A case has been filed against 44 people over the murder of union parishad member Rabindra Chandra Das in Noakhali's Hatiya upazila. Char Ishwar Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Halim Azad was also accused in the case, reports our Noakhali correspondent. Meanwhile, police arrested two people Azad (34) and Sumon Das (40) in connection with the killing, added the OC.
A Union Parishad member was shot dead in Noakhali's Hatia early today. Deceased Rabindra Chandra Das (48) was a member of Char Ishwar Ward-3 and a member of the Awami League upazila unit's executive committee. He was also a candidate for UP elections to be held on June 21. Locals said miscreants opened fire when a motorcycle carrying Rabindra Chandra and Al Amin, president
37 turtles rescued in Bogura; 2 held
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A team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) rescued 37 turtles from Tinmatha area of Bogura town this morning.
The team also detained two people Rabindra Chandra Das (58) and Rafiqul Islam (53) of Bogura Sadar upazila – during the drive, Ashim Kumar Mollick, inspector of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit, told The Daily Star.
The duo are involved in illegal trading of turtles for years, our Bogura correspondent reports quoting the WCCU official.
Ashim Kumar said, We rescued the turtles from the duo around 9:00am today with the help of Team for Energy and Environmental Research (TEER), a local organisation that works for environment.