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Leaving fear behind Durga appears in tribal outfit in Ctg
Burying the wounds and panic of last year’s communal attacks , the Hindu community in the port city are celebrating their largest religious festival amid fanfare and creative themes this year.
Among the 282 mandaps across the city, one has been drawing the attraction of devotees and visitors most. The goddess Durga has appeared here dressed as a tribal woman.
South Nalapara Puja Celebration Council has come up with this unique theme in celebration of its 75th anniversary. The mandap named as ‘Parban’ (festivsal) is highlighting the life and culture of the tribespeople of Chattogram Hill Tracts.
Dengue death toll rises to 61 with three more deaths: DGHS
Three more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 61.
During this period, 525 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest deaths were reported from Dhaka and Chattogram divisions. The dengue death toll in Barishal division remained unchanged at 5.
Of the new patients, 352 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 173 outside it.
A total of 2,144 dengue patients, including 1,598 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.
This year, the directorate has recorded 17,820 dengue cases and 15,615 recoveries so far.
Woman crushed to death between two buses in city
A 50-year-old woman was crushed to death between two buses in Gulistan area of the capital on Monday, said police.
The deceased was identified as Halima Begum of South Keraniganj.
The accident occurred around 9 am when Halima was trapped between two buses in front of Ananda Bus counter while going to BIRDEM General Hospital, leaving her critically injured.
Later, she was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared her dead around 1:30 pm, said Inspector Bachhhu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police camp.
Man killed as train hits private car in Gazipur
A businessman was killed and his driver injured when a train hit a private car at an unauthorized level crossing at Nalchata in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sohel Hasib Khan, 50, son of Ali Azam of Fuldi village in the upazila.
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Saiful Islam, sub-inspector of Kaliganj Police Station, said the accident occurred in the morning when the Dhaka-bound ‘Upukul Express’ train from Noakhali hit the private when it was passing the level crossing, leaving Sohel dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body and handed it over to his family.
Bodies of 2 missing youths recovered from Jamuna River
The bodies of two youths, who went missing two days ago, were recovered from the Jamuna River in Nagarbari river port of Pabna on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Panna Sadar, 28, and his cousin Ashiq alias Piyash Sheikh, 20, of the district.
The bodies were found floating in the river near Pratappur Jame Masjid around 7am shortly after the departure of a cargo vessel docked there, said Nagarbari Naval Police Outpost in-charge Shariful Islam.
The duo went missing after jumping into the river from a boat on Saturday fearing collision with a vessel near Nagarbari river port.
The bodies will be handed over to their respective families after completing legal procedures, said the official.
Man stabbed dead ‘by wife’ in Kushtia
A 37-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife following a family feud in Kushtia town early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Md Sabbir, a resident of the town.
At one stage of altercation, Sabbir’s second wife Rozina Khatun stabbed him at their home in Milpara area around 2am and fled the scene, said Delwar Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kushtia Model police station quoting witnesses.
He was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 7am.
Sabbir and Rozina got married a month ago, he added.
The body has been kept at the hospital morgue. And efforts are on to arrest Rozina, said the OC.
Man goes missing as bulkhead hits trawler in Rupsha River
A man has gone missing as a bulkhead vessel hit a trawler in the Rupsha River in Khulna.
The missing man was Mahtab Uddin, a worker of the trawler.
Monsur, sub-inspector (SI) of Rupsha Naval outpost, said the Hiron point-bound trawler capsized with seven passengers on board as a bulkhead vessel hit it near Rupsha railway bridge around 10pm on Sunday.
Mahtab went missing while the other passengers managed to swim ashore.
“A rescue operation is underway,” said SI Monsur.
Sudden bus strike puts passengers on Kushtia-Meherpur Route in a bind
Bus communication on the Kushtia-Meherpur Route has been suspended from Sunday morning over a dispute between bus owners and workers, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Mukbul Hossain Lavlu, general secretary of Kushtia District Bus-Minibus Owners Association, said no bus from Kushtia Bus Terminal left for Meherpur Sunday due to the indefinite strike.
On the other hand, the sudden disruption of bus communication between the districts put hundreds of passengers in sufferings.
Marium Sultana, one of the victims, said she had to bear an additional cost of Tk 150 to go Meherpur from the Kushtia Bus Terminal due to the strike compared to normal fare Tk 130.
Transport leader Lavlu said a chase and counter chase took place between bus owners and workers over taking passengers on a Dhaka-bound bus in Bamundi area of Meherpur district on Saturday.
Protesting the incident, bus drivers halted plying vehicles on the route since Sunday morning, he said, hoping that the problem will be addressed soon considering the suffering of people.
College principal killed in Khulna road crash
A college principal died after being hit by a tractor trolley loaded with bricks in Rupsa upazila of the Khulna district on Sunday.
The deceased is identified as Md Rafiqul Islam, 40, principal of private Chandpur College in the upazila.
Sardar Mosharraf Hossain, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Rupsa Police Station, said the accident happened around 12 noon when the speeding tractor knocked him from behind in the WAPDA area on his way home from the college, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where physicians pronounced him dead upon arrival, he said.
The body was sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he said, adding that the locals caught the vehicle’s driver and handed him over to police.
Another shipment of Metro Rail arrived at Mongla port
Another shipment of eight coaches and four locomotives for the country's first-ever metro rail service has arrived at Mongla port from Japan.
‘MV Venus Triumph’ vessel, carrying eight coaches, four locomotives and other machinery weighing 440 metric tonnes, anchored at the No 8 jetty of the port on Saturday afternoon, said Rear Admiral M Musa, Chairman of Mongla Port Authorities.
This is the twelve shipment from Japan, he said.
Already the authorities concerned have started their work of unloading goods from Sunday morning, said Md Wahiduzzaman, manager of Ancient Steam Ship Company of Venus Triumph. After unloading the goods it will be sent to the Uttara Diabari depot, he said.
The vessel ‘MV Venus Triumph’ left for Mongla on September 8.
Earlier, on August 22, another vessel of ‘Hosei Crown’ from Japan arrived at the port with eight coaches, four locomotives and 34 package machineries.
So far, 116 coaches and locomotives have been imported while the rest will be imported in phases.
Mass Rapid Transit Line-6, the country's first-ever metro rail system, is being built at a cost of Tk 21,985 crore.