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Sunk bulkhead's missing worker found dead
Divers on Tuesday retrieved the body of a worker, who went missing after a bulkhead sank in Sandhya River after hit by another launch in Ujirpur upazila of Pirojpur district on Monday night, from Khejurbari in Banaripara upazila of Barishal district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Kalam, 55, of Nanduhar in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur district.
On Monday, a bulkhead sank in the Sandhya River after being hit by a launch named ‘MV Morning Sun-9’ at Mirerhat in Ujirpur upazila while heading towards Dhaka from Pirojour’s Bhandaria upazila.
Two workers identified as Milon and Kalam--of the bulkhead had gone missing.
Besides, the launch had developed a crack in the bottom that created panic among 500 passengers of the launch.
The launch later anchored at Chowdhuryhat in Borokotha union of Pirojpur district.
On information, a team of local police, divers from local Fire Service and Civil Defence and BIWTA officials rushed to the spot and repaired the launch. It left for Dhaka with 100 passengers around 3 am after being repaired , said Ujirpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fariha Tanjin.
No complaint has been lodged yet. Legal steps will be taken after getting complaint, said SM Masud Ali, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station.
Bulkhead sinks in Barishal
A sand-carrying bulkhead capsized in a Barishal river after hitting a passenger launch on Monday night.
Passengers of the Dhaka bound Morning Sun-9 said the speeding bulkhead hit the launch coming from Bhandaria of Pirozpur towards Dhaka at Mirerhat under Ujirpur upazila of Barishal and capsized.
Two people on the bulkhead went missing after the incident. They are Milon and Kalam Sizuddin of Nanduhar village under Swarupkathi upazila of Pirojpur.
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The launch has also been affected by the incident.
Later, the launch is anchored in the Chowdhuryhat area and all passengers are safe.
Ujirpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ali Arshad said they are on the spot.
"Efforts are on to find out the missing two people," he added.
Lightning strike leaves fisherman dead in Sylhet
A fisherman was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at Uttar Bagh Haor in Haripur union of Jaintiapur upazila in the early hours of Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim,65, a resident of Uttarbagh village of the upazila.
Also read: Lightning kills farmer in DinajpurGolam Dastgir Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jaintapur Police Station, said a streak of thunderbolts struck while Rahim was fishing on the Haor of the village during the rain around 12am.Later, he was rushed to the Upazila Health Complex where the doctor declared him dead, said the OC.
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Production at Barapukuria Coal Mine resumes
Production resumed at Barapukuria Coal Mine on a limited scale Sunday night, ten days before the stipulated time.
The Chinese workers resumed the coal production and the full-fledged production will be resumed in a day or two after the local workers rejoin.
Managing director of the mine, Engineer Saiful Islam, said the coal extraction remained suspended from July 29 as 106 workers tested positive for Covid-19.
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However, the coal extraction work from phase 1306 of the mine restarted from Sunday night with the help of Chinese workers, he said.
The authorities concerned also collected samples of 213 workers under phase 1041 of the mine on Monday while 100 workers tested negative for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the load shedding in the northern region of the country has increased for the last several days due to the suspension of coal extraction as the authorities concerned of Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant kept one unit operative due to a coal crisis.
Now Rajshahi motorcyclist sets his bike on fire after dispute with cop
A man set his motorcycle on fire following a dispute with a police officer in the Court Hargram area of Rajshahi on Monday.The biker, Ashiq Ali,30, set fire to his motorcycle out of frustration after a traffic sergeant wanted to see his driving license and registration documents to penalize him for a traffic rule violation, according to the police.Witnesses said Ashiq Ali was crossing the area riding with two others around 1:45 pm. The traffic sergeant stopped them at the checkpoint and wanted to see his papers.
Also read: RU student killed in road crash: students vandalise and set fire on vehiclesAshiq failed to provide his papers as he left these at his home. However, Ashik wanted to bring his papers but the police approached to file a case.Later, he got disappointed and at one stage set his bike on fire.Moushumi Akhter, Sub-Inspector of Kashiadanga Police Station was on patrol duty in the Court Railway Station area at that time. On information, she visited the spot and said that there were three men on the motorcycle. None of them had helmets and there were no documents of the motorcycle.Anirban Chakma, deputy commissioner of police (Traffic) of the city, said they interrogated the biker and talked to his father.
Also read: Locals set fire to truck that killed 2 youths on motorcycle in KushtiaAshiq was mentally upset over the financial issue and he might have done this over mental sickness, added the officer."Legal action will be taken in this regard," he said.
Transit: First cargo ship from India arrives at Mongla port for trial run
The first trial-basis cargo ship meant to carry goods for northeastern India through Bangladesh's internal waterways reached Mongla port with two containers on Monday.
Bangladesh flag-bearing cargo vessel MV Rishad Rayhan anchored at jetty-9 of the port in the morning, having left Kolkata port on August 1, said the Mongla port authority.
This is the first of the four trial cargo ships on this route.
The cargo ship is now waiting for a trial run on the Mongla-Tamabil and Mongla-Bibirbazar(in Cumilla) routes.
This movement of cargo is part of the trial runs being undertaken for the operationalization of the agreement to use Chattogram and Mongla Ports for the transit of goods to and from India which was signed between Indian and Bangladesh in 2018.
In two containers, the vessel carried 16.38 ton of iron pipes in 70 packages and 8.5 ton prefoam in 249 packages.
Unloading from the cargo ship began around 11 am.
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A truck was loaded with container and steel products which left for India around 12 pm. One of the containers will go to India’s Meghalaya state through Tamabil while another will go to India’s Assam through Bibirbazar border, said the port authority.
According to the port authority, an agreement and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) regarding the use of Mongla Port for transportation of goods from India have been signed between the two countries. The decision to conduct the trial run was taken after the 13th Bangladesh-India Joint Group of Customs (JGC) meeting held in March 2022.
Chairman of Mongla Port Authority Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, Mongla Customs House Commissioner Mohammad Newazur Rahman, Indian Assistant High Commissioner in Khulna Inderijt Sagar and representatives from Maersk India Ltd were present at the port while the cargo vessel was anchored.
Indian Assistant High Commissioner Indar Jeet Sagar said, “This initiative has been taken to speed up the trade using inland waterways on the India-Bangladesh protocol route. This agreement will have a more positive impact on the development of the economy and bilateral relations of the two countries. As per the agreement, the first trial cargo has been shipped to Mongla port today.”
There are eight approved routes for transit of goods under the agreement, namely, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Agartala via Akhaura, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Dawki via Tamabil, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Sutarkandi via Sheola, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Srimantapur via Bibirbazar and vice versa on all four routes.
During the visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India in 2019, a SOP was signed to operationalize the agreement.
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Another trial run is expected be done on the Mongla-Sheola-Sutarkandi route by the end of August 2022 which will mark completion of trial runs on all approved routes under this Agreement, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
As per the understanding reached earlier this year between the two governments, necessary permanent standing order/notification would be issued by the government of Bangladesh after completion of these trials for the operationalization and regular movement of goods under this agreement.
Rohingya shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
A Rohingya man was shot dead in a reported gunfight between two factions of Rohingya at Nayapara in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Ibrahim, son of Abdur Razzak of the upazila. He was a supporter of ‘Jakir Bahini’ a Rohingya criminal gang.
Hasan Bari Nur, commanding officer of APBn-16, two Rohingya criminal gangs exchanged gunfire in the Rohingya camp on Sunday night.
On information, a team of APBn rushed to the spot and found Ibrahim injured with bullets.
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Later, he was taken to the local hospital where doctors referred him to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
Ibrahim died on way to Cox’s Bazar hospital.
Police are investigating the incident and trying to arrest the culprits, said police.
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Madrasa girl gang raped in Chandpur, 1 held
A 14-year-old madrasa girl has allegedly been raped by three men after abduction in Kachua upazila of Chandpur, said police.
The crime took place Friday afternoon at an abandoned building near Khidda Bazar of the upazila.
Md Mohiuddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kachua police station, said three rapists abducted the girl from a CNG-run auto rickshaw on her way to home and violated her in turns after taking her to the abandoned building, leaving her unconscious.
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Later, she informed police about the incident and lodged a complaint against the three at the police station, the OC added.
Following her statement, police arrested accused Russel Mia, 26, on Sunday and produced him before the court Monday morning, said Moni Rani Bhoumik, sub-inspector (SI) of Kachua police station.
Efforts are on to arrest the two other accused- Mohammad Ullah, 35, and Md Hasan, 25, the SI added.
Besides, the rape survivor’s medical tests were also done this morning.
130 sued over BNP activists-police clash in C'nawabganj
A case has been filed against 130 people in connection with the clash between BNP activists and police in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj that left five people including a cop injured on Sunday.
Sub-inspector of Shibganj Police Station Sihab filed the case at the police station Sunday night accusing 130 BNP activists including 100 unidentified ones, said Zobayer Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station.
Police have so far arrested 12 people in this connection, the OC added.
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On Sunday, BNP leaders and activists gathered near Islami Bank Mor of Shibganj Bazar to hold a rally as part of their central programme protesting the price hike of daily commodities including oil, gas, fertilizers and the murder of Swechchasebak Dal leader Abdur Rahim and Chhatra Dal president Noor-e Alam in Bhola.
At one stage, police obstructed them as a huge traffic jam was created there due to the rally.
The leaders and activists pelted brickbats targeting police, triggering a clash that left at least 5 people injured, said police.
Later, police lobbed tear gas shells and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control.
Two cousins drown in Panchagarh
Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at the Khasmahal area of Satmera Union of Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday evening.The deceased were identified as Rashed,11, son of Abu Taleb and Anis, 9, son of Rahmat Ali of the area.Robiul Islam Robi, chairman of Satmera Union said the cousins fell into the pond in the morning while playing on its bank.
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Locals spotted them floating in the water body and took them to the Panchagarh Modern Sadar Hospital where doctors declared them dead, said Abdul Latif Miah, officer-in-Charge of Panchagarh Sadar Police Station.The bodies were handed over to their families, he added.END/UNB/Corr/SIS/ssk