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Worker dies, 4 hurt as wall collapses in Rajshahi
A worker was killed and four others were injuries as a wall collapsed on them on Saturday at Chotobangram Bimanchattar area in Rajshahi city.
The deceased was identified as Riazul.
Injured Enamul Haque,35, Dilip,43,Kazem Ali,27, and Monjurul Alam, 35, were rescued from under the debris and admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
A wall collapsed as the workers were working to install a Reinforced Concrete Column(RCC), said Rajib, one of the workers.
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He said, “Nine workers were working when the wall collapsed. We don’t know what happened to four others.”
Emran Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Chandrima police station said the five workers were rescued from the site of an under-construction house of one Entaj Ali.
As they were taken to RMCH doctors announced Riazul dead.
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Didarul, Assistant Director of fire service, said three rescue teams have managed to rescue five workers.
“We will conduct search and rescue operation for few hours more,” he said.
Fire in Ukhiya Rohingya camp again; shanties, learning centre gutted
A fire swept through Kutupalong Rohingya Camp-4 in Ukhiya Friday, burning seven shanties and a learning centre to ashes.
Black smoke billowed over burning shanties as people scrambled to recover their possessions.
The fire originated from a shanty in Camp-4 at 4:30pm, said Mohammad Noor, a Rohingya leader from Kutupalong camp.
On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the flames under control, said Emdadul Haque, station officer of Ukhia Fire Service and Civil Defence. "However, the extent of damage could not be confirmed immediately."
Tuesday, a blaze swept through parts of Kutupalong Camp-6, killing a three-year-old boy and leaving about 3,000 people homeless in the sixth fire this year.
It followed a massive fire in January, four smaller fires between January and March.
A devastating blaze last March tore through another Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, killing at least 15 people and destroying more than 10,000 shanties.
"The shelters made of dry bamboo and tarpaulin are incredibly flammable. More fire-resistant materials must be permitted and additional openings in the fencing need to be built so that refugees can reach safety in an emergency," Save the Children's Country Director Onno van Manen said.
"The risk of fires in these densely populated and confined areas is enormous, but it is avoidable with the right support and infrastructure in place."
4 killed, 30 injured as bus collides with truck in Habiganj
At least four people were killed and 30 were injured after a bus collided with a truck in Habiganj's Shayestaganj Friday night.
The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Ulukandi at 9pm, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Police Station Ajay Chandra Dev.
A Sylhet-bound bus carrying passengers from Dhaka collided with a stone-laden truck coming from the opposite direction, killing two people on the spot, the OC added. "Also, the same number of people died after being rushed to Habiganj Modern Sadar Hospital."
Police are yet to identify the deceased, Ajay said.
Rescued crocodile released back into the wild in Sundarbans
The Forest Department released a saltwater crocodile in Sundarbans on Friday.
Earlier, the crocodile was captured by fishermen while they were netting in the Bhaga area of Rampal.
The crocodile was rescued by the Sundarbans Division after receiving a call from Habibun Nahar, Deputy Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Affairs, said Azad Kabir, officer-in-charge of Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center in the Sundarbans.
Later, the 4 feet long crocodile was released around 8pm, he added. “The crocodile is 6 to 7 years old”.
35-yr-old killed trying to settle dispute in Kurigram
A 35-year-old man who tried to help mediate a simmering dispute between two families over a love affair was allegedly stabbed to death in Kurigram Sadar upazila.
The deceased was identified as Bakul Mia, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident of the Dharla housing project in Panchgachhi union.
Around 9pm on Thursday in the Dharla housing project area, an argument between the two families over the affair between their son and daughter, respectively, turned violent.
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Bakul rushed to the spot and was stabbed as he intervened. A seriously injured Bakul died on the way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, police said.
Officer-in-charge of Kurigram Sadar Police Station Khan Mohammad Shahriar said "the attacker has not yet been identified". "Efforts are on to identify and nab him."
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3 tourist cops shunted out for attack on Barishal hospital nurse
Three personnel of the Barishal zone tourist police have been shunted out in connection with the attack on a nurse at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) on Wednesday night.
The punitive action was taken against inspector Bulbul Ahmed and constables Zaved and Mehedi after a preliminary probe found them guilty, Rezaul Karim, superintendent of the Barishal region tourist police, told UNB.
The three have been attached to the Tourist Police headquarters for now, he added.
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On Wednesday night, after being injured in a road accident, inspector Bulbul was rushed to the emergency department of SBMCH.
There an altercation started between him and on-duty senior nurse Saiful Islam after the latter asked the name of the patient. At one point, the inspector and the two others allegedly thrashed Saiful.
Nurses of SBMCH went on a strike on Thursday morning in protest against the attack on their colleague. They called off the strike only after the authorities assured them of action in the case.
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Former in-charge booked over zebra deaths at Gazipur safari park
The former in-charge of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park has been booked in connection with the deaths of 11 zebras in January this year.
An FIR was filed against Tobibur Rahman under the Animal Welfare Act at the Sreepur police station in Gazipur on a complaint from his successor Rafiqul Islam.
In his complaint, Rafiqul claimed that his predecessor failed to promptly inform his seniors about the deaths of the zebras at the park between January 2 and 29.
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Tobibur also didn't file a complaint following the deaths of the animals at the local police station and his decision to cut open the stomachs of three dead zebras was not acceptable, according to Rafiqul.
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This has caused harm to national wealth and cruelty to the animals for which the FIR was filed under the Animal Welfare Act by the police against the accused, said Rafiqul.
Earlier, three officials -- the project director, the veterinary officer, and in-charge of the park -- were removed from their posts to ensure an impartial investigation into the deaths of the animals.
So far this year, 11 zebras, one lioness and a tiger have died at the park.
Gazipur college girl allegedly stabbed for saying no to marriage proposal
A female college student in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur was stabbed on Thursday allegedly by a youth for turning down his marriage proposal.
The injured girl, a resident of Barmi union was admitted to the upazila health complex in a critical condition, said her family.
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The accused is Mamun Mia,22, son of Asgar ali of Maijpara village in Barmi union.
Girl’s cousin brother said, two years ago Mamun’s family sent a marriage proposal to her family but they refused.
Since, Mamun tried to cause harm to the girl several times.
On Thursday, Mamun allegedly attacked the girl with a knife finding her alone on way back home. Locals took her to hospital, said the victim’s family.
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Mahfuz Imtiaz Bhiyan, Inspector (investigation) of Sreepur police station said,” I was informed of the incident but we can take legal actions after a complaint is filed.”
Sher-e-Bangla nurses go on strike over police attack on colleague
Nurses of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal have gone on strike since Thursday morning in protest against an alleged attack on one of their colleagues by few cops.
The nurses began their protest outside the hospital director's office around 9am, and have vowed to continue with their strike "till the perpetrators of the attack are brought to justice", Mostafizur Rahman, president of SBMCH Nurses’ Association, told UNB.
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On Wednesday night, a nurse of the hospital was allegedly beaten up by few policemen after an argument broke out between some nursing staff and inspector Salahuddin over a small issue. The officer sustained injuries after being hit by an ambulance.
Meanwhile, SBMCH director Dr HM Saiful Islam said, “We are trying to find out the motive behind the attack and will take action accordingly."
Lokman Hossain, inspector (investigation) at Kotwali Model Police Station, said efforts were being made to resolve the issue.
Three bikers killed in Bagerhat road crash
Three young men returning home from a local village fair were killed when their speeding bike crashed into an electric pole in Bagerhat district late on Wednesday night.
The deceased were identified as Bayezid Hossain, 22, son of Jahangir Hossain, Zakaria, 20, son of Kuddus of Mongla municipality area, and Sakib, 20, son of Asad of Morelganj upazila of the district.
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The accident occurred around 11.45pm when the bike they were riding went out of control and rammed the pole at high speed on Moukhali Bridge in Mongla upazila of the district, said Bikash Chandra, officer-in-charge of Mongla Police Station.
The crash left the three seriously injured, he said, adding that they died on their way to Mongla upazila health complex.