A 55-year-old woman has been missing since Saturday night in Daulatpur of Khulna district, police said on Wednesday. The woman has been identified as Rahima Khatun, a resident of Maheshwarpasha village of Daulatpur Thana. Read: Teen tourist goes missing in Bay of Bengal A case has been filed against several unnamed people at Daulatpur police station in this regard following a complaint lodged by the woman's daughter, Sub-inspector Lutful Haider, investigating officer of the case, said. Earlier on Saturday, Rahima  went out of home to collect water from a tubewell around 10:30 pm. As she did not return, the family members searched for her in the possible places she might go. But they did not find her anywhere.   Police are conducting a drive to find her, said the SI.

A 66-year-old woman was hacked to death allegedly by miscreants in Sonar Potty-Haribasor Mondir Morr area of the district town on Friday noon, said police. Law enforcers, however, detained the victim’s drug addicted son identified as Nishit Kumar Kundu, 31, in this connection. The deceased is identified as Josna Kundu, wife of Hari Kundu of the same area. Mohammad Nure Alam, Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district, said the victim along with her son used to live at their own house in the Mandir area. Being informed by neighbours, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body from the house around 12.30pm and sent it to Joypurhat Ahdunik Zilla Hospital morgue for autopsy, the SP said adding that her son was found in a drunken condition at the house.   “In the preliminary observation it seems that the woman has been hacked to death with sharp weapons,” he suspected. Read: Woman hacked dead in Joypurhat The reason for the death will be known following the autopsy, he said adding that the victim’s son has been being quizzed in this connection as he is known to be a drug addict.   Several teams from Criminal Investigation Department and Detective Branch have already inspected the spot and collected samples in this connection, the SP added.

An elderly woman was killed as a bus ran over her on Chandpur-Cumilla regional highway at Sengaon area of Sadar upazila on Friday noon. The deceased was identified as Anowara Begum, 65, a resident of Raldia village in Ashikati union of the upazila. Quoting locals, officer-in-charge (OC) of sadar police station, A Rashid, said a Cumilla-bound bus hit Anowara around 12pm while she was crossing the highway after buying essentials from a grocery shop, leaving her dead on the spot. Read: Couple killed in Madaripur road crash On information, police recovered the body, he added. The bus was seized but the driver managed to flee, the officer said. Legal action will be taken in this regard,  added the OC.

A 65-year-old woman died after allegedly falling off the terrace of her three-storey building in Patiya upazila of Chattogram district Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sanwara Begum, wife of Ayub Ali of the Patiya municipality area. Read:10-yr-old student found dead in Ctg madrasa The woman's family members told the local police that Sanawara went to the terrace at 10.30am for spraying water on her plants. She allegedly slipped and fell down. Sanawara was rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival, said sub-inspector Alauddin, in-charge of the local police camp.

A 72-year-old woman was burned to death in her house at Barishur village of South Keraniganj upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Bishakha Rani Sarkar, wife of Babul Sarkar of West Barishur village in the upazila. It is not clear yet how the fire broke out in the house. Afzal Hossain, sub-inspector of Keraniganj Model Police Station, said local people found the charred body of Bishakha, mother of four children, at noon and informed police. Police recovered the body and sent it to Mitford Hospital. READ: 3 dead, 44 injured in India refinery fire “The mentally retarded woman might have sent herself on fire on Friday. However, the reason behind the death will be known after getting the autopsy report, said Abu Salam, officer-in-charge of Keraniganj Model Police Station.    

An old woman suffering from fever, sneeze and cough died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on early Tuesday.   Rupsha Upazila Health Officer Dr Anisur Rahman said the woman, who is just above 60, died around 1am.   She was a resident of Rupsha Upazila.   She got admitted to Rupsha Upazila Health Complex after returning home from Dhaka with her daughter-in-law a week ago but hid her travel history.   Civil Surgeon Dr Sujat Ahmed said samples from the deceased and her relative will be tested at KMCH.   Rupsha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nasrin Akhter said they have been tracing contact history of the woman and sending people to home quarantine.   KMCH is going to start coronavirus tests using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines from Tuesday.   Bangladesh has so far confirmed 123 coronavirus cases and 12 deaths.

An elderly woman was killed after being hit by a bus in the city’s Shanir Akhra area on Monday evening.

An elderly woman was stabbed to death allegedly by miscreants at Pargurudaspur in Gurudaspur upazila early Thursday.