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Police have arrested convener of Manikganj district unit Awami League from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area. The arrestee is Abdur Razzak Raja, also a former councilor of Manikganj municipality. BGB seizes 450,000 yaba pills in Teknaf operation Amanullah Aman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a team of police arrested Raja from in front of Anwar Khan Modern Medical College and Hospital around 11 pm on Wednesday. He was wanted in three cases filed for carrying out attacks on students during July uprising and arson attack on the BNP’s local office.

The ferry services between Chandpur’s Horinia Ghat and Shariatpur’s Alur Bazar Ghat resumed after 10 hours of suspension due to the thick fog in the Meghna River. Faisal Alam Chowdhury, manager of Horinia Ferry Ghat at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), said the ferry services resumed around 10 am after the fog cleared.    Earlier at 12am, the BIWTC was forced to suspend the ferry services between the ghats to ward off any unwanted incident amid the poor visibility. Fog-hit ferry services resume on Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatpur routes The suspension caused a good number of light, medium, and heavy cargo vehicles stuck on both sides of the ferry ghat. People didn’t come out of their homes unless emergency as the thick fog blanked the district headquarters and surroundings. Fog disrupts ferry services on two key waterways Ali Azgar, supervisor of launch operators at Chandpur Ghat, said that the launch schedule from Chandpur to Dhaka collapsed due to poor visibility. Three scheduled launches from Chandpur Ghat to Dhaka could not leave at 6am, 7am, and 8am, according to the staff members of those launches. Moreover, launches coming from Dhaka to Chandpur were also delayed, with several passenger launches, including Sonar Tari, Meghna Rani, and Hasan Imam, still stuck in the river due to the dense fog. Fog-disrupted ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route resume after 6 hrs They are moving very slowly, and it will take several more hours to reach the Chandpur Ghat, according to the launch supervisors. Shah Mohammad Shoaib, meteorologist of Chandpur's weather office, said that they recorded on Thursday a temperature of 15.6°C, a six degree Celsius fall compared to Wednesday.

Two friends were killed after being crushed by a bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla’s Daudkandi upazila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Arif Uddin, 18, a first-year student at Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain College in Daudkandi, and his friend Saikat Sarkar, 18, a Bangladeshi expatriate from Italy. 9-year-old drowns in Magura pond Arif was the son of Md. Salah Uddin, a former councillor of Ward No. 6 in Daudkandi municipality. The accident occurred on the Gumti-Meghna Bridge in Daudkandi on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the two friends were riding a motorcycle when they were struck by a Dhaka-bound bus on the Gumti-Meghna Bridge. Both were crushed by the vehicle and died on the spot. Two college students die in Sylhet road accident Abu Obaid, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daudkandi Highway Police, said the bodies were recovered and taken to the police station. The bodies were later handed over to the relatives of the deceased after the completion of due procedures, he added.  

A 9-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Kajli village of Sreepur upazila in Magura on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jabir Hasan, son of Taimur Islam from Tokholpur village of the upazila, said Sreepur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Idris Ali. Jabir's aunt, Sumaiya, said that he had been visiting his maternal grandfather's house in Kajli village as Taimur had left for work in Dhaka, leaving his wife and children there. Two college students die in Sylhet road accident Jabir family members were busy with household chores when he fell into the nearby pond. When they could not locate him at home, they searched and discovered him in the pond. Later, family members rescued him and took him to the Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Father ‘kills’ daughter in Habiganj over ‘mobile addiction’ An unnatural death case has been filed in this regard, said the OC.

Two college students died after their motorcycle collided with a pickup van and a battery-run autorickshaw in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday.  The deceased were identified as Rifat Ahmed Kibria, 19, son of Shafiqul Rahman, and Abu Sufian, 19, son of Farid Uddin. Both were residents of Bhitorgul village of the upazila, said Gowainghat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sarkar Tofayel Ahmed. The deceased were students of Gowainghat Government College, said the OC. Father ‘kills’ daughter in Habiganj over ‘mobile addiction’ According to police and locals, around 1:15 pm, Rifat and Sufian were riding a motorcycle on their way home after finishing their exam at Gowainghat Government College. After reaching Soti village, their motorcycle collided with the pickup  and the autorickshaw.  Later, locals rescued the injured students and took them to Gowainghat Upazila Health Complex, where the duty doctor declared Rifat dead. Abu Sufian, who was critically injured, was referred to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment but succumbed to his injuries there. ‘Motorbike lifter’ lynched in Thakurgaon No arrests have been made in connection with the incident yet, added the OC. 

A man allegedly stabbed to death his 15-year-old daughter on Wednesday at  Ghanashyampur village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj after ‘failing to keep her away mobile phone addiction’. Inspector Nur Mohammad of Kashimnagar Police Outpost said on information, they arrived at the scene and detained Abdus Rashid [victim’s father] and his wife Saheda Begum. One killed in road crash in Khulna According to victim's mother Saheda Begum and uncle Farash Uddin, the deceased, Ranu Begum, was often seen talking on mobile phone. Despite repeated attempts her parents failed to stop her mobile phone use. Abdus Rashid returned home around 2:30pm today and found his daughter talking on the phone. Jubo Dal activist dies in Rajshahi road accident After telling her to stop, Ranu continued the conversation, which enraged her father, they said. At one stage, he attacked her with a sharp weapon in the yard of their house and stabbed her, leaving her dead, they said. The victim's body was sent to the Habiganj morgue for post-mortem, said Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Al Mamun.

A suspected motorbike lifter was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Amgaon in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rubel Islam, 34, son of Khalulur Rahman of Ranisankail upazila. Quoting local people, Zakaria Mandal, Officer-in-Charge of Haripur Police Station, said local people caught Rubel red handed at Zadurani Bazar while he was fleeing with a motorbike allegedly stolen from the area around 10:30 am. One killed in road crash in Khulna Later, he was taken to Garuhati Bazar where local people beat him up mercilessly after hanging him with a tree, leaving him dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

The Election Commission (EC) is focusing on the upcoming national parliamentary election rather than the local government polls, said Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Wednesday. The commissioner came up with the remark while speaking at a meeting with the official concerned of the Barishal Election Commission over the voter list upgradation. “Question has been raised about the election credibility. The commission is determined to restore confidence by delivering a free, fair and credible election to the people. We are progressing with this goal keeping this in mind,” he said. BNP leader urges interim govt to quickly arrange election Mentioning that a total of 35,000 data collectors are working across the country on the voter list update, the commissioner urged them to act with greater responsibility and sought cooperation from everyone to ensure the process's success. Barishal regional election officer Md. Anisur Rahman presided over the meeting while district election officer Wahiduzzaman and other election officials from various levels in the Barishal region were present there. Main goal is to ensure free, fair election: EC Sanaullah

A motorcyclist has died after being run over by a sand-loaded drum truck in Khulna. The incident occurred around 11:30 pm on Tuesday night under the Rupsha Bridge. The deceased, Tarek Rezwan (23), was the son of Azad Sheikh from the Tutpara area of the city. Mohammad Touhiduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Lobonchara police station, confirmed the incident, stating that Tarek was on his motorcycle heading towards Putimari when the truck hit him, causing his death. He also said, "The police arrived at the scene upon receiving the information, recovered the body, and sent it to Khulna Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Efforts are underway to seize the truck and arrest its driver."

Eight officers have been injured- three of them seriously-in an attack on a team of  Detective Branch (DB) of Faridpur district police during a raid on a drug and gambling den in Madhukhali, Faridpur. The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Tuesday at Dumain Bazar in Dumain Union of the upazila, police said on Wednesday. The injured officers include SI Jabbar Hossain, Dewan Mohammad Sabur, and ASI Shafiqul Islam, who were rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. Five others also received first aid treatment for their injuries. Dr. Mohammad Tausif Sarkar of Faridpur Medical College Hospital reported that Jabbar had three head injuries, while the other two were beaten. However, none of the injuries were serious, and all victims are out of danger. Clash over land dispute in Faridpur leaves 12 injured Shailen Chakma, Faridpur's additional police superintendent (Crime & Ops), said, “a team of 8 DB officers went to Dumain Bazar after receiving information about a drug and gambling operation. Two were arrested with drugs, and money and other equipment were seized from the gambling den. Suddenly, drug dealers, gamblers, and locals launched an unexpected attack, resulting in three severe injuries and several others with minor injuries.” He mentioned that a case would be filed regarding the attack on the police, and the two arrested individuals have been brought in.