Eight members of two families have been found unconscious at their respective house in Sadar upazila of Sylhet, said police. Two  members of a family found them unconscious on Saturday morning in their tin-shed houses and rushed them to MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital (SOMCH). They are Shajeda Begum, 50, her son Sohanur Rahman Sagar, 17, daughter Nigar Sultana, 29, of a family and Subhas Chandra Dey, 65, Sreebhas Chandra Dey, 60, Satyen Dey, 35, Shibani Chandra Dey, 52, and Gouri Rani Dey, 57 of another family. Nigar Sultana, who gained consciousness at the hospital, said the members of the two families slept in their respective rooms after having dinner on Friday night. However, her brother Saheed was awake almost the whole night. “Around 5 am on Saturday, our eyes were burning and we woke up. We vomited several times,” she added. Later, Nigar’s brother found the window grill of their kitchen broken. Sylhet Airport Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mainul Zakir said  they suspect that thieves might have done this. “We have collected some evidence. However, nothing can be said before investigation,” he added. Read: 2 die after 5 members of UK expat family found unconscious in Sylhet On July 26, two members of a UK expatriate family died at a hospital in Sylhet after five members of the family were found unconscious at rented house in Osmaninagar upazila of the district. The deceased were Rafiqul Islam, 50, and his 16-year-old son Mahikul Islam. On August 6, Samira Islam, daughter of Rafiqul Islam, died at a hospital.

The families of three victims from Feni, who were killed in the BM Container Depot fire, have been grieving since Saturday night. Salauddin Quader Sabuj, 37, was a firefighter hailing from Sadar upazila of the district; Shahahdat Ullah Majumdar, 38, from Fulgazi upazila was shift-in-charge at BM Container Depot; and Mohammad Yeasin, 28, was a covered van driver, hailing from Sadar upazila of the district. Yeasin remains missing after the fire incident while the two others were confirmed to have been killed during the fire. Firefighter Sabuj was a son of Yusuf of Masimpur village and he left behind his wife, one son and one daughter. During a visit to the house of Sabuj, the UNB correspondent learned that Sabuj visited his home during Eid and that was the last time he saw his family. Sabuj joined Sonagazi Fire Station as a firefighter in 2011. Also read: Grief grips Noakhali village of firefighter Alauddin Sabuj’s wife Marjina said she spoke to her husband around 9pm on Saturday, just before the fire. "When he heard the news, Sabuj rushed to the spot. I could not reach him after the explosion,” she recounts. On Sunday, the relatives of Sabuj came to know that his body was kept at the mortuary of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital. He was buried at his home village on Monday. On the other hand, the family of Shahadat, son of Amin Ullah Majumdar of Fulgazi upazila, is also bemoaning the loss of the only bread earner of the family. The parents of Shahadat have been lamenting since Saturday night after they heard the news of their son’s death. Shahadat was talking to his parents on a video call but their connection got snapped after the explosion on the fateful night. Also read: Ctg depot fire: DNA samples collection begins to identify deceased Shahadat, a father of a two and half month old daughter, was on leave and joined his work on June 3. The family members of Shahadat collected his body from the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue on Sunday and brought him back to his village for burial. Yeasin, son of Khoka Mia of Fulgazi upazila was the second issue of his parents. After the massive inferno at Chattogram depot, the family of Yeasin has no idea about his whereabouts.He worked as a covered van driver at Spectra Company. During a visit to Yeasin’s house, this UNB correspondent found that his mother Kokila Akter is continuously crying out the name of Yeasin. Mohammad Nahid, a cousin of Yeasin, said: "He was at the depot when the blaze erupted and we saw the fire incident at the depot through his facebook as he went into the live stream. But suddenly an explosion occurred and he went missing."

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, including that of Ilias Ali, are going through serious problems in absence of their near and dear ones.    Talking to reporters after visiting the house missing BNP leader Ilias Ali in the city’s Banani area, he also alleged that the government has so far not taken any initiative to trace the victims of enforced disappearance because of its own involvement in these incidents. “The situation would have been different had the government taken any initiative to find out the people who were subjected to enforced disappearance. But no such effort of the government was seen since it is involved (in these incidents),” Fakhrul said. He said people saw that law enforcers had picked up BNP leader Ilias Ali and his driver from Banani area a decade ago in the capital. “It’s very clear that this incident happened through this government. As the government has no step to find out the victims of enforced disappearance, their families are being deprived of all facilities and facing serious ordeals.” Fakhrul along with BNP joint secretary general Sayed Moazzem Hossain Alal went to Ilias’ house at noon and talked to his wife Tahsina Rushdir Luna and other family members. He also presented them with the Eid gifts on behalf of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. READ: BNP made journalists ‘labourers’: Hasan Mahmud Referring to his conversation with Luan, he said Ilias Ali's family has been in great danger. “His (Ilias’) wife told me that they could not handle his (Ilias Ali's) bank account. They couldn't even pay tax on his car. These things have caused a great deal of pain to the family." The BNP leader said Ilias’ family had to face a lot of problems regarding her daughter's college admission as some colleges were not allowing for admission. “Not only Ilias Ali’s family, but all the families of the victims of enforced disappearance are going through a lot of trouble." He said their party has been trying to stand by the family members of those who were made disappeared by providing them with gifts and financial assistance on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. BNP organising secretary M Ilias Ali along with his driver Ansar Ali went missing on the midnight of April 17, 2012 from the capital’s Banani area. Since then, BNP has been blaming the security agencies for the mysterious disappearance, an allegation denied by the government.

Brac, one of the largest development organizations in the world, has provided assistance to 500 poor families affected by flash floods in Cox’s Bazar district.   Some 235 families at Jaliapalong, Palongkhali, Rajapalong, Ratnapalong, Haldiapalong unions of Ukhiya upazila and 265 families at Whykong, Nhila, Baharchara, Teknaf Sadar and Sabrang unions of Teknaf upazila got the assistance. With the support of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP), Brac distributed the materials among the affected people recently.    The assistance materials included 500 mugs, utensils, spoons, solar lamps, jute bags and 500 pairs of shoes, 3003 pieces of soap, 1000 glasses and plates.        Shuvo Kumar Saha, Disaster Risk Reduction Sector Specialist, and field-level employees of Brac handed over the materials to the affected people at their respective locations. Local eminent people were also present on the occasion.   READ: Brac pulling foreign staff, inc. 12 Bangladeshis, out of Afghanistan   Rozina Ahkter, 38, one of the recipients and resident of Shah Pori Island of Sabrang union of Teknaf upazila, in her reaction said her family was badly affected by the floods this time. Earning income for her family became tough as their house was inundated by the flood water. Assistance provided by Brac at such a difficult time benefitted us very much. “We’re delighted at the support,” she said.      In a statement, Hasina Akhter Huq, Area Director of HCMP of Brac, said Brac since its inception has been working for improving the condition of disadvantaged people.  Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall caused extensive damage to many people in the district. Field-level employees of Brac stood beside them along with the government and provided the assistance at such a time of natural calamity, she said. “We hope we’ll be able to cope with natural disasters successfully with the combined efforts of both the government and NGOs,” she added. READ: Canada joins hands with Brac to support vulnerable people    According to Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) as of 01 August, 2021 said, 06 refugees died, 46,545 refugees were affected, 21,000 refugees displaced, and 6,418 shelters were damaged by flash flood.

Families on Wednesday received the remains of 24 people who were killed  in the deadly fire at Hashem Food and Beverage Factory in Narayanganj . The bodies were handed over at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. The identities of 45 workers killed in the factory fire have been confirmed through DNA tests, officials said Tuesday. READ: Rupganj factory fire: 45 DNA-matched bodies to be handed over from tomorrow Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mostain Billah said some of the bodies were kept at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue while the rest at Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue The 24 bodies kept at Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue were handed to families at noon and the rest which were kept at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue will be handed over in the next two days, said the Deputy Commissioner. READ: Rupganj factory fire: Owner sent to jail, his 2 sons granted bail He further said that the families of the listed 45 deceased will be given Tk 50,000 for the burial and funeral.