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Bodies of 2 fishermen recovered from Bay; 12 still missing
Members of the Coast Guard recovered bodies of two fishermen who went missing from the trawlers that capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Mamun Sheikh, 40, son of Anwar Sheikh of Kaliganj village in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district and Ismail Khan, 36, son of Azizul Khan of Janerpar village in Matbaria upazila of Pirojpur district.The bodies were recovered during a search operation conducted by the Coast Guard, the Forest Department and fishermen.Among the missing, three were identified as Shahin, 40, and Mofizul, 30, of Rampal upazila in Bagerhat and Mizan, 34, of Chakla village in Koyra upazila of Khulna.Earlier, the Coast Guard rescued three fishermen hours after several trawlers sank during a sudden storm.
READ: Trawler capsize at Bay: 3 missing fishermen rescued
Pralad Chandra Roy, in-charge of Dublarchar Forest Camp in the eastern parts of the Sundarbans, said a sudden rainstorm hit the area around 10 pm on Friday.Ten fishing trawlers sank within 8 kms of Dublar Char and 8 fishing trawlers capsized in different areas of the Bay of Bengal, 45 kms off Dublar Char.
READ: 18 trawlers sink in Bay, 3 fishermen go missingHe also said that a large quantity of dried fish worth Tk 2 crore were damaged during the storm.
2015 Petrol bomb attacks on bus: Victim Injustice families yet to get justice after 8 years
Sunday marks the seventh anniversary of the tragic petrol bomb attack on a moving bus in Gaibandha by some BNP-Jamaat activists that killed eight people.
On February 6, 2015, the miscreants hurled a petrol bomb through the window of a Dhaka-bound bus of Napu Enterprise carrying 40 passengers near Shahapara area.
Within minutes flames spread throughout the bus leaving four people dead on the spot and 35 injured. Later four more people succumbed to their injuries under treatment at hospitals.
The others injured in the incident returned home after taking treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital but most of their lives did not become normal again with disabilities.
The families of the victims now demand only justice for the heinous act.
Then Sub-Inspector of Gaibandha police station Mahbubur Rahman filed a case against 77 people in the incident who were all BNP, Jamaat activists.
A chargesheet was also submitted against the accused but four of them including the main accused died while the trial got backlogged.
Other 73 accused in the case are currently on bail granted by the Higher Court and have become politically active again, said Public Prosecutor Saiful Islam Prince.
He however said the charges have been framed in this case by the District Judge Court.
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“Most of the passengers in that bus were low-income earners who were forced to take the risk to reach Dhaka to earn some living. long hartal and road blockades by BNP-Jammat created a crisis for them and the whole country back then,” said Syed Shamsul Alam Hiru, president of District Awami League.
Shanti Khatun, daughter of one of the victims Syed Ali, had to end her studies at sixth grade as her father, the only breadwinner for the family of six was burnt to death that day.
“We buried him in our yard without even seeing his face as the body was charred. I will continue seeking justice for my father until my death,” said Shanti Khatun.
Shilpi Das, a toddler, was one of the victims.
Her mother Shadhona Rani said, ”I did not get back my child rather got a lifeless charred body. Was it a crime getting on that bus to earn our livelihoods?”
2 Russian employees of Rooppur nuke plant die
Two Russian employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Ishwardi upazila in Pabna died early Saturday.
The deceased are Schukin Pavel,48, mechanical engineer of sub-contractor company Trest Rossem, and Tolmasoff Vassiliev, 59, installer of another company SMU-1.
Both of them were residents of Green City Project, housing project for the Russian officials of the power plant
Police said Pavel fell sick around 3 am and was brought to Ishwardi upazila health Complex where a doctor announced him dead.
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“We suspect he died from excessive alcohol intake,” said Asaduzzaman Officer-in-Charge of Ishwardi police station.
Meanwhile, Tolmasoff collapsed at 2 am while getting down from the stairs on the 14th floor of the building and died on the spot, said a doctor of the employer company.
OC Asaduzzaman said both the bodies will be sent to Russia through the embassy after autopsy.
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9-year-old boy found dead in Barishal
The throat-slit body of a nine-year-old boy was recovered from Rupatoli area in the city on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Yasin, son of Sirajul Islam of the area.
READ: Hit by speeding bike, man killed while crossing road in Barishal
Kotwali Model Police Station inspector(investigation) Lokman Hossain said local people found the slaughtered body of the boy near an abandoned toilet in the area and police recovered it around 9am.
The boy might have been slaughtered sometime at night, he said adding that the motive will be known after investigation
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3 die in two separate road crashes in Cumilla
At least three people were killed in separate road accidents in Burichang and Debidwar upazilas on Friday, police said.In Burichang, two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Nazira Bazar area of the upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Morshed Alam, son of Khorshed Alam of Burichang upazila and Anand, son of Latif Miah of the same area.The accident occurred around 1.15 pm as their motorcycle collided with an unidentified long-haul vehicle heading towards Chattogram. Both of them fell off the bike and died on the spot, said police sources.Mainamati Highway Police have recovered the bodies and seized the motorcycle, said the sources.In Debidwar, an auto-rickshaw driver was killed after his vehicle collided with a truck at Kalikapur area of Jafarganj in Debidwar upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Alamgir, a resident of Koralpara in Fatehabad union of Debidwar upazila.
Read: Auto-rickshaw driver killed in Sylhet road crashThe accident occured place on Comilla-Sylhet regional highway when the truck collided with the auto-rickshaw around 4pm, leaving Alamgir dead on the spot, said Arifur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Debidwar Police Station.The OC said "during my patrolling, I found a Dhaka bound truck hit a tree and fell on the side of the road. The driver of the autorickshaw was stuck under the wheel of the truck. When I went the spot, the man was alive then. Despite many attempts, I could not get out from under the wheels. He died shortly afterwards. Later I called the fire service".However, the truck driver managed to flee the scene" he said.After completion of due legal process, the body will be handed over to the family, the OC added.
2 killed in Cumilla road accident
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Nazira Bazar area of Cumilla's Burichang upazila on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Morshed Alam, son of Khorshed Alam of Burichang upazila and Anand, son of Latif Miah of the same area.
Read: 2 killed in Gazipur road crash
The accident occurred around 1.15 pm as their motorcycles collided with an unidentified long-haul vehicle heading towards Chattogram. Both of them fell off the bike and died on the spot, said police sources.
Mainamati Highway Police have recovered the bodies and seized the motorcycle, said the sources.
Girl’s family outcast over rumours in Moulvibazar
A family in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has been declared outcast by a local mosque committee for sending a daughter for education in the United States.
Nurunnahar Chowdhury Jharna, daughter of ostracised Abdul Hai Chowdhury, went to the USA for higher studies on December 26. Rumours such as she married a Hindu boy spread in the area.
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Abdul Hai, being humiliated and shunned along with other members of family, lodged a written complaint with the Kulaura upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) on Monday afternoon.
According to the complaint copy, he daughter worked with a human rights organization. After she reached USA, some people including the chairman of the organization received her. As she posted those photos on Facebook, people in the area spread falae information about her.
It was learnt that, Bhatara Bazar Jame Mosjid arbitration committee during a meeting on Friday ostracized Jhorna’s family. The committee president Shamsul Islam Makhan and general secretary Amin Mia announced the decision in presence of the locals at the mosque.
Kulaura upazila administration held a meeting at Bhatera UP office on Tuesday night. The members of the local arbitration committee were warned at the meeting.
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UP chairman Syed AKM Nazrul Islam said he warned those who have been spreading propaganda about Jharna.
Krilaura Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) ATM Farhad Chowdhury said, after knowing the matter, "I have warned the president and secretary of the mosque arbitration committee. I have also instructed the OC and UP chairman to ensure the safety of Jharna's family."
Woman who sold newborn to foot hospital bills, gets him back
A single mother in Chandpur who was forced to sell her baby immediately after giving birth to foot the hospital bills, got back her child Thursday night, all thanks to the local administration.
Tamanna Begum, 28, from Hanir Par village in Matlab Uttar upazila, underwent a C-section to deliver her baby Wednesday. But she had to sell the newborn boy to pay Tk 40,000 for the delivery at a private hospital.
Tamanna’s husband has been missing for a long time, and her neighbours admitted her to the hospital after her labor pain started.
"Soon after my admission, I gave birth to my son but no one sadly came forward to foot the medical bills. A man proposed to me that I could sell my baby to pay the bills and I complied," she said.
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As the news spread across the locality, on Thursday, additional commissioner (land) Mohammad Hedayetullah and local police conducted a joint drive to return the child to her mother.
In fact, they recovered the baby from a woman named Shimla Aktar in Shatnal union of the upazila. After interrogation, they found out that both the parties had mutually brokered the deal.
Later, the administration handed over the baby to Tamanna by making both of them sign a bond.
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Gazi Shariful Hasan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) who supervised the drive, said, “We are glad that we could return the baby to his mother with spontaneous support of the locals.”
UNO Shariful personally gave Tk 5,000 to Tamanna as assistance.
2 sisters burnt as building catches fire in Ctg
Two women suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out in a flat at Rahattarpul under Bakalia police station in the port city on Thursday.
The victims are Sabrina Khaled,23 and sister Samia Khaled,18, daughters of Abdullah Khaled.
Senior station officer of Chandanpura Fire Service Md Shahidul Islam said the fire started on the fifth floor of the building around 11:15 am.
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Local people had doused the fire before the firefighters reached the spot, he said.
The injured women were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
The fire might have originated from gas stove, said Shahidul Islam adding that three doors and windows of the flat and adjoining flats were damaged following an explosion after the fire incident.
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Juba Dal leader killed in Sirajganj
A union unit leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal was shot dead allegedly by some assailants in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Ali Akbar, 40, son of late Mojibur Rahman of Hatsartia village of the upazila.
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Md Siddique Ahmed, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Belkuchi circle, said the assailants shot Akbar Ali at Randhunibari Bazaar under Soydabad union around 8.15pm.
"He died on the way to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib General Hospital," the ASP said, adding that four bottles of liquor and a bag were found near the crime scene.
The motive behind the killing will be clear only after an investigation, the ASP added.