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A case has been filed at Ishwardi Police Station in Pabna over the killing of eight puppies, who were tied in a sack and drowned in a pond at the Ishwardi Upazila Parishad premises. Upazila Livestock Officer Aklima Khatun filed the case on Tuesday night. Abdun Noor, Officer-in-Charge of Ishwardi Police Station, confirmed the filing. Aklima Khatun said the case was filed at 9pm on behalf of the Director General of the Department of Livestock under Section 7 of the Animal Welfare Act, 2019. The Director General also instructed that the case be filed on his behalf. Nishi Begum, wife of Hasanur Rahman Noyon, an officer of the Small Farmers Foundation, has been named as the accused. Aklima added that the incident was widely shared on social media. Farida Akter, adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, described the act as inhumane and said it harmed the country’s image. The family of the Small Farmers Foundation officer has already been evicted from the government quarters. On Tuesday afternoon, an investigation team from the Animal Activist Committee arrived in Ishwardi from Dhaka to look into the case. Photos of the dead puppies were first posted on social media on Monday morning and quickly went viral. The incident sparked public outrage, with people demanding legal action against those responsible. Upazila Executive Officer Md. Moniruzzaman said written instructions were given for Hasanur Rahman Noyon to vacate the gazetted quarters. “The family has already left the residence,” he added. Attempts to contact Hasanur Rahman Noyon by phone were unsuccessful. On Sunday evening, eight puppies drowned due to the deliberate actions of Nishi Akter. When the puppies went missing, the mother dog ran around the residential area, Officers’ Club, and various houses throughout the night, crying loudly. 4 killed in Pabna, Chuadanga road crashes She refused to eat, and nobody knew the fate of the puppies at that time. The puppies were usually found under the stairs of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s residence. Jahangir Alam, caretaker of the residence, said, “On Monday morning, Noyon Sir was leaving on his motorcycle. When I asked about the puppies, he said he did not know. Then his son said, his mother put the puppies in a sack and threw them into the pond. We then went to the pond and saw a floating sack. When we opened it, we found all eight puppies dead.” After seeing the dead puppies, the mother dog became extremely distressed and fell ill. Later, staff from the Upazila Livestock Department treated her and administered a sedative injection.  

A worker was killed after being hit by a stone-laden truck in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh on Tuesday night. The deceased, Zahidul Islam, 45, was the son of the late Amer Ali of Dorgasing village. He worked as a stone and sand loading laborer. The accident took place on the highway in the Khoykhatpara area of Tirnaihat Union. According to a police source, Zahidul was loading sand and stones onto a truck near the site. After finishing, he stood on the road to signal as an assistant while the truck moved onto the highway. At that point another fast-moving stone-laden truck from Banglabandha hit him, leaving him seriously injured. He was taken to the Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. 2 killed in Panchagarh road crash Debashish Roy, officer-in-charge of Tetulia Highway Police Station, said that locals caught the truck but the driver fled. “Legal action regarding the accident is ongoing,” he added.  

An army officer was killed in a road accident in Baraigram, Natore on Tuesday evening. The deceased, Sergeant Mamunur Rashid, was posted at Ramu Cantonment. Inspector Suman Chandra Das, in charge of the Bonpara Police Investigation Center, said that Sergeant Rashid, serving in the First Bir Battalion, was returning to his unit after leave around 6:30pm. He was traveling from Moya village to the Bonpara bus stand in Baraigram Upazila on an electric bike when he was seriously injured after being struck by a dump truck in the Bahimali area. Local residents rushed him to a nearby clinic, where doctors pronounced him dead, the Inspector added.

A fired gutted a jhut (garment waste) warehouse in Konabari area of Gazipur on Monday morning. According to the Fire Service and local sources, the fire broke out around 5:30 am at the jhut warehouse owned by Palash Mia in Amragh Purbapara area of Konabari. Locals initially tried to extinguish the flames but failed and then informed the Fire Service. Four units rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire 5 madrasha students stabbed by ‘fellow student’ in Gazipur Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director Mohammad Mamun said the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be confirmed immediately. Details will be known after an investigation, he added. No casualties were reported in the incident.  

A teenager was hacked to death by neighbours over a money dispute in Ratachhara village of Lakshmi Prasad Purba Union in Kanaighat upazila on Sunday evening. The victim was identified as Saiful, 18, son of Solu Mia of the village. According to local UP member Nazim Uddin, Shakil Ahmed, 25, forcibly picked up Saiful from in front of his house around 6:30pm and tied him to a pole on the balcony of his home. Shakil later called his associate Sumon Ahmed, 27, and during an argument over money, both allegedly attacked Saiful with knives. Locals rescued the critically injured teen after hearing his screams and took him to Kanaighat Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead around 9pm. Md Abdu Awal, officer in-charge (OC) of Kanaighat Police Station, said police visited the spot and launched an operation to arrest the suspects.  The body has been taken into police custody.  

Ekushey Television District Correspondent Makhon Das and UNB District Correspondent Asadul Haque Palash have been elected as President and General Secretary, respectively, in the biennial Narsingdi Press Club election for the 2025–27 term. The election was held on Saturday at the Narsingdi Press Club auditorium, with 56 out of 61 votes cast. Other elected office-bearers include Vice Presidents Kazi Anwar Kamal of Bangladesh Betar and Daily Grameen Darpan, and Haladhar Das of Evening News and Bangladesher Alo. Md. Sohel S. Hossain of Weekly Sonali Bangladesh and Daily Prabhat was elected Deputy General Secretary, while Md. Faruk Mia of Daily Narsingdir Bani was chosen Treasurer. Abul Bashar Bashir of Daily Somoyer Alo became the Literature, Culture, and Sports Secretary, and Tofail Ahmed Swapan of DBC News was elected Office Secretary. Executive Members elected include Amjad Hossain of Daily Jaijaidin, ATM Mostafa “Babor” of Daily Narsingdi Saradin, and Md. Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan of Daily Amar Barta. The election was overseen by Adv. Kazi Nazrul Islam, assisted by Election Commissioner M.A. Momen Mia and Adv. Khandaker Mehedi Hasan.

Local residents blocked several points of Chattogram–Cox’s Bazar highway on Sunday morning (November 30) to press their demand for expanding the highway to six lanes. They put barricades on the highway around 9:30 am, halting traffic for about one and a half hours. People from Kerani Hat in Satkania, and parts of Chandanaish, Lohagara and Chakaria took part in the protest. Read more: Garment factory closure notice sparks protests in Gazipur Police and local administration officials spoke with the protesters and assured them that their demand would be sent to the higher authorities. After the assurance, the protesters withdrew the blockade around 11 am.

Police recovered the body of a 28-year-old man from a hotel room in New Market area in Rajshahi city on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sabuj Kumar Adhikari, hailed from Atgharia village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district. Hotel authorities said Sabuj was scheduled to check out on Saturday but when he did not leave the room at the scheduled time staff looked through the window and found his hanging body. Abul Kalam Azad, Officer-in-Charge of Boalia police station, said the hotel room door was locked from the inside. The body has been sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. An unnatural death case has been filed at the police station and the body will be handed over to the family after completion of legal procedures.

Two motorcycle riders were killed after a speeding bus crashed into them in the Jagahati area of Sadar Upazila on the Jashore–Chaugachha road on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Selim Hossain, 35, son of Afil Uddin of Alisa Jadunathpur village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, and Ibrahim Hossain, 38, son of Tahajjal Hossain. Police said the victims were heading towards Jashore town when, around 8:45 pm, a bus coming from the opposite direction rammed into their motorcycle. Both men died on the spot. The bus fled immediately after the collision. On information, personnel from the Sajiali police outpost and the Fire Service recovered the bodies and sent them to the morgue of Jashore 250-bed General Hospital. SI Abdur Rouf, in charge of the Sajiali outpost, said efforts are underway to collect CCTV footage from the surrounding area to identify the fleeing bus and its driver. The process of handing over the bodies to their families is in progress, he added.

Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was suspended on Saturday night after an oil tanker wagon of a freight train derailed in the Mollikpur area of Fenchuganj upazila. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm, said Enayet Karim, officer-in-charge of Sylhet Railway Police Station. According to railway sources, a wheel of the Sylhet-bound freight train’s wagon suddenly derailed, halting train traffic on the Sylhet-Dhaka-Chattogram route. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. A relief train has been dispatched from Kulaura Shed to recover the derailed wagon. Sylhet Railway Station Manager Mohammad Nurul Islam said the rail services with Sylhet will remain suspended until rescue and repair operations are completed. As a result, Udayan and Upaban Express will not depart Sylhet Station until the line is cleared.