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Police arrested a man for ‘violating’ two children from Muktarpur in Sadar upazila of Munshiganj district on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Sekendar Ali Chokdar of Muktarpur ara. Saiful Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Sekendar violated the two children after taking them to his home alluring them of providing food and balloons on March 2. As the news spread on Friday night, local people handed him over to police after calling the help of national emergency phone number 999. A case was filed in this connection.    

JMI Industrial Park has been fined Tk 10 lakh for not renewing its environmental clearance certificate in Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj along Dhaka-Chattogram highway, said authority. A mobile court led by Special Magistrate and Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidul Islam conducted a drive and fined the park , in default of which its executive director, on behalf of the organization, will have to serve 20 days of jail. The park faced the fine under section 15 of the Environmental Protection Act-1995. DoE drives in 7 districts: Tk 17.18 lakh fined The drive continued till 8pm beginning Sunday afternoon with the help of the Department of Environment in the Bhatikandi area of the upazila. Mizanur Rahman, Deputy Director of Munshiganj Department of Environment, said that the park authority was also given a three-month deadline to comply with all environmental regulations. The fine was imposed on the executive director on behalf of the company.

A mother and her son were shot and injured alleged by their rivals over a previous enmity in Munshiganj Sadar on Saturday night. The injured are Jarina Begum, 35, and her 15-year-old son Jihad Mir, residents of Mollakandi Chardumuria under Sadar upazila. Police said there had been a dispute between the victims and a neighbour over the previous enmity (reason could not be known) while the victims had filed a case against them earlier. Recently, the accused was reportedly putting pressure on them to withdraw the case but the victims refused. The attackers stormed into the victims’ house around 9pm and opened fire at them, said police quoting locals. Hearing screams, locals rushed them to Munshiganj Sadar General Hospital where they were now undergoing treatment, said the hospital’s emergency department physician Dr Ataul Karim. Read: Trader shot dead in Ctg’s Raojan; several injured in attack Of them, Jihad sustained bullet injuries in a hand while a bullet pierced through the face of Jarian Begum, he said. Sadar police station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Saiful Alam said additional police personnel were deployed in the area as a tense was prevailing there. Efforts were underway to find out the reasons and nab the accused, he added.

The death toll from the Munshiganj speedboat accident has reached four. Six others were rescued following the collision between the speedboat and a trawler in the Meghna River in Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj on Friday night, said Anwar Alam, officer-in-charge of Gajaria Police Station on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Wadud Bepari, 36, son of Mohammad Ali Bepari from Jamalpur village in Gajaria upazila; Babul Sarkar, 48, son of Bachchu Sarkar from Ramzanbeg village in Munshiganj upazila; and two men, Sakib, 26, and Nayeem, 24, both from Matlab Uttar upazila in Chandpur. Nayeem, the operator of the speedboat, was among the deceased. 2 killed as speedboat collides with bulkhead in Munshiganj According to police and locals, the accident occurred when a trawler, en route to Guagachia in Gajaria upazila from an event in Matlab Uttar, collided with the oncoming speedboat. Both vessels were carrying a total of 10 to 11 people. Dense fog at the time caused the speedboat to lose its bearings, leading to the crash. The impact caused the trawler to sink, while the speedboat was damaged. Following the collision, Nayeem's body went missing. Search efforts were immediately launched by the Fire Service, Coast Guard, and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Nayeem's body was eventually recovered around 2 pm on Saturday. Jubo Dal leader snatched from police station in Munshiganj Commander Obaidul Karim Khan, deputy director of BIWTA and head of the Narayanganj rescue unit, said, "We have confirmed that the speedboat collided with an engine-driven trawler. We believe that all the deceased were passengers of the trawler." Further investigations are ongoing, the OC also stated.

Police recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj on Monday. The body was discovered hanging in a room at the house of Zainal Sheikh, located near Sidweshwari Bazar in Tongibari upazila. Md Mahidul Islam, the officer-in-charge of Tongibari Police Station, confirmed the matter. The deceased, identified as Siam, was the son of Shafiqul Islam from Hirakanda village in Kalmakanda upazila, Netrokona. 17-year-old body drowns in Cox’s Bazar beach Siam's mother, Sulada Begum, stated that he was mentally unstable. It is believed that Siam locked the room and hanged himself with a rope when no one was watching. He was rushed to the upazila health complex, where the on-duty doctor pronounced him dead. The body was recovered following reports from the scene. As the family raised no complaints, the body was handed over to them.

A woman died, and her husband and son were injured in a lightning strike in Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Halima Begum, the wife of 70-year-old Abdul Hannan. Eleven houses gutted in fire at Teknaf Abdul Hannan is currently receiving treatment at Gazaria Health Complex, said Mahbubur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Gazaria Police Station. Locals reported that Halima and her husband were working on their land near their home during a light rain when a sudden thunderbolt struck, causing serious injuries to both. They were quickly rescued and taken to Gazaria Health Complex, where doctors declared Halima dead. Abdul Hannan was admitted for treatment. Loco master’s quick action saves woman's life in Narsingdi Fortunately, their 9-year-old son, Ramjan Mia, sustained only minor injuries. OC Mahbubur Rahman stated that the body was handed over to the family following the legal procedures.

A fire broke out in a super board manufacturing factory of TK Group in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj on Sunday (March 24, 2024) afternoon. Talhan Bin Zasim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD-media cell) headquarters, said the fire began in the board factory in Jamaldi area around 1: 10 pm. Read more: Fire at 18-storey building in Dhaka’s Gulshan doused On information, ten firefighting units rushed to the spot and were trying to tame the flame, he said. The origin of the fire could not be known immediately, he added. Read more: Fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar; chemical warehouse burnt down

Gas supply will remain suspended in many areas of Narayanganj, and parts of Dhaka and Munshiganj districts for 16 hours — from 8 am on Monday (March 04, 2024) to 12 am — for emergency gas pipeline repair work. Gas outage for 8 hours in parts of capital city Saturday A public notice from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited said the areas where gas supply will remain off include Godnail, Enayetnagar, Bau Bazar, Lucky Bazar, Hajiganj, Wabdapul, Qayyumpur, Fatulla, Sistabpur, Jail Khana Road, Post Office Road from Hajiganj junction to Shibu Market, Panchbati, Maizdair, Izdair, Chashara, Khanpur, Killarpool, Talla, Kutubail, Dharmaganj, Takkarmath, Pagla, Chitashal, Delpara, Jalkuri, Nayamati, Dapa Idrakpur, Bhuigarh, Qutubpur Union, Dhaka Match, Senpur, Moktarpur, Narayanganj BSCIC Area, Kashipur Union to Moktarpur via Panchabati area, Shimgaon, Siddhirganj, Adamji, Sahebpara, Mizmiji to Chittagong Road, and Siddhirganj. The adjoining areas under Fatulla Police Station, Munshiganj and Narayanganj city may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply, said Titas, regretting temporary inconveniences during the period. Gas crisis: Indefinite transport strike underway in Sylhet

Four of a family sustained burn injuries in a mysterious explosion at a five-storey building at Idrakpur in Munshiganj district town on Saturday. The injured were identified as Rizvi Ahmed Russel, 42,his wife Rozina Begum,35, their son Raian Ahmed, 3 and Russel’s mother Shahida Khatun, 65, of the area. Two killed as bus hits road divider in Munshiganj Of them, Shahida received 90 percent burn injuries. Quoting local people, additional superintendent of Munshiganj police Khairul Islam, said Russel was a programme officer of One Stop Service at Munshiganj General Hospital and he used to live on the 4th floor of the building with his family as a tenant. Gas supply to remain off for 12 hours in parts of Narayanganj, Munshiganj Tuesday The explosion occurred around 6:15 am that triggered fire, leaving four of the family injured. Later, they were taken to a local hospital where doctors referred three of them to the Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute. Two workers electrocuted in Munshiganj jute mill However, it is still not clear what caused the explosion but police suspected that blast occurred from electric device laptop or mobile phone.

Two people were killed when a Dhaka-bound bus smashed into a road divider on Bangabandhu Expressway in Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila Friday morning, police said. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Gas supply to remain off for 12 hours in parts of Narayanganj, Munshiganj Tuesday Seven others were injured in the incident. Five of them have been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.  Abdullah Al Tayabir, officer-in-charge of Srinagar police station, said the speeding bus lost control at around 7:15 am on Friday and collided with the road divider.  Two workers electrocuted in Munshiganj jute mill OC Abdullah said the bus was seized from the accident spot. However, the driver of the bus is still absconding.  Inspector Mahfuz Riben of Srinagar Fire Station said the injured were rescued from the bus and taken to Srinagar Health Complex where doctors declared two passengers dead. 3 dead as bus crashes into broken-down truck in Munshiganj