An activist of Jatiyatabati Krishak Dal was stabbed to death by unidentified criminals at Dakkhinkhan in Gazipur city on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Rakib Molla, 35, a president candidate of Sadar Metro unit Krishak Dal and son of Ismail Molla. Quoting witnesses, Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the miscreants stabbed Rakib indiscriminately while he was on way to his home around 9 pm, leaving Rakib injured. Later, he was taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Initially, it is suspected that the miscreants killed him following enmity over dominance in cable tv network and internet business in the area.  

A 40-year-old man was killed allegedly by his maternal uncle in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sumon Kazi, son of Ismail Gazi of Barishal district. He was a vegetable vendor and used to live in Meradia Maddhyapara area in Dhaka.Quoting Alamgir Kazi, elder brother of the deceased, inspector Faruk, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Sumon locked into an altercation with his uncle Mostafa, 60, around 6 am at the residence of Mostafa. At one stage, he damaged the windowpanes and tore off the electric cables of the house.Angered by the incident, Mostafa along with his son Hridoy, Biplab, and daughter Tani hit Sumon with bricks, leaving him injured.Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 8:30 am.

Three people died and 18 others fall sick reportedly after taking toxic liquor on Eid day in Kadakati village of Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Nazmul Hossain, 35, son of Farhad Gazi, Tuitu Khan, 38, son of Zafar Sardar and Imran Hossain, 25, son of Kuddus Sardar of Tetulia village. Quoting locals, Noman Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ashashuni Police Station, said 15-20 friends drank liquor at Tetulia Bazar on Monday night and fell sick. They were taken to Ashashuni Upazila Health Complex and Satkhira Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday where three of them died on Wednesday morning. The condition of seven to eight people was stated to be critical.

At least five people died and six others injured when a Saudia Paribahan bus and a minibus collided head-on in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Monday morning. The accident occurred around 7:25 am near Jangalia Mazar Gate in the upazila, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD). Mother, son die in Kushtia road accident A rescue unit from Lohagara Fire Station rushed to the scene and carried out the rescue operation, said Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of the FSCD headquarters media cell. The identities of the victims could not be confirmed immediately. Saudi expatriate's dreams go crashing in fatal Meherpur road accident

Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The new total is a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier, underlining the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday's quake. The number of injured increased to 3,408, while the missing figure rose to 139. Rescue efforts are underway especially in the major stricken cities of Mandalay, the country's No. 2 city, and Naypyitaw, the capital. But even though teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, they are hindered by the airports in those cities being damaged and apparently unfit to land planes. Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged civil war, which is already responsible for a humanitarian crisis. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts and raising fears that the death toll could still rise precipitously. The earthquake struck midday Friday with an epicenter not far from Mandalay, followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 6.4. It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam. In Naypyidaw, crews worked Saturday to repair damaged roads, while electricity, phone and internet services remained down for most of the city. The earthquake brought down many buildings, including multiple units that housed government civil servants, but that section of the city was blocked off by authorities on Saturday. More damage in Thailand In neighboring Thailand, the quake rocked the greater Bangkok area, home to around 17 million people, and other parts of the country. Bangkok city authorities said the number of confirmed dead was now 10, nine at the site of the collapsed high-rise under construction near the capital’s popular Chatuchak market, while 78 people were still unaccounted for. Rescue efforrs were continuing in the hope of finding additional survivors. On Saturday, more heavy equipment was brought in to move the tons of rubble, but hope was fading among friends and family members of the missing that they would be found alive. “I was praying that that they had survived but when I got here and saw the ruin — where could they be? In which corner? Are they still alive? I am still praying that all six are alive,” said 45-year-old Naruemol Thonglek, sobbing as she awaited news about her partner, who is from Myanmar, and five friends who worked at the site. Waenphet Panta said she hadn't heard from her daughter Kanlayanee since a phone call about an hour before the quake. A friend told her Kanlayanee had been working high on the building on Friday. “I am praying my daughter is safe, that she has survived and that she’s at the hospital,” she said, Kanlayanee’s father sitting beside her. Thai authorities said that the quake and aftershocks were felt in most of the country's provinces. Many places in the north reported damage to residential buildings, hospitals and temples, including in Chiang Mai, but the only casualties were reported in Bangkok Myanmar sits on a major fault line Earthquakes are rare in Bangkok, but relatively common in Myanmar. The country sits on the Sagaing Fault, a major north-south fault that separates the India plate and the Sunda plate. Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said that the quake caused intense ground shaking in an area where most of the population lives in buildings constructed of timber and unreinforced brick masonry. “When you have a large earthquake in an area where there are over a million people, many of them living in vulnerable buildings, the consequences can often be disastrous," he said in a statement. A natural disaster on top of a civil war Myanmar’s government said that blood was in high demand in the hardest-hit areas. In a country where prior governments sometimes have been slow to accept foreign aid, Min Aung Hlaing said that Myanmar was ready to accept outside assistance. Myanmar’s military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, and is now involved in a civil war with long-established militias and newly formed pro-democracy ones. Military forces continued their attacks even after the quake, with three airstrikes in northern Kayin state, also called Karenni state, and southern Shan — both of which border Mandalay state, said Dave Eubank, a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who founded the Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian aid organization that has provided assistance to both combatants and civilians in Myanmar since the 1990s. Eubank told The Associated Press that in the area he was operating in, most villages have already been destroyed by the military so the earthquake had little impact. “People are in the jungle and I was out in the jungle when the earthquake hit — it was powerful, but the trees just moved, that was it for us, so we haven't had a direct impact other than that the Burma army keeps attacking, even after the quake,” he said. In northern Shan, an airstrike on a rebel-controlled village just minutes after the earthquake killed seven militia members and damaged five buildings, including a school, Mai Rukow, editor of a Shan-based online media Shwe Phee Myay News Agency, told the AP. Government forces have lost control of much of Myanmar, and many places are incredibly dangerous or simply impossible for aid groups to reach. More than 3 million people have been displaced by the fighting and nearly 20 million are in need, according to the United Nations. “Although a full picture of the damage is still emerging, most of us have never seen such destruction," said Haider Yaqub, Myanmar country director for the NGO Plan International, from Yangon. Control tower at Myanmar airport collapsed Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport as if sheered from its base. Debris lay scattered from the top of the tower, which controlled all air traffic in the capital of Myanmar, the photos showed on Saturday. It wasn’t immediately clear if there had been any injuries in the collapse, though the tower would have had staff inside of it at the time of the earthquake Friday. Rescue groups head to Myanmar China and Russia are the largest suppliers of weapons to Myanmar's military, and were among the first to step in with humanitarian aid. China said it has sent more than 135 rescue personnel and experts along with supplies like medical kits and generators, and pledged around $13.8 million in emergency aid. Hong Kong sent a 51-member team to Myanmar. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said it had flown in 120 rescuers and supplies, and the country's Health Ministry said Moscow had sent a medical team to Myanmar. Other countries like India and South Korea are sending help, and the U.N. allocated $5 million to start relief efforts. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington was going to help with the response, but some experts were concerned about this effort given his administration’s deep cuts in foreign assistance.

Bodies of a woman and her daughter were recovered from their house in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Lucky Aktar, 32, and her seven-year-old daughter Moriyam, of Lichupara area under Eluari union parishad of the upazila. Phulbari police station’s Inspector (investigation) Shafiqul Islam said on information  they recovered the bodies lying on a bed in the house at noon. Police constable’s hanging body found in Kushtia UP Chairman Nabiul Islam said on Monday night Lucky, second wife of Mahram Ali, was caught red-handed with a man of the same area with whom she apparently had an extra-marital relationship. Arbitration was scheduled to be held over the matter on Tuesday morning. The bodies were sent to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Her husband Mahram was detained.

A 30-year-old man died after being run over by the Sundarban Express train in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Tuesday. The accident happened around 9:30 am at East Hasamdiya of the upazila, said Sub-inspector Afzal Hossain Bhanga Police Station. Driver, helper killed as train hits truck at Dinajpur rail crossing The deceased was identified as Roni Sheikh of Sarai Bari village in Tujarpur union of the upazila. He worked at a nearby fish market. “The victim's face and parts of his body were severely damaged. The body has been recovered and sent for autopsy at Faridpur Medical College Hospital," added the SI. 2 motorcyclists die as train hits them in Gazipur

Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended since Wednesday morning as the workers of a garment factory put up barricade on the highway at Bagher Bazar in Sadar upazila of Gazipur district protesting the death of a fellow in road accident. The workers of Golden Refit Garments Limited took to the street at Bagher Bazar area in the upazila around 8 am, halting vehicular movement on the busy highway. The protesting workers said Zannatul Ferdous Tamanna, 32, a worker of Golden Refit Garments Ltd, was killed as a truck hit an auto-rickshaw carrying her on the way to her workplace in the morning. Commuters suffer as RMG workers continue Dhaka-M’singh highway blockade Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Joydebpur Police Station, said the law enforcement agencies are working to bring the situation under control.    

Two people were killed and three others injured in a triangular crash among two trucks and a motorbike on Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway at Jamalpur municipality area on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Jewel Akanda, 45, assistant of a trucker and son of Munsur Ali of Sankanda area and Shaon, 30, a motorbike driver  of Bakshiganj upazila. Abu Foysal, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a Mymensingh-bound truck hit a stationary truck around 5:15 am when a motorbike also crashed into the truck, leaving two dead on the spot and two others injured. 4 to die for murder in Jamalpur On information, local firefighters rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Jamalpur Sadar Hospital.    

A 35-year-old construction worker was electrocuted and another one injured while working at an under-construction building in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Tara Mia, son of Chan Mia Sardar while the injured was identified as Md Hasan of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur district. Co-worker Sajal, said the accident occurred around 11:20 am when Tara Mia and Hasan got electrocuted as they came in contact with live electric wire during the construction work of a fourth-floor roof of an under-construction building and fell from the building. Later, they were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where the doctors declared Tara Mia dead. Couple dies from electrocution in Shariatpur The body was kept at the hospital morgue, said Inspector Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp. Hasan was undergoing treatment at the emergency department of the hospital.