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A woman was killed after being struck by a motorbike at Boro Bhangha Mahakash Bypass road in Dhaka’s Demra area on Monday. The deceased was identified as Dolimun Nessa,78, of Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district. Victim’s son Mohammad Sorhab said his mother was crossing the road when the motorbike hit her from behind, leaving her seriously injured. She was rescued her in critical condition and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared her dead. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said the body was handed over to the family without an autopsy as no complaint was lodged.

Police arrested a Union Parishad Chairman from Debidwar upazila of Cumilla district in connection with the killing of an auto-rickshaw driver during the July uprising on Monday. The arrestee is Mokbul Hossain Mukul, chairman of Gunaighar Uttar Union Parishad and president of Gunaighar union unit Awami League. Acting on secret information, a team of Debidwar Police Station conducted a drive at the Union Parishad office and arrested Mukul around 10 am, said Md Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Debidwar Police Station. Aminul Islam Sabbir, an auto-rickshaw driver, received bullet injuries on his head when he along with other local people went to Debidwar Police Station to besiege it after the fall of the Sheikha Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024. Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Nazmul Hasan, maternal uncle of Sabbir filed a case against 99 people including former MP Abul Kalam Azad. Chairman Mukul was the ezhar-listed criminal in the case.

Four people were killed and two others injured as a sand-laden truck crashed into a CNG-run autorickshaw at Montalat Samitighar in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh district on Monday. The identities of the deceased and injured could not be confirmed immediately. All of the victims were passengers of the CNG auto-rickshaw, said Muktagachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Kamrul Hasan. According to police and locals, the speeding sand-laden truck coming from the opposite rammed the autorickshaw around 12 pm, leaving thee female passengers dead on the spot and three others seriously injured. The CNG-run autorickshaw was severely mangled while the truck overturned on the road. The injured were rescued and taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where another victim succumbed to injuries. Police later reached the scene and recovered the bodies. Such accidents are often caused by overspeeding and reckless overtaking, said the OC.

Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a truck and a pickup van in Ravna bypass area on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Elenga Highway Police Outpost Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Sharif said the  truck heading towards Jamuna Bridge collided with the pickup van on Ravna flyover, leaving two people dead on the spot. The bodies of the deceased were sent to Tangail General Hospital morgue and the injured were admitted to the hospital. The bodies will be handed over to the families after the legal process is completed, said the OC.

Police recovered the body of a fish farmer with his throat and hands slit from his home in Singra upazila of Natore district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam Rubel, 50, a resident of Bishnupur village under Italy Union. Family members said Rubel used to sleep in a separate room of his house and left the door open before going to bed at night. In the morning, his wife, Shiuily Begum, entered the room and found his blood-stained body lying on the floor. Locals later informed police who recovered the body and conducted an inquest at the scene. Police also collected evidence before sending the body to Natore General Hospital for an autopsy. Singra Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam said the incident is under investigation.

Panic spread among passengers after a fire broke out in the engine of a moving commuter train in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Sunday. However, prompt action prevented any major accident and no casualties were reported. The incident occurred about one kilometre from Hatibandha Railway Station when the Burimari-bound commuter train which had departed from Lalmonirhat, suddenly caught fire in its engine. Sensing fire, the loco master immediately brought the train to a halt, forcing the panicked passengers to quickly disembark from the train. Witnesses said many passengers became frightened and rushed out of the train, creating a chaotic scene. The situation came under control shortly afterwards. According to initial assumptions by the Fire Service, the fire might have originated from a mechanical fault in the engine. Local residents initially attempted to extinguish the fire before the Fire Service was informed. Firefighters later arrived and brought the blaze under control. Later, the train resumed its journey toward Burimari. Imran Hasan, a Fire Service official said the fire originated in the engine’s mobil (lubrication) chamber, possibly due to overheating caused by friction in the train’s wheels.          

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large quantity of smuggled goods worth around Tk 1.90 crore in separate operations in the Sylhet border area. Acting on secret information, the Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB) conducted drives on Sunday in several border areas, including Banglabazar, Kalairag, Minatila, Sangram, Bichnakandi, Pratappur and Sripur, and recovered Indian smuggled goods, said BGB sources. The seized items include 7,264 kg of cumin, 7,200 pieces of skin bright cream, 2,260 sunglasses, 28,944 packets of biscuits, 3,450 pieces of Klop G cream, 1,701 pieces of gel, 495 kg of snakehead fish, one buffalo, 6,772 pieces of chocolate, 285 kg of betel nut, 345 kg of fuchka, 153 trousers, 585 tubes of toothpaste, 100 kg of sugar, 20 cubic feet of stone, one truck, one motorcycle, one trolley and 41 bottles of Indian liquor. The estimated value of the seized goods is Tk 1,90,08,070. Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque, commanding officer of Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB), said BGB remains vigilant to ensure border security and prevent smuggling and drug trafficking. “As part of ongoing efforts, a significant amount of illegal goods has been seized. Legal action will be taken as per rules regarding the confiscated items,” he added.  

The government will provide food assistance for three months to farmers in haor regions affected by flashfloods and onrush of hilly water, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said on Sunday. As per the directives of the Prime Minister the food assistance will be provided to the affected farmers, he said. The Agriculture Ministry has also been instructed to take rehabilitation measures, he said while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of ‘Bidyanondo Self-Employment Project 2026’ Shaheed Abul Kashem College ground in Lalmonirhat district. Lists of affected farmers are being prepared in districts including Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Sylhet and Brahmanbaria, said the minister. Besides, special cards will be issued to enlisted farmers, enabling them to receive monthly assistance, he said. The formal launch of the programme will take place on May 6 in Sunamganj, he added. Bidyanondo Foundation distributed income-generating support materials among 101 underprivileged families. The assistance included shop goods, vans, cattle and sewing machines aimed at improving livelihoods.

An unidentified man was killed after being hit by a train while walking along railway tracks in Shambhuganj railway station area of Mymensingh on Sunday morning. Haor Express passenger train which had departed from Mohanganj in Netrokona in the morning was heading towards Dhaka. The train hit the man, aged around 50, leaving him dead on the spot around 10 am, said Md Akhtar Hossain, Mymensingh Railway Police Station Officer-in-Charge(OC). Efforts are underway to identify him, he said.

A young man was found hanging at his house in the city’s Railway New Colony on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Nazmul Hossain, 35, son of Ali Ahmed Farazi of the colony. Inspector (Investigation) of Sadar Police Station Mizanur Rahman said the youth had sought Tk 2,500 from his father on Friday night. As the father refused to pay the sum, he left the house and remained missing. 8 workers killed in truck-pickup collision in Sylhet “Such incidents of leaving home had occurred before as well,” he said, adding that the family had not maintained contact with him after he left. On Sunday morning, the father went out to look for him and found him hanging inside the house. On information, police recovered the body around 10:00am and sent it to Khulna Medical College Hospital for autopsy.