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Three people, including a child, were injured in a pressure cooker blast at their residence in Magura’s Sreepur upazila on Wednesday. Fog disrupts Daulatdia- Paturia ferry services for 4hrs The injured are Nazmul Fakir, 40, Rashida Begum, 35, and Rafin, 4. Locals rushed to their home after hearing the blast-like sound and rushed them to Magura Medical College and Hospital. Man killed, his cousin found dead at home in Patuakhali Md Mamun-ur-Rashid, duty doctor of the hospital, said they are now out of danger.  

Dense fog disrupted ferry operations on the key Daulatdia-Paturia route for four hours on Wednesday. The authorities suspended the ferry services from 4:30 am on Wednesday due to poor visibility, said Assistant General Manager (AGM) Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Five ferries got stuck on the mid of the Padma river, he said. Several hundred vehicles remained stranded on both sides, he added. The ferry service resumed after 8 am when visibility improved, the official added.   

Two cousins died at Atoshkhali village in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali district last night. The deceased were identified as Selim Munshi, 40, son of Khorshed Munshi, and Alauddin Munshi, 50, son of Amir Hossain Munshi, of the upazila. 7 hurt in clash between supports of AL, independent candidates in Patuakhali According to locals, Selim and Alauddin had been at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land for a long time. At 10:30 pm last night, a group of miscreants intercepted Selim on his way home and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him dead. Alauddin, meanwhile, was found dead at his residence last night. Shonit Kumar Gayen, officer-in-charge of Baufal Police Station, said police visited the spot. No injury marks were found on Alauddin's body and it is not clear how he died. However, Alauddin's family claimed that he was beaten to death. 2 sued for raping girl in Patuakhali Police detained Phul Banu, Alauddin's wife, and their daughter Marjina at night for interrogation.

In separate incident, three supporters of an independent candidate in Rajshahi-4 constituency were injured in attacks allegedly by supporters of the “boat” symbol in Bagmara upazila on Tuesday. Quoting the victims, police said the supporters of independent candidate Enamul Haque conducted an election campaign at Bhabaniganj municipality area on Tuesday. When Enamul went away after the campaign, two of his supporters — Ajit Kumar and Rajani — went to a tea stall at Paharpur village at 4 pm. They said that supporters of the “boat” symbol Mashiur Rahman and Mintu arrived and beat them with iron rods after dragging them out on the street, leaving them injured. Meanwhile, Lutfur Rahman, another supporter of the independent candidate said that he was injured when supporters of Awami League beat him up mercilessly when he was hanging the poster of “scissor” symbol in the afternoon. 5 injured as AL supporters attack Faridpur-3 independent candidate’s office The injured were taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital. On information, independent candidate Enamul Haque visited the hospital and inquired about the health condition of the injured at night. Arbind Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Bagmara Police Station, said “No complaint has been lodged yet and those who were involved in the attacks, won’t be spared, whoever they are.” Azad v Shamim in Faridpur-3: AL candidate's supporters injured in attack    

A fish trader who was stabbed by muggers in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria early Tuesday died undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Tinonath Das, 35, of Lalpur Kandapara village in Ashuganj upazila. He was a fish trader in Lalpur Market. BNM candidate for Brahmanbaria-3 fined for violating code of conduct Tarun Kanti Das, inspector (investigation) of Ashuganj Police Station, confirmed the matter. Family members of the deceased said Tinonath was going to Lalpur Bazar from his house at around 5:00 am on Tuesday, like every other day. A group of muggers attacked him in the area adjacent to Kandapara Satsang Ashram. At that time, the robbers stabbed him randomly and snatched about Tk 1 lakh from him. Trader crushed under train in Brahmanbaria Later, locals found him lying injured and took him to the hospital. As his condition deteriorated, the on-duty doctor referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Police have been stationed in the area since the incident. Efforts are on to identify and arrest those involved in the incident, said the inspector. 12th Parliamentary elections: BNP chairperson's adviser collects nomination paper for Brahmanbaria-1 seat

Two people died and three others were injured after a sand-laden truck collided with a bus and fell on top of a CNG-run autorickshaw at Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Tuesday. The incident happened on the Tangail-Mymensingh road in Chatipara area of the upazila on Tuesday afternoon. Tangail BNP leader Farhad Iqbal arrested The deceased were identified as Hiraman Begum, 70, of Shialkol village in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail and Abdullah, 11, of Tarabari area in Narandia union of Kalihati. Kamrul Faruk, officer-in-charge of Kalihati Police Station, confirmed the matter. Tangail shooting : RAB arrests 2 from Dhaka's Uttara The injured were admitted to Tangail General Hospital, he said. Blockade: Miscreants set commuter train on fire in Tangail

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday arrested two individuals along with 23 gold bars, weighing 5.19 kg from Uthali in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district. The arrestees were identified as Pintu Biswas, 50, and Sias Hossain of Damurhuda upazila. Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF over ‘entering’ Indian territory through Chuadanga border Tipped off, a team of BGB-58 conducted a drive in the area and challenged a human hauler carrying the arrested duo, said commanding officer of BGB-58 Masud Pervez Rana. Later, they arrested them along with the gold bars worth Tk 4.90 crore. Chuadanga-1 independent candidate alleges assault by opponents The gold bars were to be smuggled to India after dodging tax, he said. A case was filed with Jibannagar Police Station and seized gold bars were deposited to the Chuadanga treasury office. Local BNP leaders arrested in Chuadanga over sabotage

Bangladesh Railway has strengthened security at 20 risky points in Natore district to prevent acts of sabotage. Shah Sufi Nur Mohammad, Pakshi Divisional Railway Manager, (DRM), said security has been beefed up to prevent acts of sabotage on railway and the authorities concerned are monitoring the 57 km railway in Natore regularly. Read: 18 crude bombs recovered in Satkhira He came up with the information while visiting the risky points of Natore railway on Tuesday. Natore Deputy Commissioner Abu Naser Bhuiya and Superintendent of Natore Police Tariqul Islam and other officials of railway were present there. Already miscreants tried to carry out sabotage acts on railways in Natore and that’s why the local administration identified the risky areas and took steps to enhance security, said SP Tariqul. Read: Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume after 6 hours 

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered 18 crude bombs in an abandoned condition from a field along bypass road at Kalikapur village in Satkhira’s Kaliganj upazila on Monday. Read: Doctor, son die in three-way collision in Sylhet  Tipped off, a team of Rab-6 conducted a drive in the area and seized the bombs, kept in a plastic bag, on Monday night, said a press release of Rab-6 issued on Tuesday. However, a bomb disposal team of Rab defused the bombs on Monday. Read: Woman, son die as truck runs them over in Lalmonirhat   RAB will investigate the matter, it said.

Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed this morning after six-hours. Ferry services were suspended due to low visibility caused by dense fog. Authorities suspended the services to avoid accidents when the fog density increased around midnight. Fog started to dissipate at around 8 am this morning.  Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route were suspended around 2:10 am after four ferries got stuck in the middle of the river due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, said Aricha office of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC). Due to the suspension, hundreds of vehicles were stranded at both ends, causing distress to passengers and drivers in the chilly weather.