Chandpur
10 hurt as Karnafuli 3 launch catches fire in Chandpur
At least 10 people including women and children were injured as a Dhaka-bound launch from Bhola, the Karnafuli-3, caught fire in the middle of the Meghna river in Majherchar area in Chandpur's Haimchar on Saturday (April 20, 2024).
Md Shahadat Hossain, deputy director of Chandpur BIWTA, said the fire broke out around 11:30am due to a technical glitch.
At the time, 10 people were injured in the launch fire incident as they panicked and jumped into the river, he added.
The stranded passengers of Karnaphuli-3 were being taken to Dhaka through Karnaphuli-4 launch.
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On information, our investigation team along with the fire service rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control, he added.
However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.
The injured were treated locally.
Meanwhile, senior police officers of Naval Police Chandpur region visited the spot soon after the incident, added the officer.
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Pubali Bank manager goes missing with more than Tk 2.5 crore in Chandpur
Shrikanta Nandi, manager of Natun Bazar branch in Chandpur town of Pubali Bank PLC, has gone missing with more than Tk 2.5 crores.
Shrikanta Nandi, 40, is son of Nani Gopal Nandi and a resident of Ghagra village in Kachua upazila.
The new manager of the bank and a customer filed two General Diaries (GD) separately at Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station in this regard.
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According to the sources, Shrikanta Nandi swindled Tk 2. 51 crore from the customers.
On Monday (April 15) afternoon, the new manager of the branch Humayun Kabir and Chandpur Model Police Station Sub-Inspector (Investigative Officer) Nazrul Islam, came to know the matter after talking to customers.
Akbar Hossain Liton, one of the victims, said Shrikant Nandi wanted to borrow money from him before Eid. A few days later, when he went to the bank for a pay order, he took Tk 1.76 crore from him.
"But he disappeared without depositing the money in the bank," Liton claimed.
On April 13, Liton lodged a GD at Chandpur Model Police Station.
The accused bank manager also swindled Tk 75 lakh from another customer named Maruf of the Asrafpur area offering more profit.
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The matter is being investigated through the higher authority, said the current bank manager, adding that there is no problem with internal customers' transactions.
Chandpur Model Police Station Sub-Inspector Nazrul Islam said that they are investigating the issue following the GDs.
"We will take legal action if there is any complaint regarding the transaction," he added.
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Dipu Moni secures Chandpur-3 seat
Awami League nominated candidate for Chandpur-3 (Sadar-Haimchar) Dr. Dipu Moni has been elected in the 12th parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
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Dr. Dipu Moni, also the Education Minister, bagged 1,08,166 votes while her nearest rival Dr. Muhammad Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan who was an independent candidate secured 24,197 votes.
The voting in the 12th parliamentary election began at 8:00 am and concluded at 4pm without any break amid tight security in 299 out of the country’s 300 constituencies.
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Dipu Moni is a renowned face in Bangladesh politics, and has been the Minister of Education since January 2019 and a Member of Parliament representing the Chandpur-3 constituency.
She was Foreign Minister of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013.
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3 vehicles set on fire in Chattogram, Chandpur, Sylhet
A pick-up van, a truck and a bus were set on fire in Chattogram, Sylhet and Chandpur districts early Saturday ahead 48-hour hartal enforced by BNP and some other opposition parties to press their demand for boycotting the 7 January election.
In Chattogram, miscreants set fire to a pick-up van at on Dhaka-Chittgagong highway at Dhalipara in Sitakunda upazila early Saturday.
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Abdul Hakim, officer-in-charge of Kumira Highway Police, said 8-10 miscreants forced the pick-up van driver to halt it around 5:30 am. Later they set in on fire by hurling crude bomb and fled the scene.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
In Chandpur, A bus helper suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a stationary bus on Chandpur-Cumilla highway at Chandpur Bus Station around 5:30 am.
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Sheikh Mahsin Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Model Police Station, said a fire broke out in ‘Ananda Paribahan’ bus.
On information, police rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
Khokon Mia, 60, a helper of the bus, who was asleep inside the bus, sustained burn injuries.
He was taken to the Sadar hospital.
Police suspected that the fire might have originated from mosquito coil.
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In Sylhet, arsonists set a truck on fire on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila early Saturday.Miscreants set the truck on fire beside Lalabazar Armed Police Battalion office around 1:45 am, said Md Jabed, duty officer of Dakkhin Surma Police Station.
Chandpur-Shariatpur ferry services resume after 6 hours
Ferry service on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resumed this morning after nearly six hours of suspension due to dense fog in the Meghna River.
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The authorities concerned were forced to suspend the ferry services from 12 am to 6 am today to avert accidents.
Hundreds of vehicles waiting to cross the river remained stuck at both ends of the river, causing distress to passengers and drivers in the chilly weather.
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Faisal Alam Chowdhury, manager of Harina Ferry Ghat in Chandpur, said the ferry services resumed around 6 am after the visibility issues caused by the dense fog improved.
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22-day ban on hilsa fishing begins tomorrow
The government of Bangladesh is going to impose a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing from tomorrow (October 12).
Hilsa catching, selling and transportation will remain prohibited during the period to ensure the safe spawning of the national fish of Bangladesh during its peak breeding period.
The ban will remain in place till November 2.
On September 20, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim announced the 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting hilsa at a meeting of the National Task Force Committee on Hilsa Resource Development at the conference room of the Fisheries Department at Matsya Bhaban in Dhaka.
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The objective of the restrictions on fishing is to protect the mother hilsa which lay eggs during the period, he said.
Hilsa makes the highest contribution to the country’s fish output as a single fish species.
Recognized as a certified patented product of Bangladesh, the fish swim to rivers to lay eggs. Hilsa is very popular both in Bangladesh and West Bengal in India. About 75 percent of the world's hilsa is netted in Bangladesh.
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Chandpur is considered one of the largest trading hubs of hilsa in Bangladesh as the fish from the Padma River is more popular than the ones that come from other rivers because of its distinct taste.
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Lives of 3 lakh locals to see a major shift thanks to bridge over Boaljhuri canal in Chandpur
Dreams of some three lakh people in Kachua and Matlab Dakkhin upazilas of Chandpur district are finally coming true following the opening of a 42-meter long bridge over Boaljhuri canal.
Socio-economic life in the locality will see a major change through the inauguration of the bridge.
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The two upazilas — Matlab Dakkhin and Kachua — are separated by the Boaljhuri canal and people of the two upazilas had to cross the canal through boats.
To mitigate the suffering of the people of two upazilas, local lawmakers took an initiative to build a bridge in an effort to ease communication.
Once the bridge is opened, the social and economic lifestyle of Prashannacup, Banglabazar villages in Kachua bordering area and Kalikapur, Chartbhanga, Kashimpur villages under Matlab Dakkhin upazila will be changed.
People can easily go to the district headquarters in a short period of time and at low cost.
A Alim, upazila engineer of Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), said they have completed the construction work of 42-meter concrete bridge over the Boaljhuri canal, at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore, financed by the government, and it will be opened on September 12.
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Former minister and MP of Kachua constituency Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir will inaugurate the bridge, he said.
The construction work of the bridge started in the 2020-21 fiscal year but it was delayed due to the pandemic. Approach roads have been built on both sides of the bridge, said A Alim.
During a recent visit to the bridge area, the UNB correspondent saw that the painting of the bridge is underway.
A number of stalls offering fuchka, coffee and tea were set up near the bridge while the construction of many shops is underway on both sides of the river.
People were seen roaming around the bridge before the opening ceremony.
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Locals Abul Hossain, Shafique Patwari, said they had suffered a lot due to the absence of a bridge over the canal. The commute to the district headquarters used to be long. The bridge will help boost trade and income in the two upazilas, they believe.
Teachers of Matlab Dakkhin Kalikapur High School said they had to cross the canal by boat to go to the school but now students and teachers can easily go to the school in a short time using the bridge.
Gold, diamonds worth Tk 46 lakh looted from gold shop in Chandpur
Gold and diamonds worth Tk 46 lakh were stolen from a gold shop on early Monday.
Seven to eight youths, aged between 20 and 30, broke into the shop "Shorno Bhubon" between 5:30 am and 6 am on Monday and looted 40 tolas of gold and diamonds worth Tk 5 lakh.
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Badal, one of the staff members of a nearby grocery shop, found the locks of the gold shop broken at 7 am and immediately informed Manik Lal Mazumder, owner of the gold shop, and his family about the incident.
The shop is located next to Hasan Ali Government High School on the Cumilla Road of Chandpur district.
The CCTV footage showed that it took only seven to eight minutes for the robbers to steal the jewelries.
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Sanjay Saha, an artisan at the gold shop,said he closed the shop and locked it in front of the shop owner at 10 pm the previous day, like he always does.
Sheikh Mohsin Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Model Police Station, and his team came after he came to know about the theft. CID and PBI officials went to the shop to investigate about the incident.
The shop owner told UNB that he has been in business in this area for almost two years. He suffered a loss of Tk46 lakh in the theft.
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He said the thieves took no money. Their target was only gold and diamonds.
The OC said an investigation is underway. The shop owner is yet to file a case.
Despite ample supply, Hilsa still out of reach of the average buyer
The price of hilsa, a treat Bengalis look forward to during the monsoon, is still high despite ample supply in the wholesale markets of Chandpur district.
The national fish of Bangladesh is still out of reach of the average buyer.
During a recent visit to Chandpur Boro Station fisheries ghat, this correspondent found people busy loading and unloading hilsa as 2,000-2,500 maunds of the fish are coming from the southern districts of the country every day on average.
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Transportation of hilsa starts from 10 am till afternoon through trucks, pick-up vans and trawlers at the wholesale markets and some 500 workers in the ghat area are involved in loading and unloading the fish.
Hilsa, weighing 700-900 grams each, are of decent sizes too.
People from Dhaka’s Karwanbazar, Azampur, Abdullahpur, Uttara; Gazipur’s Tongi; Tangail; Kishoreganj; Jamalpur, Mymensingh; Sreemangal; and Sylhet come to the wholesale market in Chandpur and take hilsa via trucks and train.
One kg hilsa is being sold at Tk 1,500 while in the retail market it is being sold at Tk 1,800-2,000 and hilsa weighing 500-700 grams is being sold at Tk 900-1,100. The silver fish weighing 900 grams is being sold at Tk 1,400-1,500.
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Chandpur wholesale market flooded with hilsa, price coming down
Price of the much sought after hilsa fish is coming down as the largest wholesale ‘Boro Station Market’ in Chandpur district is flooded with catches.
After the 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay ended on July 23, the Boro Station Market is abuzz with the presence of fishermen, traders and workers related to the fishing industry.
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Visiting the market recently, UNB’s Chandpur correspondent found a large number of fishing trawlers and trucks coming to the Fisheries Ghat carrying hilsa netted from the coastal areas of Bhola, Hatiya, Char Fashion, Laxmipur and adjacent areas.
Locals were busy loading and unloading the catches at the fisheries ghat.
Traders said a total of 500 maunds of fish reached the market, forcing them to lower the price of hilsa due to abundant supply.
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One kg hilsa fish is being sold at Tk 1800 which was Tk 2200 before, while a fish weighing 500-750 grams is being sold at Tk 1200-1300 which was Tk 1500 before.
Bari Manik Jamadar, president of Fish Traders Association, Chandpur, said the supply of hilsa has increased over the last three days but not as much as in the previous year.
Some traders said some dishonest fishermen netted ‘jatka’ (fry), which negatively impacts the catches.
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Dr. Md Anisur Rahman, an expert in Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute, told UNB, “River water has degraded due to climate change, pollution and unabated sand lifting. We should save the rivers. Besides, the natural movement of fish has been disrupted due to the shoals.”
He also hoped for satisfactory catches of hilsa fish in the coming days during the full moon.