Bangladesh
2 ‘criminals’ killed in Naogaon ‘gunfight’
Two suspected criminals were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with police in Atrai and Patnitala upazilas of the district early Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Minhajul Islam alias Mintu alias Shikdar, 40, and Zahidul Islam, 38.
Moselm Uddin, officer-in-charge of Atrai Police Station, said they arrested Minhajul, son of Abdur Rahman of Bhartetulia village, from his residence as he was wanted in 10 cases including that of murder on Wednesday night.
Later, police took him with them to recover firearms at Tilabaduri village at night.
“As soon as police reached the spot, Minhajul’s cohorts opened fire. Minhajul was killed during the skirmish,” the OC said.
Police said they recovered a foreign pistol, four bullets and four bombs from the spot.
In a separate incident, Zahidul, son of Rafatullah of Balugha village in Patnitala upazila was killed in another reported gunfight with police.
Parimal Kumar Chakrabarty, officer-in-charge of Patnitala Police Station, said the man was wanted in 12 criminal cases.
He was arrested from Balugha village on Wednesday night and after interrogation, police took him to Bakrail village to recover drugs.
When police reached the spot, Zahidul’s associates opened fire. “He was killed in the ensuing gunfight,” the OC said.
A shutter gun, two bullets, 985 Yaba pills and four sharp weapons were recovered from the spot.
Last year, 376 people were killed in so-called crossfires in Bangladesh, according to Odhikar, a human rights organisation. Of them, 193 died in ‘crossfires’ with police.
In 2018, Bangladesh saw 458 extrajudicial killings.
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Trader stabbed to death in Jashore
A trader was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack by miscreants at Kharki in the Jashore district town on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Al Amin, 24, son of Alamgir Hossain of the area.
Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station, said a group of miscreants swooped on them while they were returning home around 9:30pm.
The miscreants stabbed them indiscriminately, leaving them injured.
Later, they were taken to Jashore Medical College Hospital. Doctors referred Al Amin to Khulna Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.
Al-Amin died while being taken to KMCH around 1am.
Police arrested three suspects over the murder.
Youth dies with fever, abdominal pain in Feni
A young man who had been suffering from fever, abdominal pain and respiratory problems for the last few days died at his residence at Pashchim Chhanua village in Sadar upazila here on Wednesday.
Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’ in Air Quality Index
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the second consecutive day on Thursday morning.
The city had a score of 167 at 08:01am, indicating that the air quality was ‘unhealthy’.
A numerical value between 151 and 200 indicates that everyone may begin to experience health effects. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
Thailand’s Chiang Mai and China’s Shenyang occupied the first and third spots respectively with scores of 210 and 163 respectively.
A numerical value between 151 and 200 indicates that everyone may begin to experience health effects. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, tells people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, has been grappling with air pollution for a long time. The air quality generally worsens during summer and shows signs of improvement in monsoon when the dust settles.
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