Police foiled a sabotage attempt of miscreants to derail a train in Fatullah on Dhaka-Narayanganj route, ahead of the latest 48-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across Bangladesh called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties. Mokhlesur Rahman, sub-inspector of Narayanganj Government Railway Police, said miscreants attached a heavy iron plate to the rail line at Kotolerbagh in an attempt to derail the train. Locals first noticed it and informed police through the national emergency number 999. 562 arrested by RAB on charges of sabotage since Oct 28 On information, police rushed to the spot and removed the iron plate from the rail line. Police are trying to arrest those involved in the sabotage attempt, he said. RAB arrests 4, including Sramik Dal leader, from Dhaka's Jatrabari in sabotage case

Eleven arson attacks were recorded in the past 15 hours, from 6 pm yesterday till 9 am this morning (November 19, 2023). A total of 11 vehicles were set on fire by miscreants during this time. Of these, five were set on fire inside Dhaka city, according to the media cell of Fire Service and Civil Defence. Also read: Case filed over burning train compartments in Jamalpur Meanwhile, three reports of arson violence were recorded in Rajshahi division, two in Chattogram, and one in Mymensingh, said Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence (media cell).  The affected vehicles included six buses, one covered van, one CNG-run autorickshaw, one pickup van, and three carriages of a train. A total of 107 members of 20 firefighting units worked to douse the fires across the country during this period. A 48-hour hartal — called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties — protesting the general election schedule announced by the Election Commission (EC) is underway from this morning amid fear of violence. Also read: CNG-run autorickshaw catches fire as cocktail thrown in Old Dhaka

Two students of Dhaka University (DU) were injured in an attack by miscreants in the Ramna Kali Mandir area of the city early today (October 22, 2023). The injured Sourav Sarkar, 25, and Sumit, 23, are students of the Craft and Sculpture departments, respectively, of the university and residents of Jagannath Hall. Senior students of the hall said the duo, accompanied by others, went out of the hall to visit Durga Puja mandaps at night. Prof  Maksud Kamal made 29th VC of Dhaka University An altercation occurred between the two and some miscreants near the Ramna Kali Mandir around 2 am. The reason behind the incident could not be known immediately. At one stage, the miscreants beat them up and stabbed Sourav in the stomach with a sharp object, they said. DU introduces 'The Dhaka University Trust Fund’ Returning to the hall, the duo went to their seniors, who first took them to the university’s medical centre. Later, Sourav was moved to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said the hospital’s police outpost in-charge, Md Bachhu Mia. Dhaka University's IBA wins 'Battle of Minds' competition Quoting physicians, he said that Sourav's condition was critical.

Miscreants attacked the house of former ward councillor and local BNP leader Md Mahbub Kaisar last night. They also reportedly verbally abused Kaisar’s family members and threatened that he should not join the upcoming Khulna city corporation election. Kaisar, elected from Ward 22 twice, was not home when the attack was carried out. His family members and locals said the miscreants — on 14 to 15 motorbikes — came in front of the house around 11:30 pm and tried to break into the house in the Customs Ghat area of Khulna city. They also hurled brickbats at the house, verbally abused Kaisar’s family members and threatened that Kaisar shouldn’t join the election, neighbours said, adding that the miscreants fled when locals started approaching the scene upon hearing the chaos. Kaisar, expected to compete in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation election for the post of ward councillor despite BNP’s decision to boycott the polls, confirmed the incident. He is yet to buy nomination paper. Read more: Khulna City Polls: 5 mayoral candidates collect nomination papers KCC Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque and police have been informed about the incident, Kaisar said, adding that the mayor assured him of looking into the matter. Hasan Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Khulna Sadar police station, confirmed the incident, saying that legal action will be taken once a complaint is filed. It is to be noted that candidates including councillors will be able to buy nomination papers till May 14 while the last date for submission of the papers has been set till May 16.  

Two persons were killed by miscreants in two separate locations in Chattogram’s Banshkhali and Rangunia upazilas on Tuesday night. The victims were identified as Muzahid, 32, son of Mohammad Harun of Sharafbhata of Rangunia upazila, and Dudu Mia, 38, of Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur district. Abdul Monaf, a member of Sahrafbhata union perished (UP), said Muzahid along with six others were injured around 7 pm on Tuesday when a group of miscreants came to the house of one Ajhar Mia to attack Muzahid’s brother Didar following an old enmity and opened fired. At that time, locals came forward and tried to hold the miscreants but they managed to flee the scene after stabbing some of them. Read more: Driver killed by miscreants in Cumilla The injured were first rushed to the Rangunia Upazila Health Complex and later were shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Muzahid died while undergoing treatment at the CMCH around 9 pm, he added.   Alauddin Talukdar, assistant sub-inspector of CMCH police camp, said a youth named Muzahid with bullet injuries was taken to the Chattogrtam Medical College Hospital from Rangunia. He died while undergoing treatment at the hospital around 9:30 pm. Also, six others injured in the incident were taking treatment in different wards of the hospital. Read more: 4 arrested over murder of trader, assistant in Dhaka Meanwhile, a sales representative named Dudu Mia was killed by miscreants when he was returning home after collecting his company’s money at the Banshkhali upazila of the district. Kamal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station, said, a group of miscreants stabbed Dudu Mia when he was returning home after collecting his company’s money from different shops of Gondamara Bazar of the Banshkhali upazila around 8:30 pm, leaving him injured. Local people along with police took him to the Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex but he died there while undergoing treatment.  

A union parishad (UP) chairman came under attack with sharp weapons by unidentified miscreants, apparently an episode in a longstanding feud in Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia.The injured was identified as Helal Uddin, 55, chairman of Ariya Union Parishad and president of the Union Awami League.Two miscreants on a motorcycle hacked Helal Uddin indiscriminately around 10:30 pm on Sunday, according to police, when he was returning home from Kalidaspur market on some personal errand.  Read: 20 hurt in Kushtia AL factional clash The assailants fled the scene leaving him seriously injured, said SM Jabid Hasan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daulatpur police station.Later, he was rushed to Kushtia Medical College Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment, the OC added."We are investigating the attack", added the OC Jabid.

A 33-year-old man has been hacked to death allegedly by  miscreants following an altercation at Najir Shankarpur in Jashore town, locals said. The deceased was identified as Afzal Hossain, a tea stall keeper of the area. Also read: Woman, 2 daughters hacked dead in Manikganj: Husband held Locals said 14-15 men, aides of Sujan alias Tera Sujan, stabbed Afzal from back at the Najir Shankarpur area around 8am on Sunday following an altercation between Sujan and Afzal a few days ago, leaving him seriously wounded. When the locals came to resist the bid, they exploded two bombs and fled immediately, witnesses said. Afzal was later rushed to Jashore General Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Also read: Woman hacked dead in Joypurhat There are several cases against Sujan who was released from jail around a month ago, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali police station. “Drives are underway in the area to nab the killers,” said the OC.

Miscreants cut down 500 bottle gourd plants on one acre and five decimals of land at Nargun village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district on Saturday. Md Biplab, son of Azizur Rahman, lodged a written complaint against five people with Haripur Police saying they have damaged his bottle gourd plants over land dispute and previous enmity, said Inspector Tajul Islam of the police station. The accused are Jewel, 38, GM, 35, Munna, 25, Shohagh, 40 and Badiuzzaman, 65 of Nargun village. READ: Miscreants cut down mango trees in Manirampur According to the complaint, Biplab and Jewel had been at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land. A case was filed in this regard which is under trial. As a sequel to the enmity, Jewel and his associates cut down the bottle gourd plant on the land, causing a loss of TK 9 lakh. Police are investigating the incident, said Inspector Tajul.

A trader was slaughtered by some miscreants at his house in Nurpur Chowmuhani area of Cumilla city Sunday night. The deceased is Rafi Sarwar, son of late Anwar Hossain of the area. He was involved in the mobile recharge business. Police said Rafi's mother Syda Aktar returned home from a relative's home and found his son's slaughtered body lying on bed around 9pm. Read: 4 members of a Satkhira family found slaughtered Later, police recovered the body at 10pm, said Sahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Model Police Station. The motive behind the murder is not yet known, said the OC. The cause of the murder is being investigated. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) members collected several clues from the scene, the OC added.

Miscreants allegedly abducted a 40-year-old man after killing his wife at Rajbila in Sadar upazila of Bandarban district in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased was identified as Chinganu Marma, 30. The abducted man has been identified as Rethoai Marma, a resident of Thongjoma Para of the upazila. Read: Young man gunned down in Bandarban Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said that some five to six men barged into the house of Rethoai around 3am and tried to abduct him at gunpoint. When his wife resisted, the miscreants stabbed her to death. "The motive behind the abduction is not clear," the OC said.