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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly erected electric pillars along the border in Patgram of Lalmonirhat, breaching International Border Act, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday morning. Local farmers spotted some iron-made electric pillars and equipment of setting up those in the Dhabalsuti area of the upazila on Thursday afternoon after they went to crop fields to work. BSF ‘attempts to strengthen barbed wire fence’ with bamboo in Lalmonirhat border Being informed, members of the BGB-61 Battalion rushed to the spot and found the presence of the electric pillars and other materials. The BSF personnel, however, erected the pillars within 50 yards off the Zero Line along the border of the both countries on Tuesday night with the help of locals, said the BGB and locals. The construction was made at the sub pillar No-2 under the main pillar 829 along the border in Patgram Sadar union. Bangladesh's 'tone' at BGB-BSF conference to be different: Home Adviser Mahbub Rahman, company commandant (subedar) of the BGB’s Dhabalsuti Camp in Patgram, confirmed the matter of erecting pillars.

At least 20 people were injured in a head-on collision between a BRTC bus and another bus in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning. The accident happened around 9:30 am near Dari Patan area of the upazila, said Golapganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Moniruzzaman Mollah. One killed, 15 injured in Dhaka-Ctg highway bus crash The collision was caused by dense fog that reduced visibility, Both buses were taken in police custody, added the OC. 25 injured in violent clash between bus and CNG drivers in Bhola

Two people, including a woman, died and two others injured after a stone-laden dump truck collided with a CNG-run autorickshaw in Kushtia’s Mirpur upazila. The accident happened at a place called Ranakharia Ghoramara on the Kushtia-Ishurdi highway around 8:30 am on Friday, said Kushtia Chowrhash Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Al Mamun. 5 die as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur One of the deceased were identified as Tania Akhter (30), a passenger in the autorickshaw. The identity of the autorickshaw driver is still unknown. The injured passengers, who were also travelling in the autorickshaw, were rushed to the Kushtia General Hospital for treatment. According to police and eyewitnesses, the autorickshaw was heading from Kushtia towards Bheramara upazila when the collision occurred. The dump truck, coming from the opposite direction, lost control after its tire burst, crashing into the autorickshaw. The impact caused the vehicle to crumple, resulting in the immediate deaths of the driver and one passenger. Two other passengers were critically injured and taken to the hospital by locals who witnessed the accident. 140 people die in fire incidents in 2024: FSCD The bodies have been recovered and sent to the hospital morgue. The driver and helper of the truck fled, leaving the truck behind. The dump truck is in police custody, the OC added.

Five people have died and one injured after a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur. The accident happened in the Sarishabari upazila of the district on Thursday evening, said Sarishabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Chand Mia. The deceased were identified as Abdur Razzak, 40; Mahammad Nur Jahangir Alam, 50; Abdur Karim Alal, of Jamalpur's Sadar upazila; Ariful Islam, of Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh; and Enam Fakir, son of Amjad Fakir of Naldair village in Sarishabari upazila. Eyewitnesses said an auto-rickshaw carrying five passengers was heading towards Madhupur from Jamalpur. When the three-wheeler reached Karogram village around 6:00 pm, it was hit by the truck coming from the opposite direction. Four passengers of the auto-rickshaw died on the spot, and another person succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital, the OC said. Injured passenger Amjad Fakir has been admitted to Jamalpur General Hospital, he added. The bodies have been taken to Jamalpur General Hospital for autopsies, the OC also said. The driver of the truck fled the spot, he said.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) have allegedly attached slices of bamboo to the erected barbed fence along the Zero Line of the border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat. A video footage showing some BSF members setting up the slices of the bamboo to strengthen the barbed fence with the help of locals went viral on social media on Thursday. The vAt this time, an argument erupted between the BGB and BSF members, shows the video. Bangladesh's 'tone' at BGB-BSF conference to be different: Home Adviser Noticing this, the on-duty BGB members obstructed them from erecting it but the BSF men continued it despite objections. One of the BGB members reminded the BSF members that there will be no construction along the border as per the decision of the high officials of the both countries. In reply, a BSF member in Hindi said, “We will do the work, you do whatever you can,” shows the video. Locals said the BSF members were attaching the bamboo pieces to the fence along Dahagram border on Tuesday. Md Jamil, a subedar of the BGB-51 Battalion in Patgram, said they stopped the bamboo setting work. Locals apprehend Indian farmer in Dinajpur after BSF takes Bangladeshi farmer However, it happened three to four days back, he said. Earlier, the BSF erected the four and half foot high barbed fence spanning one and half kilometer areas in Patgram on January 10.

A 38-year-old man  was killed and at least 15 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned at Pakhi Point in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, police said on Thursday. The accident happened around 8:45pm on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Sumon, was a resident of Debidwar upazila in Cumilla district. According to witnesses, the accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound Asha Paribahan bus from Cumilla lost control and hit the road divider at Pakhir More, causing it to overturn. Bhaberchar Highway Police Acting In-Charge Harunar Rashid said police have taken custody of the deceased passenger's body and his family has been informed. The bus involved in the crash has been seized, but the driver fled the scene. "Legal action is underway," he added. Passengers on board said the bus lost control suddenly before crashing into the divider and overturning. Dhaka-Aricha highway blocked for 5 hours over road closure Gazaria Fire Service Station Officer Rifat Mallick said two fire service units were deployed to the site and all injured passengers were sent to Gazaria Health Complex for medical care. Ashraful Alam Shuvo, a doctor at the emergency department of Gazaria Upazila Health Complex, said that 12 people injured in the road accident were brought to the hospital after 9pm. Of them, eight were referred to Dhaka.

The bus owners' association and workers called off their indefinite strike after 24 hours on Wednesday night. The decision came following a meeting with district administration officials, CNG drivers, local political leaders, representatives of civil society, and journalists. During the three-hour-long meeting, the Bus Owners Association and CNG drivers assured that bus and CNG services would resume as usual starting Thursday morning, promising that everything would return to normal. The demands of both sides were presented during the meeting. Commuters suffer as Bhola bus workers go on strike They also expressed regret over the unfortunate incident. At the meeting, the Bhola Municipality allocated an area next to the bus stand for the CNG drivers to park, which was accepted by the CNG drivers. Both sides agreed to resume operations together as before and promised that such an incident would not occur again in the future. Deputy Commissioner Md. Azad Jahan said that a peaceful solution was reached during the discussions. 25 injured in violent clash between bus and CNG drivers in Bhola He explained that a separate area has been allocated for CNG drivers, while the bus owners will continue operating at the bus stand leased by the municipality. He mentioned that both parties have agreed to avoid any future conflicts and maintain a peaceful arrangement. Bhola District Superintendent of Police Mohammad Shariful Haque, Joint General Secretary of the Bus Owners Association Md. Humayun Kabir, District President of the Auto Rickshaw Workers Federation Md. Maksudur Rahman, leaders of various political parties, as well as senior officials from the administration, including the Navy and Coast Guard, were present at the meeting. Earlier, at least 25 people were injured and several vehicles were torched during a violent clash between bus and CNG run autorickshaw drivers at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Bus Terminal in Bhola Sadar upazila on Tuesday.

Traffic on the Dhaka-Aricha highway was brought to a standstill for five hours on Wednesday as hundreds of residents from Golra village staged a protest, demanding the reopening of a blocked road in Saturia upazila of Manikganj district. The demonstration caused severe disruption, leading to a 10km long traffic jam on both sides of the highway, leaving commuters stranded for hours. According to witnesses, the villagers took to the streets around 11 am, alleging that two companies—Tarasima Apparels and Peyal Engineering and Construction Limited—had unlawfully closed off a vital local road by erecting a brick wall fence. Dismissed employees of S Alam-owned banks stage road blockade in Ctg The protesters also staged a sit-in in front of the main gates of the two factories, demanding immediate action. Shahinul Islam, officer-in-charge of Saturia Police Station, said efforts were underway to mediate the situation and find a resolution.  

Commuters are bearing the brunt of a wildcat strike enforced by bus workers in protest against attacks on them allegedly by CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers over occupying a terminal in Bhola. The bus service on all routes of the district remained suspended since Wednesday morning, forcing commuters to take alternative transports to reach their destinations by counting additional fares. Witnesses said no buses from Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Bus Terminal in the district headquarters left for their destinations since morning.  At 11am, miscreants vandalised and torched five battery and CNG-run auto-rickshaws while these were running in the bus terminal area, resulting in clashes between the workers from the both sides that left several people injured. Later, police brought the situation under control and additional forces were deployed to ward off any unwanted incident further. Bhola Zila Bus Owners Association reportedly took lease the bus terminal from the municipal, but later the municipal authorities asked the association to spare it to the CNG drivers, who allegedly assaulted the bus workers at the terminal on Tuesday evening, leaving five people injured. Besides, several buses were vandalised and set on fire. Protesting the attack, the association enforced the wildcat strike starting Wednesday morning. Hasan Mahmud, organising secretary to the CNG Owners Association, alleged that two to three buses entered the CNG station and eight auto-rickshaws were torched on Tuesday night. Refuting the allegations of attacks by the CNG drivers, he claimed that the bus workers vandalised their vehicles and threw brickbats targeting the CNG drivers, leaving eight people injured. Additional Superintendent of Police Ripon Chandra Sarkar said they were trying to hold meetings with the both parties to address the issue though no one lodged complaints.

A fire broke gutted at least 14 shops at Shamsuddin Sarkar kitchen market in Bhogra Bypass area of Gazipur city. Mohammad Mamun, Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the kitchen market at around 8am. Upon receiving the news, three units from Gazipur Chaurasta Modern Fire Station, arrived and managed to control the fire within half an hour. He also added that the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damages could not be known immediately.