hanging from a ceiling fan of the house, said Aklima. Nipa was a member of Udichi Shilpighoshti, Barishal and ‘Bashial Natok’, a cultural organisation. On information, police recovered the body of Nipa and sent it to a local hospital morgue for autopsy. Azimul Karim, officer-in-charge of Barishal Kotwali Model Police Station, said primarily it is suspected that Nipa killed herself. “Actual reason behind the death will be known once autopsy report is available,” he said. — UNB

Nine get life for killing man in Bogura
A Bogura court has sentenced nine men to life in imprisonment for killing a man in Sadar upazila in 2008. District and Session Judge Habiba Mondol handed down the verdict on Wednesday. The convicts are Manik Mia, Abdul Gofur, Ismail, Jaker Mia, Masud Mia, Abdul Khalek, Abdul Goni, Intaj Ali and Sultan Mollah. All of them are the residents at Chalitabari Nagor Kanti Para in the upazila. According to the prosecution on June 20 in 2008, the convicts hacked Abdul Jabbar to death in Chalitabari area in broad daylight over a land dispute. Following the murder, Jabbar's brother filled a case with Bogura Sadar thana. The court gave the verdict in presence of thrseven convicts. Two are on the run. The court also freed six accused in the verdict. — UNB