Voting in the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election is underway amid a festive mood in Kachua and Rampal upazilas of Bagerhat. The voting began at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm without any break. At the polling centers of the two upazilas, voters, especially women, were seen standing in lines to cast their votes. The overall mood is peaceful. CCC, CMP ink deal to ensure road safety in Chattogram Voters are exercising their franchise at 30 polling centres in Kachua upazila and 49 centres in Rampal upazila.  Bagerhat District Election Officer and Returning Officer Sheikh Muhammad Jalal Uddin said voting in Kachua and Rampal upazila parishads of Bagerhat was going on peacefully.  Forest Department deploys teams and drones to monitor Sundarbans fire situation No untoward incident has been reported. BGB, police, RAB, Ansar, executive and judicial magistrates are on duty to maintain law and order, he added.  

Shrikanta Nandi, manager of Natun Bazar branch in Chandpur town of Pubali Bank PLC, has gone missing with more than Tk 2.5 crores. Shrikanta Nandi, 40, is son of Nani Gopal Nandi and a resident of  Ghagra village in Kachua upazila. The new manager of the bank and a customer filed two General Diaries (GD) separately at Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station in this regard. Narsingdi UP member shot dead in broad daylight According to the sources, Shrikanta Nandi swindled Tk 2. 51 crore from the customers. On Monday (April 15) afternoon, the new manager of the branch  Humayun Kabir and  Chandpur Model Police Station Sub-Inspector (Investigative Officer) Nazrul Islam, came to know the matter after talking to customers. Akbar Hossain Liton, one of the victims, said Shrikant Nandi wanted to borrow money from him before Eid. A few days later, when he went to the bank for a pay order, he took Tk  1.76 crore from him. "But he disappeared without depositing the money in the bank," Liton claimed. On April 13, Liton lodged a GD at Chandpur Model Police Station. The accused bank manager also swindled Tk 75 lakh from another customer named Maruf of the Asrafpur area offering more profit. Padma Bridge: Record Tk 4.90 crore toll collected in 24 hrs The matter is being investigated through the higher authority, said the current bank manager, adding that there is no problem with internal customers' transactions. Chandpur Model Police Station Sub-Inspector Nazrul Islam said that they are investigating the issue following the GDs. "We will take legal action if there is any complaint regarding the transaction," he added. Read more: BRAC Bank promotes three senior officials to SEVP