ALL but one out of 400 answer scripts of the on-going SSC examinations, which were lost on Wednesday evening, were recovered on Friday evening.
   The police said Hasan Ali and Habibur Rahman — two teachers of Karitola SH High School — withdrew 200 answer scripts each of chemistry and history subjects from the Rajshahi education board on Wednesday.
   Taking rest at one of their relatives’ house at Thanthania in Bogra, the teachers started for Naruli bus stand for Sariakandi in a rickshaw in the evening.
   On the way, both the teachers went to buy banana keeping the scripts on the rickshaw and in the meantime, the rickshaw-puller went away with the answer scripts.
   They lodged a complaint with the Bogra police station at about 8:00pm the same day.
   On Friday evening, local people found the answer scripts in an abandoned state in front of Azizul Haque College and informed of the police. Later, the lawmen recovered those. But one answer script went missing.

AT LEAST 10 persons were injured in a clash between two rival groups over the ownership of a litchi tree at village Khalishakhali Ula under Lohagara upazila in Narail on Saturday.
   Locals said the clash ensued between the supporters of one Mosharaf Sheikh and another Bashar Kazi over the ownership of a litchi tree. Both the groups equipped with lethal and sharp weapons attacked each other.
   Of the injured, Biru Kazi, 25, was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital while Bashar Kazi, 28, Ashraful Alam, 48, Hasibul Alam, 17, and Babu Kazi, 30, were admitted to Lohagara Upazila Health Complex.
   Rest of the injured were given first aid.
   Separate cases were filed with the police. The police arrested Mosharaf Sheikh.

THREE persons have been killed in separate road accidents in Bogra and Manikganj.
   In Bogra, two persons were killed and nine others injured in separate accidents in Sariakandi and Shibganj upazilas.
   The deceased were Mohammad Ali, 30, of Sariakandi, and Mimi, 12, daughter of Mukul Mia of Shibganj upazila.
   Mohammad Ali and nine other persons were inured when a brick-loaded truck hit a bus at Taltola under Sariakandi at about 1:30pm on Saturday.
   Among the injured Mohammad Ali died from his injuries in Shahid Zia Medical College Hospital after his admission.
   Mimi sustained critical injuries in an accident at Korotkola on Friday night and she died at the same medical college on Saturday morning.
   In Manikganj, a man was killed in a collision between a bicycle and a bus on the Dhaka–Paturia Highway in
   the Arpara bus stand area under Shibalay upazila on Saturday.
   The deceased was Ayub Ali, 25, of the area.

THE newly constructed Chowdala Bridge on the River Mahananda at Chowdala under Gomastapur upazila in Chapainawabganj was opened to traffic on Saturday.
   The secretary of the communications ministry, Dr Mahbubur Rahman, inaugurated the bridge.
   The deputy commissioner of Chapainawabganj, Sirajul Hoque Khan, the police super, SM Mahfujul Hoque Nuruzzaman, and additional chief engineers of the Roads and Highways Department Munshi Mostafijur Rahaman, Abdus Salam and Khorded Alom were present in the inaugural function, among others.
   Roads and Highways Department constructed the 335-meter bridge at a cost of about Tk 13 crore.

HIGHWAYMEN looted valuables worth about Tk 5 lakh from the passengers of a bus on the Habiganj–Shayestaganj Road at Sudiakhola under Habiganj sadar upazila early Saturday.
   Passengers said a gang of robbers intercepted the Inatganj-bound bus from Dhaka at about 1:00am by putting barricade on the road.
   When the bus stopped at the point the robbers numbering 10/15 swooped on the passengers and took away cash, mobile phone sets and other valuables.
   A case was registered with the local police station. But none was arrested.

THE police arrested a man and recovered 24 pieces of gold bangles, Tk 3.51 in cash from his possession in the Paturia Ferry Ghat area under Shibalay upazila in Manikganj Saturday.
   Tipped off, a police team searched a car and recovered the bangles and cash and arrested Oliar Rahman, 38. A case was filed with the police.