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A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Gayeshpur border in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Saturday. The BSF took away his body after the shooting. The dead man was identified as Shahidul Islam, 37, son of Noskor Ali from Gayeshpur village. According to locals, Shahidul and five or six others entered India near main pillar 70 in the afternoon. 2 killed in Chuadanga road crash Members of the BSF 32 Battalion opened fire on them, leaving Shahidul dead on the spot. The others ran back into Bangladesh. Lieutenant Colonel Rafiqul Alam, commander of BGB Maheshpur 58 Battalion, said, “The incident took place around 50 yards inside India. The initial report suggests they had gone there to bring drugs. Contact is underway with the BSF to bring the body back.”  

Two people, including a woman, died in separate incidents in Raigonj Upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday, police said. A woman was killed and her granddaughter seriously injured when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned on Baikunthapur Bridge, said Masud Rana, Officer-in-Charge of Raigonj Police Station. The victim, Rahima Begum, 50, was the wife of Ismail Hossain of Monohorpur village. She was travelling with her granddaughter to her daughter’s home. Later, police recovered her body and handed it over to her family. ASI dies after falling ill in Sirajganj In a separate incident, Sanjay Kumar, 29, died after coming into contact with an electric wire while irrigating a pond in Kheyailar village in the morning. Kumar, the son of Ranjit Kumar from Sherpur Upazila in Bogura, was taken to the hospital morgue after police recovered his body. A case has been filed at the relevant police station in connection with the incident.  

Thirty people were injured in sporadic clashes between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Balia Bazar in Saltha upazila of Faridpur district on Saturday. KM Maruf Haan Russel, officer-in-charge of Saltha Police Station, said Zahid Matubbar and Nuru Matabbar had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area. As a sequel to the enmity, the supporters of both groups equipped with lethal weapons attacked each other in phases at Balia Bazar, leaving 30 people injured. The clashes took place between 6 am to 12 pm on Saturday. Hundreds of people from 20 villages including Balia Gatti, Aruakandi, Jhunakhali, Member Gatti, Bhabukdia, Songhaprotab, Gatti Kanuir, Diapara, Joyjhap, Aguldia, Morhat got involved in the clashes. Section 144 imposed in Faridpur Valuables of 20 houses were looted during the melee. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Additional police have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order situation.    

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) died while on duty at Shahjadpur Police Station in Sirajganj early Saturday. The deceased, Aktar Hossain, 38, son of Ansar Ali of Kanchanpur village in Jhenaidah Sadar, had joined Shahjadpur Police Station about a year ago. Aslam Ali, officer-in-charge of the station, said Hossain suddenly fell ill on Friday afternoon. He was first taken to a local clinic and later shifted to Enayetpur Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College & Hospital as his condition deteriorated. Doctors there detected severe complications in his kidneys and liver. Motorcycle race leaves 1 dead, another injured in Sirajganj Hossain was being taken to Dhaka for advanced treatment but died on the way early Saturday, the OC added. His body has been handed over to his family.  

Two candidates were detained at an examination centre in Rangpur after being caught with electronic devices during a recruitment test for the post of ‘Assistant Sub-Food Inspector’ under Directorate General of Food, on Saturday afternoon. They were subsequently sentenced to 20 days in jail by a mobile court in Rangpur. The convicted candidates were sent to Rangpur Jail following legal procedures. The sentenced individuals are Idris Ali Akand (30), son of Abdul Bari Mia from Muriyadho village under Sadullapur police station in Gaibandha, and Sajjadul Islam (24), son of Ershadul from Maltibari village under Ulipur police station in Kurigram. According to OC Azad Rahman of Rangpur Metropolitan Haragachh Police Station, the examination was held on Saturday (Nov 29) across 77 centers in Rangpur city. During the exam, Idris Ali was caught using an electronic device in his ear at Maynakuti Senior Alim Madrasa center under Haragachh police station, while Sajjadul Islam was apprehended at Gulalbudai High School center. Both candidates were found with electronic digital devices. Newborn found abandoned in Rangpur paddy field dies Executive Magistrate Ashim Kumar Das conducted the mobile court on the spot and, under Section 188 of the Penal Code 1860, sentenced each of the two to 20 days of simple imprisonment for cheating in the examination. Following the legal proceedings, the two convicted candidates were sent to Rangpur Jail on Saturday evening, the OC confirmed.    

Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Friday afternoon when a passenger bus collided with a truck carrying bricks on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Daudkandi, Cumilla police said. The accident occurred in the Hugulia area of Daudkandi while a Starline bus traveling toward Chattogram struck a truck coming from the opposite direction. One of the deceased was identified as Tafazzal Hossain, 45, son of the late Fazlul Haque from Bakrikandi village in Chandina upazila. The second victim, Khorshid, 40, has not yet been identified. Pick-up van torched in Cumilla SI Zakir Hossain of Daudkandi Highway Thana Police said the bodies were taken to the Police Station. The bus driver and his assistant fled the scene, and the bus has been taken into police custody.    

A teenager was killed in Sylhet’s Badambagicha area late Thursday (Nov. 27) following a clash between two groups. The victim, Shah Mahmud Hasan Tapu, 17, was the son of Shah Enamul Haque and lived in Udayan 40/2, Badambagicha, Sylhet. Police said the conflict between the groups escalated around 11:30 p.m., when a member of one faction, Mohammad Zahid Hasan, son of Shafiqul Islam from Khasdobir area, stabbed Tapu repeatedly. Tapu was taken to Osmani Medical College Hospital by family members but died at 6 a.m. Friday. Schoolgirl found hanging in cowshed in Sylhet Following the incident, police conducted a raid and detained Zahid along with two of his associates — Anik Mia, son of Abdul Monir from Loharpara, and Juned Ahmad, son of Bashirul Islam. Airport Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Anisur Rahman said the victim’s body has been sent to Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. No formal complaints have yet been filed in the case, but legal proceedings are underway.  

A mortar shell was discovered in an agricultural field in Hati Bandha Upazila, Lalmonirhat, on Friday morning. Workers uncovered the object while excavating soil in the middle of Goddimari Adarsha village in Goddimari Union. Local resident Md. Abul Hossain (63) was leveling his farmland using an excavator around 10:30 a.m. when the iron object, buried about three feet underground, was spotted. The object, resembling a mortar shell or cannonball, caused panic among villagers. It is estimated to weigh three to four kilograms, with a length of 15 inches, a thickness of 10 inches, and a diameter of 2.5 inches. The marking “MK 17” was visible on its surface. Locals immediately informed the police and local administration. Residents think the shell may date back to the Bangladesh Liberation War. Hati Bandha Police Officer-in-Charge Mahmudunnabi said the object has been sent to a team of experts for inspection, and further action will be taken based on their advice.

A grandmother and her six-year-old granddaughter were killed when a speeding passenger bus crashed into them on Chandpur–Cumilla regional road in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur district on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Nazma Begum, and granddaughter Marzia Begum, residents of Laxmipur village in Faridganj upazila of the same district. According to police and witnesses, the Chandpur-bound bus of Padma Paribahan rammed into them while walking along the road in front of a hotel around 9:45pm, leaving them critically injured.   They were rushed to Hajiganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared Marzia dead on arrival and admitted her grandmother, they said. The grandmother was later shifted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital and succumbed to her injures on the way around 11pm. Officer-in-charge of Mohiuddin Faruq of Hajiganj Police Station said the bus was seized and the supervisor, who had been driving, was handed over to police after being detained by enraged locals. The bodies were handed over to the family without autopsy as no case was filed, the OC added.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-Teesta Battalion) has urged the media and local residents of Lalmonirhat to help prevent rumours and smuggling along the district’s border areas, stressing that community cooperation is vital for strengthening border security. Brigadier General ASM Naser, Region Commander of the North-West Region (BGB), made the request at the inauguration ceremony of the new Chaturbari BOP camp in Patgram upazila on Thursday. Commander Naser said some groups are spreading rumours and creating confusion at the border. He, however, appreciated the media’s role in countering such misinformation and requested continued support in preventing false news in the future. He emphasised that the BGB is working tirelessly to secure the country’s borders and prevent smuggling. Colonel SM Shafiqur Rahman, Rangpur Sector Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Mohammad Musahid Masum, 61 BGB Battalion Commander, also present.