Yes, you have to shell out some money for a smooth drive on the country’s first six-lane Kalna Bridge over the Madhumati river. Bangladesh bridges authorities have rolled out toll rates for the bridge -- a private car travelling on it will have to pay Tk 55 as fee. A biker, on the other hand, will have to pay Tk 10 for a one-way journey, while Tk 5 has been fixed as toll for rickshaws and cycles. Read: PM opens Bangamata Bridge over Kacha River in Pirojpur Similarly, Tk 565 has been fixed as toll fee for big trailers, Tk 450 for three-axle trucks, Tk 225 for two-axle trucks, Tk 170 for small trucks, Tk 135 for power tillers and tractors. Buses, of course the big ones, will have to shell out Tk 205 for a one-way journey. A microbus, a pickup van and an SUV will be charged Tk 90 as toll. Similarly, Tk 25 has been fixed as toll for three-wheelers of all make.

Police recovered the body of a worker, who had gone missing three days ago while taking bath,  from the Madhumati River in Bagerhat district on Saturday.  The deceased was identified as Billal Molla, 26, a resident of Garfa village in Mollahat upazila who used to work as a laborer in cargo ships. On August 18, Billal went missing while taking bath in the river near old ferry ghat area in Mollahat upazila. READ: Missing Chinese citizen found dead in Chattogram A diver team of Khula Fire Brigade conducted a rescue drive and  announced the ending of the drive as they did not get any trace of Billah after two days, said Deputy Assistant Director of Bagerhat Fire Service and Civil Defense Md Golam Sarwar. Officer-in-Charge of Mollahat police station Somen Das said locals found Billal’s floating body two kilometers away from the spot where he went missing on and informed police. READ: Body comes up of fisherman who went missing at sea Police recovered  the body from Greece Nagar area and handed it over to family after filing a case of unnatural death, said the OC.

With the recession of floodwater, erosion on the banks of Madhumati River has taken a serious turn in Alfadanga upazila of Faridpur district, causing  further worry among the flood-hit people of the upazila.

A schoolgirl has allegedly been gang-raped in a remote char of the Madhumati River in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur district.