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Chattogram: 2 fatally knocked down by van
Two persons -- a rickshaw puller and a pedestrian -- were fatally knocked down by a speeding van in Chattogram's Pahartali area on Thursday night, police said on Friday.
One of the deceased has been identified as Anwar Hossain. However, the identity of the pedestrian is yet to be established.
The accident occurred around 9.30pm on the busy Sagorika Road.
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A sub-inspector at Pahartali police station said the speeding van first hit the rickshaw puller and then the pedestrian at a high speed. "Both the victims died on the spot."
The bodies were sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, he said.
Though the van was seized after the accident, it's driver and his assistant managed to escape, the officer said. "Efforts are on to nab them."
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Slander against prophet: President of puja celebration committee arrested
The president of the puja celebration committee of Bhola was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making slanderous comments on Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) on Facebook messenger.
Gouranga Chandra Dey was arrested under section 54 of the penal code and produced before court, said district police Superintendent Sarkar Mohammad Kaysar.
According to police sources, screenshots of messenger chat between two FB profiles named Gouranga and Jay Raam went viral on social media on Wednesday night.
In this regard Gouranga Chandra Dey himself filed a general diary at the police station the same night.
Meanwhile some miscreants damaged a personal vehicle of Gouranga by throwing brick chips.
On Thursday afternoon, activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh north district branch gathered in front of Hatkhola Mosque premises in protest of the incident. The organization demanded exemplary punishment for the real accused and gave a 72-hour ultimatum to investigate the matter.
Police Super Mohamad Kaysar said Gouranga Chandra’s house is currently under police protection and investigation is going on to identify the real culprits.
Bandarban tragedy: Bodies of 2 children found, their mother still missing
Divers from the local fire service on Thursday morning recovered the bodies of two children who were swept away, along with their mother, by the onrush of hill water at Sainga Tripura Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban district.
The victims were identified as Krishnabati Tripura, 40, her 12-year-old daughter Bajerung and five-year-old son Pradeep.
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On Wednesday morning, Krishnabati, along with her two children and her sister, went to the hill area for jhum cultivation, said Jagadish Tripura, a member of ward 3 of Sadar union parishad.
In the afternoon, while they were returning home, heavy rains lashed the area. The trio were swept away by the onrush of the hill water in the local river while crossing a fountain amid rains, said Abdul Quader, in-charge of Milchhari police camp.
Rumabati Tripura, Krishnabati's 16-year-old sister, however, survived the tragedy.
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On information, divers from the local fire service went to the spot and conducted a rescue operation. However, they could recover the bodies of the two children only this morning.
"Divers from the local fire service recovered the body of Bajerung from near the spot around 7am, while Pradeep's body was fished out of Sangu river," said Jerin Akter, superintendent of Bandarban police.
Madrasa teacher held for molesting student in Sylhet
Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday detained a madrasa teacher for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old student in Sylhet.
The accused has been identified as Hafiz Abdur Rahman, 55, a teacher at Hazrat Haider Shah (R) Hafizia Madrasa in the Fatehpur area of Biyanibazar.
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Sources told UNB that the student is the son of a BGB personnel. Hafiz was detained on Wednesday morning after the student narrated his ordeal to his father.
In the afternoon, BGB 52 Battalion officials took Hafiz to the headquarters for questioning. Later in the evening, he was handed over to the Biyanibazar police after the boy gave a formal statement to BGB.
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Hillol Roy, officer-in-charge of Biyanibazar police station, said the student's father has lodged a complaint at the police station against the accused. "An FIR will soon be filed in the case," he added.
Three more dolphin carcasses found off Chattogram coast
Three more dolphins were found dead off the coast of Sitakunda in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Mohammad Kamal Hossain, range officer of Sitakunda coastal forest department, said local people in Mandaritola spotted the carcasses of the dolphins in the sea and alerted the forest department.
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An official of Sitakunda fisheries and livestock department, Md Shamim Ahmed, said, “The dead dolphins were females, but it is still not clear what caused their deaths. The dolphins could have died after getting stuck in fishing nets."
On August 20 also, local people found a dead dolphin off the coast of Bagachtar in the same upazila.
Bailey bridge collapse snaps road link in Barishal
Road communication between Sadar upazila and other parts of Barisal has remained suspended since Wednesday morning, following the collapse of a Bailey bridge on Banaripara Road in Babuganj upazila.
The Bailey bridge collapsed when a Barishal-bound stone-laden truck from Pirojpur was crossing it in the small hours of Wednesday, officials said.
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However, repair work is already underway and the local police and residents are trying to restore the road link, said Kamlesh Chandra Haldar, officer-in-charge of Airport Police Station.
44 held for illegal fishing in Sundarbans
Sundarbans forest authorities have arrested as many as 44 fishermen for illegally entering the reversed canal areas adjacent to Meher Ali Char in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat.
Acting on a tip-off, a forest department team nabbed the fishermen on Monday night as they were gearing up to catch fish, and seized their four trawlers.
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"The fishermen are residents of Pirojpur district. The arrests came on a tip-off," said Muhammad Belayet Hossain, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).
The arrested fishermen have been kept at the Dubla Jalepalli patrol outpost of the forest department. "Legal action will be taken against them," Belayet said.
Mohammad Shamsul Arefin, assistant forest conservator (ACF), said that group had been fishing in the forest areas for several days.
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During interrogation, they admitted their guilt. "So, they would be made to pay fines," he said.
The seized trawlers are FB Mama-Bhagne, FB Tahira-1, FB Yusuf and FB Maaer Doa. "The owners of the trawlers also belong to Pirojpur district," he added.
Youth injured while making bomb in Jashore
A youth suffered severe injuries while making a bomb at his house in Rajghat area of Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district on Monday night.
Rafiqul Islam Shappa,38, sustained injuries in fingers, eyes, face, chest and legs as a bomb went off while he was making it around 12 am ,said police.
The roof of the house was blown away and cracks developed on the walls following the blast.
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The injured was first taken to the Upazila Health Complex from where he was transferred to Khulna Medical College Hospital as his injuries were critical.
Officer-in-Charge of Abhayanagar police station KM Shamim Hasan said five sharp weapons were recovered from the house.
A case will be filed in this regard and investigation is underway, he said.
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Trader dies as gas cylinder fell on him at Sitakundu shipyard
A trader died as a gas cylinder fell on him while being unloaded from a truck at a ship breaking yard on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Ali Nizam, 43.
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The accident occurred around 10 at the ship breaking yard named ‘Mother Steel’ when he went there for buying scraps.
Sub-Inspector of Sitakundu police station Faruque Hossain said some workers were unloading gas cylinders from a truck when Ali went there.
At one stage, the cap of a gas cylinder got loose and it started to roll and hit Ali’s face who was standing 150 feet off the truck, said the SI.
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Severely injured Ali was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where doctors announced him dead.
The body was sent for an autopsy, said police.
Youth drowns in Karnaphuli River
A youth drowned in the Karnaphuli River in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Sourov Mallik, 30, son of Dayal Mallik of Chandraghona union of the upazila.
Family members said Sourov went for a bath in the Karnaphuli River at 11 am and drowned.
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Later, he was rescued by locals and taken to Kaptai Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.
Resident Medical Officer of the hospital Dr Omar Farooq Rony said the deceased was a patient with epilepsy.
Kaptai police station officer-in-charge Nasir Uddin said an unnatural death case was filed in this regard.
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