The throat-slit body of a ward-level leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was discovered on Thursday morning in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. Police recovered the body of Alamgir Hossain, 45, from the Raimantala playground, where it had been left overnight, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Gangni Police Station Bani Israil. He said the body was sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem examination. 2 motorbikes hit by a car leave 3 dead in Rajshahi According to OC, the murder is believed to have occurred late on Wednesday night. “Miscreants slaughtered him and abandoned the body in the playground,” he said, adding that investigations are ongoing to ascertain the motive and identify those responsible. Saidul Islam, president of the Gangni municipal unit of Jubo Dal, said that Alamgir had been at Gangni Bazar on Wednesday night before going missing. “We found his body on Thursday morning but remain unclear about the motive behind this brutal killing,” he said. Youth stabbed to death in Narayanganj Alamgir Hossain, the convenor of Ward No. 1 unit of Gangni municipality Jubo Dal, had recently returned home from Dubai where he had been working, three months ago. A two-member convening committee, with Alamgir as its convenor, had been formed two months earlier.

Four people died and two were injured in a gas line explosion at the Akij Venture Limited factory in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday morning.  The deceased were identified as engineer Md. Riaz Uddin, and Mizan Gazi and Mahfuz, both residents of Chandpur. The identity of the fourth victim has not yet been confirmed. Teenager hit by bus dies in Sylhet; road blocked in protest According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bahubal Police Station, Zahidul Islam, the factory's engineer and workers were conducting maintenance on the gas line. Two workers died on the spot, while four others were critically injured. Two of the injured succumbed to their injuries en route to Sylhet for treatment. The gas is supplied to the site by Jalalabad Gas Company and regulated through an installed system, said the OC.  Protest of 7 murder: Strike disrupts operations at Baghabari Port Reports indicate that the regulator had been malfunctioning for several days, he added. 

The government has taken full control of Tongi’s Biswa Ijtema ground in Gazipur following deadly clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat that left four people dead and over 50 injured. Members of the army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, and other law enforcement agencies have been deployed around the area to ensure security and prevent further violence. Additional forces have been deployed on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and Kamarpara road where suspicious people are being searched and interrogated. Who is Maulana Saad and what is the controversy around him? Despite the unrest, a few devotees, followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi stayed overnight in a tin-shed mosque on the western bank of the Turag River. They started leaving the area on Thursday morning. Deputy Commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) N.M. Nasir Uddin said a public notice was issued on Wednesday prohibiting gatherings within a three-kilometer radius of the Ijtema ground. Devotees were instructed to vacate the area by the evening and the ground was cleared accordingly. The Ijtema ground will remain under government control until further notice. Four people were killed and 40 others injured in a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi over the control of the venue early Wednesday. 4 dead, 40 injured in clashes at Ijtema venue According to Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP), the violence erupted when followers of Maulana Saad attempted to enter the venue, prompting a counter-attack by supporters of Maulana Zubair around 3 am. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury warned that those responsible for the violence would be held accountable.

Two elderly women died, reportedly due to suffocation from smoke, in a fire that broke out in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila late Saturday, according to the Fire Service. The deceased were identified as Meherunnesa, 65, the mother of former local Union Parishad chairman Sheikh Rumel Ahmed, and his paternal aunt Phulennsa Begum, 60. Both were residents of Mostapur village in the upazila. Jishu Talukdar, station officer of Moulvibazar Fire Service and Civil Defence, said they were informed about the incident around 2am. Upon reaching the scene, they found the duo unconscious in a room, apparently suffocated by smoke. Read: Fire at agro-products warehouse in Mymensingh under control “They were rescued and rushed to the Sadar Hospital, but physicians declared them dead upon arrival,” he said. The fire is suspected to have originated from an electric short-circuit in one of the rooms of the duplex house, Talukdar added. Police personnel also visited the spot following the incident.

An unidentified man was crushed under a train at Mulibari level crossing area on Dhaka-Ishwardi railway route in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila on Sunday. Md. Dulal Uddin, the officer in charge (OC) of Sirajganjbazar  railway thana,  said the victim was crushed under Ananta Ekta express train in Malibari rail crossing area. Army man killed over land dispute in Sherpur Police recovered the body and sent to Shaheed M. Mansur Ali Medical College Hospital in Sirajganj for autopsy on Monday morning.

An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Baghoil Rooppur intersection in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Walif Hossain Manik, 35, an active member of Jubo League and son of Yunus Ali of the upazila. He was also a former vice-president of Pakshi union unit Chhatra League. Quoting family members of the deceased, Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police Station, said Manik was an accused of Chhatra League activist Tafsir Ahmed Mana killing case and he also served in jail in the case. Recently, Manik walked out of jail after securing bail in the case. On Monday morning, Manik went out from his home to appear before the court following the case. When he reached at Baghoil Rooppur intersection, 8-10 miscreants opened fire on him around 9 am and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving Manik dead on the spot. Police sent the body to Pabna General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Chhatra League and Jubo League in the area had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy for the past several days and the murder might have taken place over the issue.    

The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain last week triggered flash floods that submerged entire communities and killed scores of people. The deluge left behind a landscape of devastation, especially in Valencia, the hardest-hit region. The search for the dead and missing continues, more than a week since the Oct. 29 floods hit — as well as a gargantuan cleanup and recovery effort. Here’s a look at Spain’s deadliest natural disaster of the century, by the numbers: At least 219 people are dead and 93 missing The historic floods caused 219 deaths, 211 of them in the Valencia region alone. Another seven people died in neighboring Castilla La Mancha and one more in southern Andalusia. Ninety-three people have been officially declared missing, but authorities admit that the real number could be higher. Another 54 bodies remain unidentified. In total, 36,605 people have been rescued, according to authorities. The cost of damage is in billions The full extent of the damage is unknown, but Spain’s Consortium for Insurance Compensation, a public-private entity that pays insurance claims for extreme risks like floods, estimates that it will spend at least 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in compensation. The consortium has received 116,000 insurance claims for flood damage, with 60% of the claims for cars and 31% for homes. Spain’s Association of Insurance Companies anticipates the flooding will break a historic record for payouts. The Transport Ministry has so far repaired 232 kilometers (144 miles) of road and rail tracks but the highspeed train line between Valencia and Madrid is still demolished. The central government has approved a 10.6 billion-euro ($11.6-billion) relief package for families, business and townhalls. The Valencia regional government is asking Madrid for 31 billion euros ($33 billion) in aid as well. Record rainfall set off the disaster The drought that has hit the country for the past two years and record hot temperatures helped magnify the floods, scientists say. Spain's meteorological agency says that 30.4 inches fell in one hour in the Valencian town of Turis, an all-time national record for rainfall set on Oct. 29. The devastated village of Chiva also received more rain in eight hours than the town had experienced in the preceding 20 months. Read: Spain searches for bodies after flood of the century claims at least 95 lives The storms honed in on the Magro and Turia Rivers and the Poyo canal, turning them into swift currents that swept away everything in their path. To the human eye, it looked as if a tsunami-like wave of water and mud cut a swath through the southern outskirts of the city of Valencia. The European Space Agency said that, according to satellite images captured on Oct. 31, water covered an area of 15,633 hectares (38,600 acres). About 190,000 people were directly affected, the agency said. In all, 78 municipalities had at least one resident perish in the floods. More than 17,000 troops and police, and an army of volunteers The emergency operation mobilized by central authorities has grown to more than 17,000 troops and police officers. The operation includes 8,000 soldiers — 2,100 of them belonging to military emergency units specialized in disaster response — along with 9,200 additional police officers from other parts of Spain. Thousands of ordinary citizens volunteered, with no definite estimate as to exactly how many, have helped from day one with the cleanup effort. Read: 51 dead from flash floods in Spain The government said that in the first week after the floods, authorities restored electricity to 147,000 homes and distributed some 178,000 bottles of water to places that were still without drinking water. What we still don't know Spanish authorities have yet to say how many calls about missing people they received, give an estimate of the property damage, or release a calculation of how much land was devastated. And at this point, no one can guess when the recovery effort will be concluded.

Indian politician Baba Siddique, 66, was shot and killed in Mumbai, near the office of his son, who is also a politician, reports BBC quoting Indian media. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. Siddique, a former minister and a key figure in Maharashtra state politics, had recently switched from the Congress party to the regional National Congress Party (NCP), which is part of the ruling BJP coalition. Five shot dead, over 50 injured in clash between rival groups in Narsingdi Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, a member of Siddique’s party, condemned the "cowardly attack." Known for his lavish parties and Bollywood connections, Siddique was shot despite heightened security in the city due to a major Hindu festival. Opposition parties have blamed the government for a serious security lapse, while the state has pledged a full investigation. Though two suspects are in custody, the motive remains unclear, and police are searching for a third suspect. Some reports suggest the gunmen may be linked to a gang led by infamous criminal Lawrence Bishnoi, currently imprisoned for several murders, including that of rapper Sidhu Moose Wala in 2022. The attack occurred just weeks after Siddique’s security was enhanced following death threats.

A union-level leader of Awami League’s (AL) youth wing Jubo League (JL) was beaten to death over a trivial matter in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday afternoon, said police. The deceased Nazul Islam Bhuiyan, 40, was an assistant secretary of Noagaon union unit of the JL under the upazila and also son of late Shafed Ali Bhuiyan. He had a rod and steel business at local Dhandi Bazar. 11 unregistered hospitals ordered to shut down in Narayanganj The victim’s wife Asma Aktar said Nazrul got on an autorickshaw to go to Bhulta Gauchia market in Rupganj from Majerchar Bus Stand in the Sonargaon upazila in the afternoon. An altercation broke out between her husband and autorickshaw driver Jakir Hossain and lineman Daiyan Miah when he got off the vehicle despite waiting for a long time as the autorickhaw was not leaving the stand without fulfilling it with passengers, she said. 6 of a family burned in Narayanganj house fire At one stage of the altercation, the lineman beat up Nazurl with his stick while driver Jakir accompanied by other drivers punched and kicked him, leaving him injured critically, the wife alleged. He was rushed to Araihazar Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, said Mujibur Rahman, sub-inspector of Taltala police outpost under Sonargaon police station, adding that the trivial matter led to the killing. The spot where the incident happened is between Sonargaona and Araihazar police stations, he said. Gas crisis grips Narayanganj; residents being forced to adapt to alternative options for cooking Araihazar police station’s Officer-in-Charge Ahsan Ullah said being informed they recovered the body from the upazila health complex. The body bore marks of injuries, the police officer added.

A truck driver and his helper died in a head-on collision between two trucks in  Baraigram upazila of Natore district on Saturday. Natore-4: Independent candidate’s election camp set on fire According to highway police, a Natore-bound truck from Kushtia collided head-on with a truck near Karbala Bridge on Natore-Banpara highway in the morning, leaving driver Shahinur Rahman, 28, and helper Jasim Uddin, 22, both residents of Shailkupa in Jhenaidah district, dead on the spot. Van drivers block road for ‘not getting money’ from Natore-4 AL candidate after campaign Later they were taken to a clinic in Banpara where doctors declared both of them dead. Masud Rana, officer-in-charge of Jhalmalia Police Station , said the bodies were handed over to their respective families. Leaflet distribution: Police, AL men clash with BNP activists in Natore, 7 hurt