A 60-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his rival over a disputed land in Baraigram upazila of Natore district on Sunday. The deceased was Torab Ali. His rival Md Rana was seriously injured. According to locals, there was a dispute between Torab Ali and  Rana over the boundary of the land. In the morning, when Torab Ali attempted to drain out stagnant water from his banana orchard into Rana’s nearby pond Rana obstructed him. Brother ‘kills’ sister, sister-in-law over land dispute in Meherpur At one stage, they attacked each other with sharp weapons that left Torab and Rana  injured. Later, family members rushed to the scene and took both Torab and Rana to a local clinic, where doctors declared Torab dead and Rana was transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for further treatment. Officer-in-Charge of Baraigram Police Station Sirajul Islam said police visited the scene and necessary legal steps will be taken.

Two college students died apparently after drinking toxic alcohol in Faridpur town on Saturday. The deceased were Puja Biswas,20, daughter of Sadhan Biswas from Debila village in Shalikha upazila of Magura and first year student of a college and Ratna Saha,26, daughter of Ratan Kumar Saha from Amgram in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur  and a  student at Government Rajendra College. According to the victims' families and hospital sources, the two students used to live in a rented house in Kanai Matbar Mor area at Alipur in Faridpur town. Brother ‘kills’ sister, sister-in-law over land dispute in Meherpur After returning from a Durga Puja festival on Friday evening, they fell sick. Bithi Saha, another tenant of the house, said that as their condition worsened, they were rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital around midnight. Hospital sources one of them was brought dead to the hospital while the other passed away around 4 am while undergoing treatment. Kotwali police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Asaduzzaman said the bodies was sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. The exact cause of their death will be revealed after the autopsy, he added.

Ekushey Padak-winning television and theater actor Jamal Uddin Hossain has passed away. He was 81. The veteran actor breathed his last at a hospital in Calgary, Canada on Friday, according to family sources. He will be buried there on Saturday after Zuhr prayers. Jamal Uddin, a member of the Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, started acting in theater in the mid-1970s. He later worked in television dramas and films. For the past 15 years, he had been irregular in acting and had been living in the United States for the past 7 years.      

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 199 this year. During the period, 583 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Health Adviser emphasizes urgent need to reform healthcare sector Of them, 130 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 116 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation. Some 3,495 patients are receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country. A total of 40,405 dengue cases have been reported since January 1, 2024. Access to medicine at grassroots level key for tackling hypertension, say experts Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record, with 321,179 cases recorded.

Ratan Tata, the revered industrialist and philanthropist, passed away at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday night at the age of 86, following a prolonged illness. Tata’s death marks the end of an era for Indian business, given his far-reaching impact on the industry and society at large. Despite his towering stature in the corporate world, Tata chose to remain a bachelor throughout his life. Although he was honoured with numerous accolades, including the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, he never married, a decision influenced by circumstances and timing rather than preference. In a candid interview on the iconic talk show Rendezvous With Simi Garewal, Tata revealed that he had come close to marriage on multiple occasions. Indian industrial Icon Ratan Tata passes away Reflecting on his life, he admitted that he had fallen in love four times but none of these relationships culminated in marriage. The reason, he shared, was often his overwhelming professional commitments, which took precedence over his personal life. While he sometimes felt lonely, he also appreciated the freedom that came with being single. Interestingly, Tata was also in a relationship with Simi Garewal herself, a fact that she acknowledged in a 2011 interview. Their relationship, however, did not lead to marriage. In a conversation with Humans of Bombay, Tata reminisced about his first love, which blossomed while he was living in Los Angeles. He recalled how he came very close to tying the knot, but fate intervened when he had to return to India to visit his ailing grandmother, whom he hadn’t seen in nearly seven years. Although he hoped his partner would eventually join him in India, the turbulent geopolitical climate at the time—exacerbated by the 1962 Indo-China war—led her parents to dissuade her from moving, putting an end to their relationship. Ratan Tata’s mortal remains will be laid at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Nariman Point, Mumbai, on Thursday, where the public can pay their respects. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that Tata will be accorded a state funeral in honour of his monumental contributions to the nation.

A 24-year-old woman died after being hit by an Akash Paribahan bus on Pragati Sarani Road in Dhaka's Badda area on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ieren, 24, an employee of an IT financial company called Next Venture.  Zia Uddin Ahmed, additional deputy commissioner of the Gulshan Traffic Division, confirmed the matter. After the accident, the deceased's colleagues blocked the road. As a result, heavy traffic congestion was created from Badda to Malibagh. Four killed, 10 injured in Tangail road crash Later, the police reached the spot and the traffic situation returned to normal. Sub-Inspector (SI) Md. Abbas of Badda Police Station said that although the bus was seized, the driver and the helper fled the scene. Legal proceedings regarding the incident are underway, he said.

Three more bodies have been retrieved from several areas of flood-hit Sherpur district, raising the death toll from the natural disaster to eight. The deceased were identified as Muktar Hossain, 50, of Kurekanda village under Urpa union, Abdur Razzak, 60, of Gazaria Kingkarpur village under Ganpaddi union and Ujjal Mia, 35, of Jalalpur village, all hailed from Nakla upazila of the district. Though the flood situation in 15 unions under Nalitabari, Jhenaigati and Sreebardi upazilas was improved, situation in some 12 unions and a municipality of Nakla upazila worsened. Sherpur flood situation worsens as 8 more unions are inundated People who took refuge at shelter centres are returning to their homes where the flood waters drained out. District Water Development’s Executive Engineer Md Nakibuzzaman Khan said water in Chellakhali and Bhogai rivers was flowing below danger level. He said the rivers were flowing 77 and 133 cm below the danger level at Batkuci and Nalitabari Bazar points. Although there is no hydro measuring point, the Maharashi and Someshwari Rivers now have normal water flow. The engineer forecast that the water level of the rivers will decrease further and the flood situation will improve in a day or two if there is no heavy rain. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Aman paddy on 46,790 hectares of land, vegetable on 1,200 hectares and ginger cultivated in five upazilas of Sherpur were submerged, causing losses to at least 1,72,630 farmers.   District Primary Education Officer Md Obaidullah said 242 government primary schools in the district have been closed due to flooding.  3 die as flood situation deteriorates in Sherpur; army joins rescue operation Army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, Red Crescent Youth Volunteers and non-government volunteers are carrying out rescue operations in the flood-hit areas of the district. The district administration is distributing relief materials, dry food and water among the flood victims. Sherpur Deputy Commissioner Torofdar Mahmudur Rahman said relief distribution will continue.   Work is underway to prepare a list of the affected people, he said, adding that all kinds of assistance will be provided to the flood victims. Assistance for rehabilitation will also be provided to the victims after the water recedes completely and the higher authorities were informed, he added. Alongside the government, several political parties have come forward to stand by the flood-hit people with dry foods and other materials.

A forest official was crushed under the wheels of a mini truck(dumper) during a drive against hill cutting at Harinmara in Cox’s Bazar early Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Sajjaduzzaman, 30, in-charge of Dochari forest beat of Ukhiya range and a resident of Munshiganj’s Gajaria and the injured was driver Mohammad Ali. Siblings dead, parents wounded in bus-microbus collision in Mymensingh According to the forest department officials, Sajjad and Ali conducted a drive on information about cutting hill and colleting soil at Harinmara by a dumper. When the soil-laden dumper was obstructed by the forest officials, the dumper driver ran the vehicle over Sajjad, leaving him dead on the spot. Later, locals rescued injured Mohammad Ali and took him to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital. Ukhiya range officer Gazi Shafiul Alam said, the owner of the dumper is Syed Karim and the driver was identified as Bappi. 23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur The body was kept at Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Shamim Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station.  Meanwhile, forest officials expressed anger over the death of Sajjad and demanded formation of mobile courts for speedy trial of crimes comitted in the forest.

The body of a newlywed woman was recovered from her residence in Pallabi area of Dhaka on Sunday (March 03, 2024) evening. The deceased was identified as Mahfuza Motaleb, wife of Aminul Islam. Pallabi police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Apurbo Hasan said Aminul and Mahfuza got married around three months back. Read more: Father, son found dead in Dhaka’s Badda Quoting Mahfuza’s family, the OC said Aminul used to torture Mahfuza demanding dowry since their marriage as his mother-in-law has an FDR of Tk 7 lakh. On Sunday evening, Aminul phoned Mahfuza’ family asking to come to his residence as she fell sick. When they reached their home they found her dead. On information, a police team recovered the body from the house and sent to Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, the police officer said. Police, however, arrested the husband in this connection and Mahfuza’s family filed a case. Read more: Mother, daughter hacked to death in Gopalganj

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a man and his son in the capital’s Badda area on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 70, a retired school teacher aad his son Rakib Hossain, 30, an electrician, hailing from Narayanganj’s Araihajar upazila. They used to live in a house near Beraid Jele Para of Badda Police Station. 2-month-long ban on fishing in Padma-Meghna sanctuary starts March 1 Badda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Yasin Gazi on Thursday said Rakib was supposed to go to a wedding ceremony yesterday, but he did not go and his classmate one Harun went to his house at 8:15 pm. Seeing the door of the house closed, Harun and his other classmates broke open the door only to find them hanging from the ceiling, said the OC quoting relatives. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said. Man gets life term for raping university student in Khulna Initially, it was known from the locals that both father and son often got involved in disputes over small issues, the OC added. Legal action will be taken in this regard, OC Yasin said.