A man succumbed to his injuries after being knocked down by an unidentified vehicle in the capital's Jatrabari Wednesday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Md Palash (30), who worked at a car workshop in Jatrabari's Kajla. The accident occurred near Jatrabari's Kajla Bridge while the 30-year-old was crossing the road." The critically injured Palash was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he was declared dead at 10:15pm, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost. "The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy. The vehicle involved in the accident was seized," Bachchu added. Read more: 60-year-old woman killed in Dhaka's Elephant Road as bus hits her  

The body of an unidentified man was recovered from a pavement of the capital's Jatrabari Thursday, police said. The identity of the deceased could not immediately be confirmed. The man was found lying on the pavement on Kutubkhali Bridge around 7:30am. On information, police went to the spot and took the man to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he was declared dead around 12:30pm, Mehbah Uddin, sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station, said. Police assumed that the man had been living on the streets and suffering from a long illness. However, the exact cause of his death is pending autopsy and has not been confirmed. Read more: Two unidentified bodies recovered from Dhaka streets

A  bus driver and his associate have been detained with 1.700 Kg crystal methamphetamine (ice) from the capital’s Jatrabari area. The detainees were identified as Jahangir Alam Hossain, the ringleader of the drug peddling gang and the main trader of crystal meth in Teknaf, and his associate Mehedi Hasan, Additional director of Department of Narcotics Control Al Amin told reporters at a press briefing at its office in the city on Wednesday noon.   Acting on a tip-off, a team of Department of Narcotics Control led by Assistant Director (Detective) Muhammad Rifat Hossain detained the duo after conducting a drive in front of Alkarim Hospital in Jatrabari on Tuesday afternoon with 1.700 Kg crystal worth Tk 50-60 lakh, he said. Jahangir Alam Hossain used to trade crystal meth from Cox's Bazar’s Teknaf to Dhaka in the guise of a bus driver  of St Martin Paribahan. Read more: Over 2 kg Crystal Meth seized in Cox’s Bazar Jahangir has been involved in Yaba peddling since 2015 and crystal meth smuggling since 2020. Earlier he used to deliver the drugs to Dhaka from Teknaf border. Later, he himself formed a ring to do such smuggling, said the officer, said Al Amin. He also formed a separate syndicate for smuggling and selling crystal meth only due to its high price. He used to smuggle the drugs directly to his customers through his associates Mehdi. Jahangir was arrested four times by the law enforcers for his involvement in drug peddling, said the officer. Legal processes  are underway to file a case against them, he added.

A motorbike rider of Pathao, a ride sharing app, was killed as a bus hit the motorcycle in Jatrabari area of the capital on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Sajal, a resident of Jatrabari. The accident occurred around 11am when a bus of ‘Al-Arafah Paribahan’ hit his motorcycle in Kajla area of Jtrabari on his way to Signboard area, leaving him injured, said Monir Hossain, bother of the deceased. Read more: Man on bike killed by city bus He was later rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead, said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of DMCH outpost. The body has been kept at the hospital morgue. Police also seized the killer vehicle but failed to arrest the driver, he added.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said on Friday that they arrested 31 members of an organised snatching gang from several areas of the capital on  Thursday night. A team of the battalion led by its Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Arif Mohiuddin Ahmed conducted  drives in the capital’s Matijhel, Shahbagh, Sabujbagh, Paltan,  Jatrabari and Bangshal on Thursday night and arrested the snatchers. Read more: RAB: 26 held for extortion and snatching in the city Three anti-cutters, 14 blades, two knives, four switch gears, 37 mobile phone sets, some weapons used in snatching and Tk 27,073 in cash were recovered from the arrestees during the drives, a Rab press release said.

At least 20 people sustained injuries after a commuter bus overturned in the Bishwaroad area of Jatrabari in Dhaka on Friday morning. The accident occurred around 6.30am when the driver lost control of the speeding bus, belonging to Bandhan Paribahan, moments after taking a turn at the busy Bishwaroad intersection, said Monir Hossain, one of the injured passengers. Also read: Four killed in Barishal road accident The injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), and 18 of them are being treated at the emergency department, said Bacchu Mia, inspector in-charge of DMCH police outpost. “At least three of the injured are in a critical condition,” he said, quoting the duty doctor. Some of the injured have been identified as Omar Ali, 30, Monir Hossain, 35, Md Shafique, 32, Shahnaz Begum, 35, Md Rafi, 7, Md Jony, 25, and Munny Akter. Also read: 4 killed in Habiganj road accident

 A fire broke out at a carton factory in Dhaka's Jatrabari area in early Friday morning, destroying goods and equipment worth Tk five lakh, officials said. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. The fire broke out around 3.20am at Al Madina Printing and Packaging and it took five fire tenders nearly three hours to douse the flames, said Shahjahan Shikder, deputy assistant director (media cell) at Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters. Also read: Ctg power substation fire doused “The fire originated from an electrical short-circuit. The estimated damage is of around Tk five lakh. We managed to save items and equipment worth Tk 10 lakh,” he said. Also read: Moghbazar building fire doused

A 40-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being knocked down by an unidentified vehicle in the capital's Jatrabari Thursday, police said. The deceased Roni, a contractor, was from Narayanganj. The accident occurred at 8:30pm in Jatrabari's Matuail as he was crossing the road. The critically injured Roni was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he was declared dead at 9:45pm, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost. "The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy. The vehicle involved in the accident is yet to be identified," Bachchu added. Also read: Youth killed in Jatrabari after being hit by unidentified vehicle

A youth succumbed to his injuries after being knocked down by an unidentified vehicle in the capital's Jatrabari Saturday evening, police said. The deceased Shafiqul Islam (18) was from village Balia of Bauphal, Patuakhali. He worked as a lathe operator at a factory in Muslim Nagar, Jatrabari. The deceased's father Kabir Hawladar said: "The accident occurred at 5:30pm in Jatrabari's Rayerbag as Shafiqul was crossing the road." The critically injured Shafiqul was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he was declared dead at 9:45pm, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost. "The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy. The vehicle involved in the accident is yet to be identified," Bachchu added.

A fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon at a shoe factory near Kajla Mridha Baria area at Jatrbari in the city has been brought under control. READ: 60-yr-old Bangladeshi woman dies in Kolkata guest house fire Six units of fire tenders from Postogola and Demra fire stations managed to bring the flames under control after over one hour of frantic effort at 3:35 pm, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, Deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence. No casualties have been reported and the origin of the fire is yet to be known, he said.