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A man was arrested after stabbing and injuring three people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 am, according to Zurich regional police. The suspect, identified as a 31-year-old Swiss national, is currently in custody, and authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack. The victims all Swiss citizens aged 28, 43 and 52 were taken to nearby hospitals. Officials have not yet disclosed the extent of their injuries. Winterthur, a city of around 123,000 people, is located in northeastern Switzerland, close to Zurich, the country’s largest city.

A retired additional district and sessions judge was killed in a road accident on Sundarganj-Rangpur regional highway in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Awal Sarker, son of late Syed Ali Sarker of Moniram village under Bamandanga union in the upazila. Witnesses said Awal Sarker was returning home from Gaibandha town on a motorcycle around `0:30 pm when a truck hit him from behind near a filling station area, leaving him dead on the spot. Shahin Mohammad Amanullah, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sundarganj Police Station, said the body was recovered and handed over to the family after completing legal procedures. The truck involved in the accident could not be seized, he said adding that the family was preparing to file a case. During his career, Awal Sarker served as a judge in different districts including Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Bagerhat, Gazipur, Dhaka and Satkhira.

Two teenage gunmen opened fire at a mosque in San Diego on Monday, killing three men before later taking their own lives, in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. According to police, the attackers — aged 17 and 18 — targeted the Islamic Center of San Diego. Authorities said there had been no specific prior threat against the mosque, but evidence suggests the suspects were influenced by “generalized hate rhetoric.” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said more details about the motive would emerge as the investigation progresses. Police had already been searching for one of the teens after his mother reported him missing and expressed concerns that he was suicidal. Authorities said weapons were missing from the home and the teen had taken his mother’s vehicle. The search intensified when police learned the teen was armed, dressed in camouflage and accompanied by another individual. Officers were tracking the suspects using available technology when reports of gunfire at the mosque came in. Police arrived within minutes, Wahl said. Among the victims was a security guard at the mosque, whom police credited with preventing the attack from becoming more deadly. “It’s fair to say his actions were heroic. Undoubtedly he saved lives,” Wahl told reporters. Shortly after the mosque shooting, additional gunshots were reported a few blocks away. Police later found the two suspects dead inside a vehicle on a nearby road, in what appeared to be a suicide. The mosque, the largest in the county, also houses the Al Rashid School, which provides Islamic and Arabic education for children. Witness footage showed children being safely escorted out of the premises as police secured the area. Imam Taha Hassane condemned the attack, calling it “extremely outrageous to target a place of worship.” “All the places of worship in our beautiful city should always be protected,” he said. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S., condemned the shooting. “No one should ever fear for their safety while attending prayers or studying at an elementary school,” said CAIR-San Diego Executive Director Tazheen Nizam in a statement. “We are working to learn more about this incident and we encourage everyone to keep this community in your prayers.” Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, including efforts to determine the full motive behind the attack.  

A shopkeeper was hacked to death following an argument over a juice purchase in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mujahid Mollah, 40, son of Sarowar Jahan Mollah of Hijla village. He was reportedly the president of ward No. 3 unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Police arrested one person in connection with the incident. The arrestee – Bayezid Ijaradar, 35, is also a resident of the same village. According to locals, Bayezid went to Mujahid’s shop at the village in the morning and bought a bottle of juice. After taking the juice in hand, he allegedly complained that it was not good. Mujahid then tasted the juice himself and insisted that it was fine. An argument soon broke out between the two. At one stage, Bayezid allegedly attacked Mujahid with a sharp weapon around 7:30am, leaving him critically injured. Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam of Chitalmari Police Station said locals rescued Mujahid and took him to Chitalmari Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. They also caught Bayezid after the incident and handed him over to police, he said. Police visited the scene and sent the body to the 250-bed Bagerhat District Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Four people were killed and two others injured as a sand-laden truck crashed into a CNG-run autorickshaw at Montalat Samitighar in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh district on Monday. The identities of the deceased and injured could not be confirmed immediately. All of the victims were passengers of the CNG auto-rickshaw, said Muktagachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Kamrul Hasan. According to police and locals, the speeding sand-laden truck coming from the opposite rammed the autorickshaw around 12 pm, leaving thee female passengers dead on the spot and three others seriously injured. The CNG-run autorickshaw was severely mangled while the truck overturned on the road. The injured were rescued and taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where another victim succumbed to injuries. Police later reached the scene and recovered the bodies. Such accidents are often caused by overspeeding and reckless overtaking, said the OC.

An elderly woman was hacked to death allegedly by her grandson for refusal to transfer land to him in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Khatun, 70, of Jatia village under Bhaitkandi union of the upazila. Police arrested the accused – Jasim Uddin, son of late Mohidul Islam – over the incident. According to police and locals, Ayesha had been living alone after being separated from her husband many years ago. Her only son died shortly after Jasim’s birth, and Jasim’s mother married another person. However, she also passed away. Ayesha raised Jasim from childhood. Growing as an adult, Jasim got married and built a house a short distance away, where he lived with his wife and two children. However, following a recent family dispute, his wife left him, forcing him to live alone. Locals said Ayesha owned a piece of land, part of which Jasim used for cultivation. Suspecting that Ayesha’s nephews might claim a share of the property, Jasim had been pressuring his grandmother to transfer the land to him, leading to a conflict between them. Around 9:00pm on Wednesday, an argument broke out between them when Jasim again demanded that Ayesha sign over the land deed. At one point, he allegedly hacked her with a sharp weapon, killing her on the spot. Locals caught Jasim and informed the police. Law enforcers later rushed in and arrested him, said Sub-Inspector Azizul Haque of Phulpur Police Station. He said they also recovered the body and sent it Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy . 

A 35-year-old woman was killed and her son injured in an attack by some miscreants at Shibpur in Sadar upazila of Bhola district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nasima Begum, second wife of Al Amin, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Dubai while the injured was Abir, 8. Md Ibrahim, additional superintendent of Bhola Police, said a group of miscreants entered the house of Al Amin through the ventilator of the washroom at the dead of night. Later they hit Nasima and Abir with sharp weapons, leaving Nasima dead on the spot and Abir wounded. Hearing screams from Abir, local people rushed in and rescued Abir. He was taken to Bhola Sadar Hospital. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to local hospital morgue for autopsy. Police arrested a suspect, Md Zihad, from the area.              

Two people were killed and three others injured when a truck rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Kuakata highway in Amtoli upazila of Barguna district on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Md Belal, 35, and Shaon, 35. The accident occurred around 8:30 pm in front of the Amtoli Fire Service Station when the truck crashed into the Mahishkata-bound battery-run auto-rickshaw carrying five passengers, leaving them injured. The injured were taken to Amtoli Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Belal dead and referred Shaon to Patuakhali Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries after being admitted.

Two farmers died and four others were injured in lightning strikes at  Kharibaria village of Shailkupa upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were Apu Biswas ,20, son of Prakash Biswas of Kharibaria, and Shushil Biswas 40, son of Sushil Biswas of Laxmipur village. The four injured farmers were immediately taken to Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Shailkupa police station Officer-in-Charge Humayun Kabir Molla said the victims were working in the field when lightning struck them. Dr. Ehtesham Shahid, a physician of the hospital, said the injured suffered severe burns.

A 25-year-old man suffered burn injuries in an explosion allegedly while making crude bombs at Nilfa Bazar in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. The injured was identified as Matiur Rahman of the area. Sarwar Hossain, Additional Superintendent of Gopalganj Police, said an explosion occurred at the house of Matiur on Monday evening, leaving him injured. Later, local people took him to Gopalganj Medical College and Hospital. Family members of Matiur claimed he suffered burn injuries while making firecrackers for a wedding programme. Asim Kumar Dhar, a physician at Gopalganj Medical College Hospital, said the nature of the injuries did not appear consistent with a firecrackers explosion. An investigation into the incident is underway, said police.