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‘Robber’ lynched in Chattogram
A 35-year-old suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Hilsia village in Patia upazila on Sunday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Rashedul Islam, officer-in-charge of Patia Police Station, said six people, entered into the house of one person Badal Chowdhury around 2:30 am at the village and looted valuables after keeping the house inmates hostages at gunpoint.
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Hearing screams, local people encircled the house and managed to catch one robber while the others managed to flee the scene.
Later though, they gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Fatal level crossing: Mother, son killed as train hits human hauler in Faridpur
A 26-year-old woman and her minor son were killed when a train hit a human hauler at Sriramdia in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Lima Begum and her seven-year-old son Imran of Sadardi area in the upazila.
Habil Hossain, officer-in-charge of Nagarkanda Police Station, said the Rajshahi-bound ‘Madhumoti Express’ train from Bhanga crashed into the human hauler amid rain, leaving its two passengers dead.
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The train dragged the three-wheel vehicle for almost a kilometre from the point of impact.
Takdir Hossain, Faridpur Railway Station Master, said the human hauler got stuck on the rail track while trying to cross it during rain.
Farmers in Jamalpur demonstrate after failing to buy fertilizer
Vehicular movement on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for half an hour as several hundred farmers staged a demonstration by blocking the road after failing to purchase fertilizers in time in Sadar upazila of Jamalpur on Monday.
The farmers thronged the entrance of a fertilizer shop named M/s Haidar Traders in Nandina from 7am to 9am to purchase fertilizer, within the stipulated window for fertiliser sales at the shop.
But the shop never opened on Monday morning, and when the rally reached the area it halted vehicular movement.
Later, normal traffic resumed around 10am as the farmers cleared the road following assurances from the Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).
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Contacted, Haidar Ali, the owner of the shop and approved dealer, said he only got 14 metric tonnes of fertilizer and he was able to keep only 7 MT in his shop at a time.
In the morning, he got frightened seeing the huge number of farmers in front of his shop and fled the scene. He questioned himself: “How could I distribute the meagre amount I had in stock (147 sacks, as he said) among the huge number of farmers?”
Litun Lorence, Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer, said “There is no crisis of fertilizer and the dealers are selling fertilizers as per the government directives."
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This year, 31 hectares of land have been brought under Aman cultivation in Sadar upazila, and 928 MT of fertilizers have been allocated for this area, according to Dilruba Yeasmin, upazila agriculture officer.
Fear of fresh flooding grips Sylhet as rivers swell again
Rivers in the northeastern district of Sylhet swelled following three days of heavy rains in the region and upstream in India, raising fear of another round of flooding this year.
Incessant rains since early Saturday sent many parts Sylhet city to go under knee-deep water. Vast areas of the city have been hit by acute waterlogging. Water has also entered households and shops, causing immense sufferings to people living in low-lying areas.
Locals complained that waterlogging happened due to poor drainage system in the city.
“A downpour for a couple of hours inundates most of the city areas due to incomplete drainage works. Besides, rainwater can’t pass as local influential people have filled up almost all the water bodies,” said Kawsar Mia, a city resident.
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC), water level is rising fast in rivers flowing through Sylhet and Sunamganj. A temporary flooding is likely to affect these two districts within this week. However, the losses will be minimal as no crop is currently being cultivated in the division’s Haor areas.
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“The current bout of rain will continue till September 6, while another round may drench Sylhet division next week,” said Saeed Ahmad Chowdhury, a senior meteorologist at Sylhet Meteorological Center.
Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, an executive engineer of FFWC, said that another round of flooding is on the horizon.
“Heavy rain is ongoing upstream. As a result, floodwater will continue inundating the Teesta basin and Sylhet division for most of this week. But the increased level of water won’t last long,” Arif said.
According to forecast by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), seasonal air will cause rain in Sylhet division for the next few days. Besides, a forecast from Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) has said that water level in almost all the rivers of the country will rise due to excessive rain in the upstream.
In June, a record-level flooding inundated almost 80 percent area of Sylhet division. The deluge that ravaged the region from June to August claimed more than 80 lives and forced many to flee their flooded homes and take shelter on highways and buildings in whatever little dry places were left.
Schoolgirl goes missing as boat sinks in Padma
A 13-year-old schoolgirl went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma River in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj yesterday (September 4, 2022), said fire service officials.
The missing girl was identified as Sanzida, a resident of the upazila. She is a class VII student of Charjagannathpur Girls’ High School.
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The boat sank in Filterhat area at noon when 13 students including Sanzida were returning home from school, said Rajab Ali Sheikh, in-charge of Shibganj Fire Service Station.
Locals rescued 12 students while Sanzida drowned.
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A rescue operation is on but the fire service divers are yet to find her body, said the official.
Section 144 imposed in Pabna ahead of AL-BNP rally
Authorities at Pabna’s Bhangura upazila have imposed restrictions on public assembly to avert any untoward incident as two rival political parties announced simultaneous rallies at the same venue.
The restrictions applied under Section 144 of the CrPc have been in force in the upazila since 6 am, and will stay until 12 am today (September 5, 2022), said the local administration.
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Bhangura Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Mohammad Nahid Hasan Khan issued this order yesterday night.
He said that the administration resorted to the restriction to keep the law and order situation under control.
All types of public gatherings in the area adjacent to and around the upazila sadar have been banned.
Bhangura unit BNP called a protest rally on Monday protesting the hike in the prices of fuel and daily commodities as well as the recent attacks on BNP activists.
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On the other hand, the upazila unit of Awami League (AL) announced a rally against ‘BNP’s anarchy’ at the same place.
Fearing deterioration in law and order situation, the administration imposed Section 144 to maintain peace in the area, said Md Faisal Bin Ahsan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhangura police station.
9 dead, 50 injured as 2 buses collide in Rangpur
Nine people were dead and around 50 injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur early today (September 5, 2022), said police.
The identities of the deceased couldn’t be ascertained immediately.
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The accident occurred around 12:30 am when the Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Islam Paribahan’ collided with a bus of ‘Joyana Paribahan’ coming from the opposite direction during heavy rain on the highway, near Kharubhaj Bridge in Ikorchali Hajipara area, said Mahbub Morshed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Taraganj highway police.
The accident left five dead on spot and more than 50 injured, he added.
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Fire Service men rescued the injured and rushed them to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital where four more people succumbed to their injuries, said the hospital’s emergency department physician Md Farhaduzzaman.
Besides, the condition of two injured is also critical, he added.
Scores of jellyfish carcasses wash ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach
Around fifty carcasses of jellyfish washed ashore along different points of Cox’s Bazar beach on Sunday morning.
These dead jellyfish have been washed ashore by the tidal water throughout Sunday from Labani point to Sugandha point of the beach.
Around 50 small and large jellyfish carcasses were found stuck in the sand at various points of the beach.
But no one could tell the reasons behind this huge number of dead jellyfish turning up
Abdur Sukkur, a fisherman in the Himchari area, said that it's very unusual for so many jellyfish to die at a time.
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Deepak Sharma Dipu, president of Cox's Bazar Forest and Environment Conservation Council, said it is important to investigate the reason behind the sudden death of so many jellyfishes.
These jellyfish might have come close to the shore and got caught in the fishermen's nets. Later, the carcasses started washing up on the beach as the fishers threw those away, said Abu Syed Muhammad Sharif, head of the Biological Oceanographic Division of the Council.
He said that if people come in contact with dead jellyfish lying on the beach, it can cause various problems, including itching.
Jellyfish can still emit toxins when dead or broken apart.
General Secretary of Cox's Bazar Fishing Boat Owners Association Delwar Hossain said that there was no report of jellyfish being caught in any trawler's net.
Although rare, this is the second such occurrence in the space of a month. Earlier on August 4, it was reported in the media that almost 100 such jellyfish carcasses had washed up on Cox's Bazar beach in one day.
Three rice mill workers killed in Tangail
Three rice mill workers were killed and 3 others remained after a crusher machine laden with sacks of rice fell on them at Dubail area of Tangail’s Gopalpur upazila on Sunday night.
The victims were identified as Nurul Islam of Ghorahara village in Kurigram, Nazmul alias Arif and Naimul Islam of Bhabdar Bazar village in the same district.
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Quoting witnesses, police said the incident took place around 9 pm at the Akota Agrofood Products Limited. Around 1000 sacks of rice fell on the workers breaking off the newly added crusher machine, leaving Nazmul and Naimul dead on the spot, said Mosharof Hossain, officer-in-charge of Gopalpur Police Station.
Later, Nurul Islam was rushed to Gopalpur Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Two firefighting units from Gopalpur and Madhupur upazilas are conducting an operation to rescue the missing workers, added the OC.
Hanging body of Ansar member recovered in Rangamati
Hanging body of an Ansar member was recovered from his workplace in Baghaichhari upazila of the district on Sunday.
The deceased identified as Shakil Hossain, 23, was a generator operator of the Ansar-18 and also son of Alok Hossain of Dhamrai in Dhaka.
Anwar Hossain Khan, Officer-in-charge of Baghaichhari Police Station, said the Ansar member committed suicide hanging from a ceiling fan with dish cable at the generator office where he used to work in the midnight of Saturday.
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On information, they rushed to the spot and recovered the body and sent to Rangamati General Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.
Md Sohag Parvez, commandant of the Ansar-18, said the reason for the death will be known after the autopsy and the body will be handed over to his family after ending all legal procedures.