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Prisoner dies while undergoing treatment at Gazipur hospital
A prisoner who fell sick at Kashimpur Jail of Gazipur died at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital in the early hours of Monday.
The deceased was Md Nehal Uddin, 65, son of Kanu Mia of Bagchapair village of Kaliakoir upazila of the district. He had been in Kashimpur Jail since November, 2022.
Nehal Uddin was arrested in a case filed against him under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act at Kaliakoir police station, said Amirul Islam, jail superintendent of Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2.
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“He suddenly felt sick at Kashimpur Central Jail Part-1 unit around 11:30 pm on Sunday. First, he was taken to the jail hospital and later sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital for better treatment. A doctor of the hospital declared him dead around 2:30 am on Monday,” said Amirul Islam.
He said the body will be handed over to the relatives of the deceased after completion of the legal procedure.
Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country restored
Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country has been suspended following the derailment of a bogie of an oil tanker train in Doulatpur upazila of Khulna district Monday afternoon.
Shafiqul Islam, in-charge of Doulatpur Rail Police camp, said the bogie veered off the tracks around 2:30 pm while the oil tanker train returning to Khulna from Santahar after unloading oil in front of Doulatpur BGB headquarters.
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Already, a relief train from Khulna left for the spot removing the bogie.
Magura road accident leaves one dead
A man was killed and another injured in a collision among a motorcycle, a three-wheeler and an auto-rickshaw in Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Monday.
The accident occurred on Magura-Mohammadpur road in the morning when the motorcycle carrying the duo and two other vehicles collided, leaving the biker dead on the spot and pillion rider injured
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Police recovered the body and sent it to a hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed in this connection.
Headmaster withdrawn over sexually assaulting female students
A headmaster of a school has been withdrawn for his involvement in the sexual assault of students in Chattogram on Sunday.
The accused is Md Alauddin, headmaster of Kapasgola Girls' School in the city.
The decision was taken at the meeting of the education department of Chattogram city corporation.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chowkbazar Police Station Ferdous Jahan said that there was a complaint of sexual harassment against the head teacher of Kapasgola school. He was blocked by agitated students on Sunday noon.
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On information, police visited the spot and brought the situation under control, added the OC.The accused headmaster Alauddin has been transferred from Kapasgola to South Patenga City Corporation High
School in the city. Halishahar Ahmad Mia City Corporation Girls High School Principal Roma Barua has been posted in his place.
A three-member investigation committee will be formed in this regard, according to the CCC.
Attendees tight-lipped on inter-ministerial meeting to tackle propaganda, misinformation
The government has decided to deal with "anti-government propaganda" at home and abroad in a "coordinated way" and fight against misinformation by presenting correct information.
Representatives from the relevant ministries and departments will sit regularly to find effective ways to present correct information about Bangladesh against fabrication and misinformation.
The decision was taken at a meeting held at State guesthouse Padma on Sunday with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in the chair.
Law Minister Anisul Huq, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and representatives from law enforcement agencies were present.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate the work.
Asked about the meeting, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said it was a closed-door meeting and there is nothing to share with the media.
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JUST student among 3 killed as truck rams rickshaw van
A student of the Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) and two other people were killed on the Jashore-Chougachha Road after a truck crashed into a rickshaw van on Sunday, police said.
Two people were also hurt in the crash.
The deceased were identified as Narail's Farzana Nasrin Sumi (21), a third-year student of petroleum and mining engineering at JUST, and Zohra Khatun (45) of Sadar upazila.
The identity of another person killed in the crash, the van driver, could not immediately be confirmed.
Injured Amzad Ali, husband of Zohra, and Motasin Billah, 21, a student of physical education and sports science at JUST, are undergoing treatment at Jashore General Hospital.
Amzad said the accident occurred in the afternoon as they were returning home from Jashore General Hospital in the van along with others.
When they reached Amin Brick Kiln around 4:15pm, a Jashore-bound speeding truck of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) hit their vehicle, killing three people on the spot, he added.
Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Model Police Station, said they seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to flee.
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2 deaf men crushed under train in Faridpur
In a tragic accident, two speech-impaired (due to deafness) men were crushed under the wheels of a train while crossing the rail tracks at Chatul union’s Baikhir railgate area in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Jakaria, 35, and Mirzu, 36.
Mohammad Abdul Wahab, officer-in-charge of Rajbari Railway Police Station, said the accident took place when the Vatiapara-bound local train from Kalukhali hit two people while they were crossing the rail tracks, leaving them dead on the spot.
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“As both of them were speech-impaired, they could not hear the train horn,” he said.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue.
Legal action will be taken in this regard, the OC added.
AL factional clash in Chattogram sees 6 get shot
At least 20 people were injured, six of them with bullets, in a clash among different factions of Awami League, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League over establishing supremacy centering a fair at Jorarganj in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district on Sunday.
Zahid Hossain, in-charge of Jorarganj Police Station, said the supporters of Moin Uddin Titu, joint secretary of Jorarganj union unit Awami League swooped on the activists of BCL and Jubo League when they were returning home after closing a10-day victory day fair that began on December 22 in the upazila.
At one stage, both groups equipped with firearms attacked each other, leaving 20 people injured including six with bullets.
A chase and counter-chase took place during the hour-long melee.
Kawsar Ahmed Arif, vice-president of Chattogram North unit Chhatra League and Amzad Hossain Emon, deputy Liberation War Affairs secretary of North unit Chhatra League were among those who received bullet wounds.
Besides, Shahed Bin Kamal Anik, president of Jorarganj union unit Chhatra League, was critically injured as the attackers severed the tendon of his left leg.
Six motorbikes were vandalised during the clash.
The injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Suicide: Couple hang themselves by one rope in Dinajpur
A couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from the ceiling of their house at Hajipara in Khansama upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Rabiul Islam, a daily wage earner and his wife Samsun Nahar.
Chitta Ranjan Roy, in-charge of Khansama Police Station, said the couple had been blessed with a seven-month old baby girl.
Local people spotted the bodies of the couple hanging from the ceiling of the house, with one rope, in the morning and informed police.
Later police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue for autopsies.
A few years ago, Rafiqul took poison along with his son over family feud. However, he fortunately survived but lost his son.
Police are investigating whether there is any reason behind the deaths of the couple, said OC.
Social Welfare employee stabbed to death in Agargaon
A 25-year-old government employee was stabbed to death over previous enmity in the capital’s Agargaon area early Sunday.
Firoz Ahmed was an accounts assistant of the Directorate of Social Welfare.
The victim’s younger brother Nur Alam Miraz said their family had been living with his brother at PWB quarter near Taltola Water Tank in the Agargaon area.
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Firoz went out to play badminton at local Eidgaon Field on Saturday night.
On his way home after playing badminton, a group of locals—Talha, Nasir, Raju, Muhid, Nayon, Limon, Jothi, Rana, Rabbi and others - stabbed and hit Firoz with sticks, said his brother.
On information they rushed to the spot and first took him to Suhrawardhy Medical College Hospital. He was later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital when his condition worsened.
“My brother succumbed to his injuries at the DMCH upon arrival,” he said.
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Though the reason behind the murder could not be known, the victim’s family claimed that the killers had a target to murder him.
Utfal Barua, officer-in-charge of Sher-E-Bangla Nagar police station, said a team has been investigating the murder.
“Primarily it seems that previous enmity might have led to the killing,” the OC added.