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Farmer killed by lightning in Sirajganj
A 60-year-old farmer died after being struck by lightning in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday.
Sultan Promanik, 60, was son of late Faizal Promanik of Char Anganu village under the upazila.
Ziaul Alam, chairman of Kayempur union parishad, said Sultan and his co-workers went to a paddy field to harvest in the morning.
Though all the workers managed to rush to a safe place, lightning struck Sultan, leaving him dead on the spot, he said.
Nazrul Islam Mridha, officer-in-charge of Shahjadpur police station, said they are aware of the incident and taking measures in this regard.
Body of newborn recovered from Buet campus
The body of a newborn boy was recovered from a dustbin on Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) campus in Dhaka on Saturday.
Dipak Bala, sub-inspector of Shahbag police station, said a youth spotted the body wrapped with clothe inside the dustbin beside a booth of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd on the campus around 11am.
The body was recovered and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue, the SI said.
Body of elderly man recovered in Dhaka
The body of an elderly man was recovered from the footpath in front of the High Court (HC) in the city on Saturday.
The deceased, aged around 60, was apparently a vagabond.
Md Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of Shahbag police station, said on information they recovered the body outside the boundary of the HC opposite to Education Bhaban around 10am.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Morgue for autopsy, he said.
The cause of death will be known after getting the autopsy report, the SI said adding that they were also trying to know the identity of the deceased.
Ranis, wind may lash Dhaka, 7 other divisions: BMD
Different parts of the country including Dhaka will experience rains or thunder showers in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday (May 27, 2023).
“Rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh & Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal & Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places over the country,” said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Read more: Rain, thundershowers likely in Dhaka, 5 other divisions
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The highest temperature was recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius in Dhaka on Friday while the lowest temperature was recorded at 21.0 degrees Celsius in Bogura on Saturday.
The weather office recorded the highest 16 mm rainfall in Khulna and Feni districts in 24 hours till 9 am today.
Read more: Rain, thundershowers likely in Dhaka, 5 other divisions
Man dies from electrocution in city
A 45-year-old man died from electrocution at a garage at Kunipara in the city’s Tejgaon area on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Alam Mia, 45, owner of the garage and son of Shanu Mia of Bhola district. He used to live with his family in Kunipara area as a tenant.
Quoting family members, inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police camp, said Alam Mia got electrocuted while charging a battery at his garage around 7 am and fell unconscious.
Also read: Man dies from electrocution in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur
Later, he was taken to DMCH where doctors pronounced him dead.
5 members of human trafficking gang held in Cox’s Bazar
Police in a drive arrested suspected five members of a human trafficking gang and 19 Myanmar nationals from a house in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Friday night for intrusion into the country.
The five human traffickers were Zahid, 30, son of Selim, Jamal, 38, son of Hashem, Hazera, 50, wife of Amin Sharif, Yunus, 24, son of Ali zohr and Dwin Islam, son of Mohammad Shah.
Among the Myanmar nationals, six were women, six men and seven children.
Also read: Rohingya man shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Balukhali camp
Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive at the house of one Amin Sharif around 11:10 pm and arrested them , said Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station.
All of them entered the Bangladesh territory illegally through Teknaf border.
Voices raised against cruelty towards DU campus cats
Following two separate incidents of cats being exterminated at two different halls of Dhaka University, students started raising their voices protesting brutality against cats on campus.
Earlier, four kittens were found with their throats slit near the pond of Bangabandhu hall and another cat was found dead, at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib hall.
In this regard, Jahid Hasan, a resident of Kabi Jashim Uddin Hall, said: " Yesterday when I was going to tuition, I saw those kittens playing in the hall garden and I decided to write a post on Facebook so that someone could adopt those. But later I forgot to give the post. Today morning when I saw a Facebook post about those killed kittens, I was shocked."
General students also raised awareness on cruelty to cats and demanded to punish the killer after identifying.
Asif Mahmud, a post graduate student of Dhaka University said, "As I know there is no regulatory board to control cats or dogs. If the number of cats is increasing, then it shall be controlled systematically. Killing can never be a solution. Whoever killed these kittens must be a mentally sick person; otherwise no one can cut the throats of adorable kittens."
"I think DU authorities should pay attention to these animals and create a body within the university to look after them," he added.
In this regard, provost of Kabi Jasimuddin Hall Shahin Khan said, "I don't know whether these cats were of our halls. But whoever did this, did a very heinous thing that calls for strong punishment."
A hint of who may have been behind the killings came when resident authorities of Bangamata Hall and Bangladesh-Kuwait Moitri Hall posted notices asking for cooperation to catch cats from the hall premises, as some of the students were disturbed by them.
A student named Nawrin wrote (about the notice from Bangamata hall), on her Facebook timeline: "No one is insisting those who do not like animals should love animals. The cats and dogs just eat our leftovers and live around the premises of our halls, sometimes they walk in our corridors in search of food. Is it a disturbance? Is it a valid reason to vilify them? Vilifying and snatching away their right to life is nothing but an exposure of low mentality."
Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning
Dhaka's air quality is ‘moderate’ on Saturday (May 27, 2023) morning.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 92 at 9:31 am, Dhaka ranked 12th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
China’s Beijing, Pakistan’s Lahore and Indonesia’s Jakarta occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 169, 159, and 152, respectively.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered to be “good” while between 50 and 100 it is considered “moderate”.
Also read: Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ Friday morning
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants — Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.
Read more: Ranis, wind may lash Dhaka, 7 other divisions: BMD
BSCIC Entrepreneur Fair-2023 begins in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah District Administration and Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Jhenaidah District Office jointly organized the 10-day BSCIC Entrepreneur Fair-2023 at the old DC Court premises.
Parliament Member of Jhenaidah-1 constituency Md. Abdul Hai inaugurated the fair as the chief guest.
The inaugural ceremony was presided over by Deputy Commissioner S. M. Rafiqul Islam and was also attended by Jhenaidah District Awami League General Secretary Saidul Karim Mintu, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Rajibul Islam Khan, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Md. Imran Zakaria and many others.
Customers and visitors will be able to purchase crafts, honey, jute products, boutiques products, jewelry, leather goods, organic foods, electronics products and other everyday products from 40 stalls of the fair.
BSCIC Entrepreneur Fair will be open to all from 3 pm to 8 pm every day.
Man killed in clash between two groups in N’ganj
A man was killed in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance in the burning oil business in front of Rashid Sardar's market of Gharmora Bazar under Bandar Upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Cap Roman, 36, son of Adu Mia, resident of Madanganj SyalBari Ghat area of Bandar Upazila.
Bandar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abu Bakar Siddique said several police teams rushed to spot after receiving the clash news. The situation is currently under control.