A man died after being crushed under the wheels of a train on his way home after casting vote in the 12th parliamentary election  Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.  The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali of Ramu upazila. Newlywed man stabbed dead by younger brother in Cox’s Bazar Ramu Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Taher Dewan confirmed the matter, saying that the man met the tragic end when he was returning  home from a polling centre after casting vote as he was crushed under the wheels of Chattogram-bound ‘Cox’s Bazar Express’ train. WFP to increase food ration from US$8 to US$10 for all Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar The accident happened just a few yards off the Ramu Railway Station, he added.  4 dead as bus, laguna collide in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria

A fish trader who was stabbed by muggers in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria early Tuesday died undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Tinonath Das, 35, of Lalpur Kandapara village in Ashuganj upazila. He was a fish trader in Lalpur Market. BNM candidate for Brahmanbaria-3 fined for violating code of conduct Tarun Kanti Das, inspector (investigation) of Ashuganj Police Station, confirmed the matter. Family members of the deceased said Tinonath was going to Lalpur Bazar from his house at around 5:00 am on Tuesday, like every other day. A group of muggers attacked him in the area adjacent to Kandapara Satsang Ashram. At that time, the robbers stabbed him randomly and snatched about Tk 1 lakh from him. Trader crushed under train in Brahmanbaria Later, locals found him lying injured and took him to the hospital. As his condition deteriorated, the on-duty doctor referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Police have been stationed in the area since the incident. Efforts are on to identify and arrest those involved in the incident, said the inspector. 12th Parliamentary elections: BNP chairperson's adviser collects nomination paper for Brahmanbaria-1 seat

Two people died and three others were injured after a sand-laden truck collided with a bus and fell on top of a CNG-run autorickshaw at Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Tuesday. The incident happened on the Tangail-Mymensingh road in Chatipara area of the upazila on Tuesday afternoon. Tangail BNP leader Farhad Iqbal arrested The deceased were identified as Hiraman Begum, 70, of Shialkol village in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail and Abdullah, 11, of Tarabari area in Narandia union of Kalihati. Kamrul Faruk, officer-in-charge of Kalihati Police Station, confirmed the matter. Tangail shooting : RAB arrests 2 from Dhaka's Uttara The injured were admitted to Tangail General Hospital, he said. Blockade: Miscreants set commuter train on fire in Tangail

A 23-year-old student of a private university died falling off a building of the university in the city’s Green Road area Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Imam Hossain, a student of University of Asia Pacific. Also read: JU student dies falling off dorm roof Police said Imam Hossain reportedly jumped off the sixth floor of the university building in the morning. Later, he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where  doctors declared him dead around 9am, said inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH outpost. Also read:12-year-old dies falling off roof in Demra The body was kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.

BNP on Friday paid its last respects to the party's vice-chairman and first mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan, by placing wreaths on his coffin. Mannan’s coffin was taken to BNP's Nayapaltan central office around 10.30am and kept on a stage, enabling party leaders and activists to have a last glimpse of their leader, who passed away on Thursday. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, along with party senior leaders, on behalf of the party, placed wreaths on the former Gazipur mayor’s coffin and draped it with a party flag as a mark of respect. Later, leaders of BNP’s different associate bodies also placed wreaths on Mannan’s coffin. In a brief address prior to a Janaza there, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recalled the contributions of Mannan to BNP and the country. "The vacuum that created following the death of Mannan will not easily be filled." READ: BNP conspiring to assassinate Hasina: Quader Fakhrul prayed for the salvation of the departed soul of the BNP leader and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family. Later, his second namaz-e-janaza was held there, participated by leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies. Mannan died at United Hospital in the capital on Thursday afternoon. His first janaza was held on Baridhara DOHS Mosque premises after Esa prayers. He will be laid to rest at his family graveyard in Gazipur’s Salna village after Asr prayers. Manna was elected mayor in the first Gazipur City Corporation polls in July 2013. Joining BNP in 1978, Mannan was elected MP from Gazipur -1 constituency in 1991. He was inducted in Khaleda Zia’s cabinet in 1991 as a state minister for religious affairs and science and technology.

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Saturday said that the recent deaths of zebras, tigers and lions at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari park in Gazipur were caused by bacterial infection. He said this  during his visit to various projects under the Department of Livestock in Sylhet. "The foreign animals at the zoo come from a climate and habitat different from that of our country. There are also many diseases and bacterial infections," he said. He said that the tests after the deaths of the animals in multiple laboratories found that  bacteria caused it. READ: Bangabandhu Safari Park: In-charge, veterinary officers removed in light of zebra deaths  He ruled out negligence by zoo officials. The zebra died of a bacterial infection. In addition, cats including tiger and lions are being infected too. The government is working to ensure the safety of all animals at the safari park, he added. Ten zebras died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Parkin in a month till Saturday. Nine of the earlier population of 22 zebras at the park died between January 2 and 24, according to the park authorities. READ: Zebra deaths: Safari Park project director shunted out

An athlete in Chattogram died soon after completing a 21.1 km half marathon race in Chattogram’s Patenga sea beach. The deceased was identified as Jamil Hossain, 45, son of Moazzem Hossain of Nawabpara area of Patuakhali. Read:Bomb blast at Ctg traffic police box: JMB leader Selim held The incident occurred at 9 am on Friday (January 6) after the Chattogram City Half Marathon at the sea beach. Kabir Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patenga Police Station said, Jamil fell ill at the finishing point of the marathon. He was given first aid at the Navy Hospital from where he was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. There the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

Three people died and two others fell sick after drinking toxic liquor in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Abdul Wahab, 32, son of Abdur Rashid of Raghunathpur village, Mohammad Abdul, 45, son of Sikim Ali and Taher Sheikh, 48, son of Kalu Sheikh of Saraichandi Natunpara village in the upazila. Read:Spurious liquor in Gaibandha kills 2 youths; five companions in hospital Bahauddin Faruki, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the five people look liquor a near Brahmmakhola Bridge in the upazila in the dead of night. Later, Wahab, Taher and Abdul died at their respective houses while Babu Sheikh and Hazrat Ali fell sick. They were hospitalised.

At least seven people were killed in two separate road accidents on the Khulna-Mawa highway in Bagerhat district on Friday, police said. The first accident occurred early this morning in the Boiltoli area of the district's Fakirhat upazila when a pickup van collided head-on with a battery-operated rickshaw. Both the vehicles were plying on the roads defying the Covid-induced lockdown restrictions. While six occupants of the e-rickshaw, popularly known as easy bike, died on the spot in the impact of the crash, another severely injured passenger was rushed to a nearby hospital by cops and firefighters. Five of the deceased have been identified so far -- Utpal Raha, 36, and Nayan Dutta, 28, both residents of Nalda village, Abdul Hai, 55, of Shatshi village, Goura Chandra Dey, 50, of Town Naoapara area, and Najrul Sheikh, 50, of Dakkhin Khanpur village of Sadar upazila. Police is trying to identify another deceased in the accident. Also read: 7 killed, 22 injured in three road accidents in Chattogram, Rangamati

Renowned British journalist Simon Dring was looking forward to participating in "one final project" centring Bangladesh's Golden Jubilee of independence, before he passed away unexpectedly in Romania last Friday.  This was shared by his partner for the last 26 years of his life, Fiona McPherson, in a Facebook post paying tribute to her beloved. The nature or details of the project were not specified. Dring was 77 at the time of his death.   Also in the post, Fiona shares how she was informed by the hospital that "Simon died in his ETV polo shirt, which our girls now hold as a precious keepsake of their father." Read: Simon Dring died in his ETV poloshirt, shares partner in emotional Fb post The couple have twin daughters, India and Ava, from their union on earth.  Dring's outsized attachment to Bangladesh comes across for all to see in the post, strewn with names and organisations and explicitly stating the depth of the bond he shared with the country.  Below we reproduce the text of the status in full:  IN MEMORIAM. SIMON JOHN DRING.   11.01.1945 - 16. 07.2021 It is with crushing sorrow that I confirm the sudden and unexpected passing of my beloved partner of 26 years, and the father of our blessed twins, Simon Dring. Simon died in recovery after an emergency but routine operation in a hospital in Romania on Friday 16th July 2021 at 2.30 am; where we have been living since early 2020. We were excited to shortly move to France for permanent retirement, intensive family time, and for Simon to write his autobiography. Simon's success and achievements in his life as a renowned international journalist are very well known. His ingenuity and drive to capture the true story no matter what the cost; to go where it was required, and to do what was needed for that end, is the stuff of legend. Indeed, our twins have spent many a bed and bath time sharing his extraordinary adventures! It gave our girls, and myself, boundless inspiration and far-reaching courage to live the road less travelled with him. To find answers and meaning in wide horizons. Simon had started to write a series of short pieces regarding his years as a foreign correspondent and had planned to publish them in South Asia in the near future. Simon had hoped to participate in one final project later this year, for his beloved Bangladesh, as that country celebrates its important milestone of 50 years of independence. A period in history to which Simon is forever linked, both in fact, and in soul. For Simon to miss this milestone, would simply have broken his heart. I wish to mention here that I have been informed by the hospital that Simon died in his ETV polo shirt, which our girls now hold as a precious keepsake of their father. There is too much to remember and too much to say for my saddened mind today. Read:Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets A life lived as Simon's, has never fulfilled any expectation of normal: routine, responsibilities, consistent, safe, mainstream. It was simply impossible for him to do so. His life was iconically unique. For those close friends and family with whom I have not yet managed to let you know this sad news, please accept my apologies. Events have surpassed me. To his friends and colleagues around the world; many of whom were part of his unique history, I say that you were and are still so much part of the shaping of his long story. You were often part of our thoughts and conversations over so many years. Tim Page. Farhad Mahmud. Bernard. Abu Alam. Emma, Jarhna, Deben. And so many more. For friends and family and colleagues who continue to send their wishes, please know it gives me sincere comfort. Myself and our 2 little girls are deeply grateful. We will try to respond to as many as possible in the time ahead. To his family in England, France and Spain who spent so many years loving and caring for him; missing him; waiting for him to return home from yet another warzone- and wondering if he really would, I know he was truly grateful, and I know of his regrets. To his beloved daughter Tanya from his first marriage; to his first wife Helen who first supported his rise to great heights; to his sister Sue who has endlessly been there when Simon appeared off a plane from some far-flung country seeking a meal and the warmth of family, I say a profound thank you.  Simon loved you all with his whole heart. Tom, Dan, Michelle, Sophie, Chris, Jeremy and to all the nieces, nephews, cousins and next-generation versions of those too; he was deeply connected to and so proud of you all; even if his manner and frequency of expression of it was so very Simon Dring-esque. To his only grandsons Nicholas and James, I have watched him glow with pride at how you have grown into confident, handsome young men of the future. A life is full of many parts and many chapters. Simon's life reflected that much more than most. All of it: his family, his friends, his parents, Fakenham, England, Vietnam, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Romania, Haiti, the Silk Road, Eritrea, On The Road Again, BBC, Reuters, The Daily Telegraph,  SportAid,  India, Laos, Iran, ETV, Jumna TV, all the TVS, Romanian orphanage and street children who have loved him as their father, and his breathtaking 10 year old twin girls: all moved forward with him and comprised a unique life, well lived, with its music very much revealed. His contributions, his legacies will continue forward too- in their own unique right and because we will not let them fade. Your 3 Roses are broken, Dringo. As India and Ava hugged your cool body today; whispered their promises in your ear and kissed your exquisitely calm face- I wondered how it would be possible to move forward. My own promise to you on the morning you died, as I held you in shocking disbelief, is that I will raise our beautiful girls India and Ava to be strong, capable, competent, brave, articulate young women; creative, kind, world travelled- with boundless inspiration and very wide horizons. I know how much you adored them. Read:CJA shocked at killing of photojournalist Danish Siddiqui You were my best friend. My kindred traveller soul. I am so grateful for your love and for the time we were given together. Oh Dringo, we always thought you would live forever. We will never forget you. Rest now in eternal peace. It is time.