Khilkhet
Police arrest driver of SUV that hit and killed 3 including child in Dhaka's Khilkhet
Police have arrested the driver of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) that ploughed into a passenger shed in Dhaka's Khilkhet last night, killing three people and injuring one.
The driver of the vehicle, Dishan, was arrested on Thursday in a case filed by victim Armina’s husband at the police station, said Khilkhet Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sheikh Aminul Bashar.
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Among the deceased, Yasin, 8, died on the sport while Amrina Haque, 34, and Ujjal Pandey, 26, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment there.
Soon after the incident, the SUV was seized, but its drive fled the spot.
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Yasin's father Sumon is undergoing treatment at the orthopaedic department of the casualty block at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Sub-inspector (SI) Mosharraf of Khilkhet Police Station said the bodies were handed over to the relatives without autopsy following an appeal by the families of the deceased.
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10 months ago
7 vehicles fined Tk 22,000 for polluting air in Dhaka’s Khilkhet
A mobile court in a drive on Tuesday fined seven vehicles Tk 22,000 for polluting air in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area.
The mobile court, led by executive magistrate Asma Shaheen of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Ministry conducted the drive and found seven vehicles responsible for polluting air through emitting black smoke.
Later, the mobile court fined the vehicles.
The Monitoring and Enforcement Wing of Department of Environment (DoE) conducted the mobile court drive in Khilkhet area as part of drive against environment pollution and it will continue in Dhaka and its adjacent areas.
1 year ago
Cyclone impact: Dhaka commuters suffer amid traffic jam, waterlogging
Different roads in Dhaka went under water due to heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Sitrang, causing traffic gridlock that left no options for commuters but to suffer terribly.
Md Omar Faruq, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Metrological Department, told UNB that 255 mm rains were recorded in 24 hours till 6 am on Tuesday (October 25, 2022).
As Sitrang hit the country’s coastal areas on Monday (October 24, 2022) night, nearly all parts of Bangladesh including the capital experienced heavy rains and storm that uprooted trees or killed people and disconnected power transmission lines.
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City Corporation workers were seen removing uprooted trees from Dhaka roads in the morning.
Office-goers and others remained stuck on roads for hours in the morning as traffic movement was slow due to waterlogging.
2 years ago
Physician found dead in Dhaka
Police have recovered the body of a young physician from his flat at Nikunjo in the city’s Khilkhet area.
The deceased was identified as Dr Joydeb Chandra Das, 25, son of Dilip Chandra Das of South Salanda Kumarpara under Parbotipur thana in Dinajpur.
Police said they recovered the body from his flat on the 8th floor of a building on Saturday night.
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The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Khilkhet Police Station SI Russel Pervez said the CID crime scene unit collected evidences from the spot.
Police suspected that Dr Joydeb has committed suicide.
3 years ago
3 killed in Dhaka road crashes
Three people were killed in road accidents in Dhaka's Khilkhet, Postagola Bridge and Jatrabari areas on Thursday.
3 years ago
DNCC conducts eviction drives in Karwan Bazar, Khilkhet
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday conducted drives against illegal structures on footpaths and roads in Karwan Bazar and Khilket areas.
5 years ago
Khilkhet bomb attack: Five JMB members get 12 yrs jail
Dhaka, Sep 22 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday sentenced five members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 12 years imprisonment each in a case filed over the 2005 bomb attack in city’s Khilkhet.
5 years ago