Munshiganj
1 killed, 11 injured in Munshiganj over land dispute
A 30-year-old man was killed, and 11 others were injured in clashes between two groups of locals over a land dispute at the Chargolgolia area of Sirajdikhan upazila Friday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Falan Mia of Chargolgolia.
Mizanul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sirajdikhan Police Station, said two groups of locals, followers of Yeakub Mia and Joynal Mia, clashed sporadically with sharp weapons in the afternoon. "The clashes over possession of land left several people injured."
The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and different local hospitals. Falan, a follower of Yeakub, was declared dead at DMCH.
Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to bring the situation under control, the OC said.
Leaderless BNP has no chance of coming to power: Health Minister
Criticising the movement by the opposition BNP to topple the government of Bangladesh, Minister for Health and Family Planning Zahid Maleque on Saturday (January 28, 2023) said a party left without a leader has no chance of coming to power.
“First get a leader and then come to politics,” he said.
Maleque said this while addressing at the inaugural function of a newly-built building and prize giving ceremony of a sports competition at Jagir High School in Sadar upazila of Munshiganj, as the chief guest.
Urging the BNP to join the next national election expected to be held early next year, he said there is no chance to come to power by the backdoor.
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“Seek the vote of people joining the election, go to the power once people take you (BNP) to the power through voting, otherwise not,” he said.
Addressing the developments carried out by Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, the health minister said that she must be brought to power again for the development of the country.
Advising students to study attentively, he said a good human being without education and dreams does not materialise.
With the school governing committee president Md Shamim Miah in the chair, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Abdul Latif and Municipality Mayor Md Ramjan Ali among others spoke at the event.
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Munshiganj Jubo Dal leader shot by Jubo League man
A leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s youth wing Jubo Dal was shot and stabbed allegedly by a leader of Jubo League, the ruling party's youth wing, over control of Tongibari upazila on Tuesday.
Mollahkandi Union unit Jubo Dal President Zia Sarkar, 45, was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from Munshiganj General Hospital due to his critical condition.
The victim’s elder brother Babul Sarkar said Jubo League leader Shipon Patowary, younger brother of the union parishad chairman and himself a Jubo League leader Ripon Patowary, picked up Zia in a microbus when he was on his way to pick up his daughter from a school nearby Beshnal Culvert.
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Identifying themselves as members of Detective Branch, the Jubo League men took Zia to the Amghata area near the house of Chairman Ripon and shot him in his legs and stabbed him, he said, adding that later they left him in a critical condition there.
Hearing screams, locals rushed to the spot and took him to the General Hospital.
Dr Shibal Basak, a physician at the hospital, said they found two bullets in the legs and marks of injuries of lethal weapons were also spotted on his body.
Bullet-hit Zia, a brick and sand businessman by profession, was referred to DMCH for better treatment, the physician said.
Tarekuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said drives are on to nab the people involved with the incident immediately.
Sadar Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Khandaker Khairul Islam said they primarily came to know that some people identifying themselves as DB picked up Zia and beat him.
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Locals said there had been a longstanding dispute between Ripon and former union parishad chairman Mohsina Haque Kolpona over controlling the area.
Babul said his brother was attacked by the followers of Ripon as he is a supporter of Kolpona.
Weeklong gas supply disruption for some Dhaka areas, Narayanganj and Munshiganj from tomorrow
Consumers in the southern part of Dhaka city and adjoining areas, and Narayanganj and Munshiganj may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply for a week – from tomorrow (November 6, 2022) to November 12 – due to technical work in the gas transmission line.
According to a statement from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, the areas where consumers may face gas supply disruption include some areas in the southern part of Dhaka city, Zinjira, Keraniganj, Meghnaghat, Sonargaon, Haripur, Narayanganj and Munshiganj.
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Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) will conduct “intelligent pigging” activities in its 60km long Bakhrabad-Shiddhirganj 30-inch-diameter transmission line during the period, said Titas Gas.
Missing college student's body found in Pangasia canal
The body of a college student who went missing Monday after falling from a launch in the Pangasia canal, was fished out Tuesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Niloy, 18, a Class 11 student of Gajaria Government College and son of Dr Md Ali from Hoglakandi village.
His body was recovered around 10am from the Pangasia canal, a distributary channel of the Meghna river in the district's Gajaria upazila, by divers from Narayanganj fire service, said Rifat Mallik, station officer of Gajaria fire service.
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Md Rais Uddin, officer-in-charge of Gajaria police station, said, "Niloy and his friends were returning home from a picnic on the launch, ML Hasib, on Monday when the tragedy occurred."
"Niloy tried to remove a hanging live electric wire and was electrocuted. He fell in the river in the impact of the jolt and drowned," the officer said.
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Seven of his friends -- Rifat, Minhaz, Faysal Pradhan, Rabbi Shakill, Nahid and Sharif -- also sustained injuries in the incident, and are being treated at a hospital, said the OC.
20 people injured as bus overturns near Padma Bridge in Munshiganj
Twenty people were injured as a bus overturned near North Police Station of Padma Bridge at Mawa point in Munshiganj district on Tuesday.
The identities of the injured people could not be known immediately.
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The bus of ‘Tungipara Paribahan’ overturned around 1:30 pm after its driver lost control over steering, leaving 20 people injured, said Mohammad Zia, Traffic Inspector of Mawa Police camp.
Of the injured, some were taken to a local hospital where some others were given first aid.
All 64 districts to celebrate Padma Bridge's inauguration
The inauguration of the Padma Bridge will be celebrated in 64 districts of the country simultaneously on June 25.
There will be common programmes, including a laser show in Dhaka's Hatirjheel, all around to mark the memorable occasion.
Special programmes will be arranged in four districts – Munshiganj, Madaripur, Shariatpur, and Dhaka – for five days.
In a video conference Friday, the Cabinet Division asked all the deputy commissioners to make necessary arrangements for the said programmes.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam were present at the meeting.
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Missing gold trader found dead after 5 months
Police have recovered the body of a gold trader from Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj five months after he went missing.
Anup Baul, a gold trader in Old Dhaka's Tanti Bazar, was from Teghoria union of South Keraniganj.
Biplob Baul, the younger brother of the deceased, said Anup was owed Tk2 lakh by his business partner Noyon – that at the time of his disappearance he was trying to get back.
In fact, on the day Anup went missing, last January 4, Noyon had told him over the phone that he was ready to pay up, for which he asked to meet in Sirajdikhan. Since then, Anup had been missing.
A general diary was filed at Sirajdikhan Police Station the next day.
Later Biplob lodged a complaint at Dhalpur RAB-10 office in the capital.
Police's Detective Branch (DB) detained Noyon over the incident and questioned him, according to Khorshed Alam, superintendent of police at PBI Dhaka district unit.
Based on Noyon's information, police recovered Anup's body Thursday and sent it to Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, added the officer.
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15 injured, 5 with bullets, during AL factioonal clash in Munshiganj
Some 15 people were injured with five suffering bullet injuries on Monday during a clash between two groups of Awami League supporters over gaining the upper hand in ten villages of Mollakandi Union Parishad in Munshiganj sadar upazila.
The injured with bullet shots were identified as Sirajul Bepari, 65, of Munshikandi village, Hanif Molla, 38, and Kamal Hossain, 28, of Kangshapura village, Motin Dhali, 30, of Chardumuria village, and Mohammad Hossain,16, of Rajarchar village.
“Of them Sirajul and Hanif have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment while others were admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital. Other injured are also being treated at different hospitals in the upazila," said Abu Bakkar Siddique, officer-in-Charge of Munshiganj Sadar police station.
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The clash spread over the villages of Maheshpur, East Makhati, Maddhyam Makhati, Rajarchar, Chardumuria, Chaitar Char Amghata, Munshikandi and Beherkandi on Monday, said police.
The clash started over an election related feud between the supporters of Mohsina Haque Kalpana, former chairman and Women Affairs Secretary of upazila Awami League and Ripan Patwary, present chairman and joint Secretary of upazila AL.
Mohsina Haque Kalpana said it was a preplanned attack by Ripon’s group on her supporters with guns, cocktails and sticks. “They attacked to ensure one-sided voting in the upcoming election of Makhati GC High School’s managing committee.”
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However, Ripon Patwary denied the allegation saying it was Mohsina’s supporters who were involved in the aggression.
OC Abu Bakkar Siddique said, “The clash started after Ripon’s supporters attacked. At least five houses were vandalized during the clash; later police took control of the situation. Additional police troops have been deployed in the area.”
Munshiganj: Two teens killed in car accident
Two teenagers were killed and another injured when their car plunged into a canal in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj early Saturday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam Jisan, 17 and Fahim, 15, a Class X student of Munshiganj High School in the upazila. All the three were friends.
Soyeb Ali, officer-in-charge of Tongibari Police Station, said the accident occurred around 3.30 am when the car fell into the canal from an under-construction bridge in Aldi, leaving the two dead on the spot.
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The injured, identified as Jihad, is being treated at a local hospital, he said.
Fahima Akter Rupa, sister of Jisan, said Jisan, along with his two friends -- Fahim and Jihad -- went for a drive in the dead of the night.