Magura
Child drowns in Magura
A child drowned in a pond in Bararia village of Balidia union of Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila.
The deceased was identified as Meherima (2), daughter of Md. Abdullah Sardar of Bararia West Para.
Young couple ‘commit suicide’ in Magura: Police
She drowned in a ditch at his aunt's house in Shyamnagar village of the upazila on Thursday afternoon.
Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Raihanul Islam confirmed the news.
2 die after house catches fire in Magura
Mehrima along with her maternal grandmother went to visit her uncle Mahdi Hasan's house in Shyamnagar village on Thursday morning.
Later in the afternoon, Mehrima drowned in a pond near the house without anyone noticing.
8-year-old girl electrocuted in Magura
A case has been registered in this regard at Mohammadpur police station.
10 months ago
Young couple ‘commit suicide’ in Magura: Police
A young man and his lover allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Baraichara village in Magura Sadar upazila, police said.
The deceased was identified as Swagatam Biswas, 20, and Rupa Sarkar, 25. They were neighbours.
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Magura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sikandar Ali said, Rupa Sarkar got married to Sujan Sarkar, brother-in-law of Swagatam Biswas's sister, six months ago. As they lived in the same area, the love affair gradually got deeper.
Later, a dispute erupted between their families over their relationship. At around 1:00am last night, both Swagatam and Rupa went out of their houses and ingested poison together, said OC Sikandar Ali .
8-year-old girl electrocuted in Magura
Later, the family members rescued them and admitted them to Magura Sadar Hospital where they died in the early hours of Friday.
Dr Md Ehsanul Haque Masum, emergency medical officer of Sadar Hospital, said,Rupa and Swagatam were admitted to Magura Sadar Hospital late at night after consuming poison.
Biker dead, two pillion riders injured in Magura road accident
They later died during treatment, he added.
A case of unnatural death has been filed with Magura Police Station. The bodies have been sent to the morgue for autopsy.
11 months ago
Magura road crash leaves 2 dead
Two people including a woman were killed as a speeding bus crashed into a motorbike on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in front of Magura Sadar Hospital on Monday afternoon.
The deceased were Anwar Hossain, 50, of Atharkhada village of Magura Sadar upazila, and Rokeya Begum, 60, of Urura village in Mohammadpur upazila of the same district.
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Mizanur Rahman, sub inspector of Magura Highway police station, said the accident occurred around 2pm when the Khulna-bound bus of ‘Goldenline Paribahan’ from Dhaka hit the bike while crossing the highway in front of the hospital, leaving Anwar dead on the spot.
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Moreover, pedestrian Rokeya was killed when she got trapped between the bus and a stationary ambulance at that time, he said.
The bodies were sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, the SI said, adding that they seized the bus and lodged a case in this connection.
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1 year ago
Farmer electrocuted in Magura
A farmer died from electrocution while cutting branches of a tree in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan,55, son of Kosar Uddin.
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When Mannan went to cut the branches of a tree near his house he came in contact with an electric wire and sustained severe injuries at Kalisankarpur village around 1pm, said Borhanul Islam, Offiver-in-Charge of Mohammadpur police station.
He was declared dead when he was taken Mohammadpur upazila health complex.
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A case of unnatural death was registered at Mohammadpur police station.
1 year ago
25-year old hacked to death in Magura
A 25-year-old man was hacked to death at Gangni village in Sadar upazila of Magura district in the area on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, son of Badsha Mollah of the village.
Officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station Jobbarul Islam said local AL leader Abdur Rahman and Biplob Hossain, son of former UP chairman Nazrul Islam Montu, had a longstanding dispute over establishing supremacy in the area.
Sahhidul Islam and Manik Mollah, supporters of Abdur Rahman, came under attack allegedly by the rival group around 8:30pm on Monday. The attackers hacked them with sharp weapons indiscriminately, leaving Sahhidul dead on the spot and Manik critically injured.
Injured Manik was taken to Magura 250-bed Sadar Hospital.
A clash broke out between the two groups following the death.
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On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Three people including 2 policemen were injured during the calsh
A case was filed at Magura Police Station in this regard, said the OC, adding that they have detained eight people from the spot.
1 year ago
‘Drug peddler’ found dead along riverbank in Magura
Police on Monday recovered the body of a suspected drug peddler from the bank of the Kumar River at Nijnanduali village, on the outskirts of Magura town.
The deceased, Bably Molla, was a resident of the Barunatail area of Magura town.
Locals spotted the body and informed police.
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Police recovered his body this morning, said Mustafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station.
His body was sent to Magura Sadar Hospital for an autopsy, he said.
A case was filed in this regard, the OC added.
1 year ago
College student dead after tragic bike race with friends in Magura
A college student was killed in a road accident on the Magura-Jhenaidah road on Tuesday afternoon.
Nirob, 20, was son of Alamgir Hossain of College Para in the district town and a first-course degree student at Magura Government College.
Mustafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Magura sadar police station, said the accident happened around 5.30pm when the student lost control over his bike during a race among his friends in the Chara Bouttala area on the highway, leaving him dead on the spot.
The body was sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that a case was filed in this connection.
1 year ago
Sixth-grader tortured on charge of theft in Magura, accused detained
A sixth-grader was tortured with a hammer on charge of theft in Shalikha upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.
The victim—Sajeeb Mollah, 12, is son of farmer Kohinur Mollah of Sandra village under the upazila and a class six student of a local high school.
Bisharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shalikha police station, said some goods were stolen from the grocery shop of one Hasan Ali two to three days back in the village.
The shop owner allegedly picked up the boy from a road to his shop on Friday afternoon and interrogated about the theft and subsequently tortured with a hammer mercilessly, he said.
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Being informed by the victim’s father Md Mollah, a team of police rushed the spot and rescued him and detained the accused, the OC said.
The victim is undergoing treatment at the upazila health complex.
Mollah lodged a complaint against the shop owner in this connection on Friday night, he said adding the detainee will be produced at a court in the afternoon.
1 year ago
Road accidents in Khulna, Magura leave 3 dead
Three people were killed in road accidents in Khulna and Magura districts on Tuesday morning.
In Khulna, two people died in separate accidents that took place at Parchalna village of Chalna municipality in Dakope upazila and on Notun Rasta Mor area in the city.
According to locals, a woman died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in front of her house at around 11 am at Parchalna village.
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Parul Biswas, 60, was seriously injured and later died on the way to a hospital.
In another road accident at around 9 am motorcyclist Aksar, 26 was killed following a collision with a tank lorry in the city, said Kazi Kamal, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station.
The driver and helper of the tank lorry flee the scene immediately.
In Magura, Md Pappu, 19, a college student, was killed in a collision between two motorcycles in Sreepur upazila of the district.
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Officer-in-charge of the Sreepur police station Shukdev Roy said Pappuwas seriously injured following the collision.
Later he died at Faridpur Medical College and Hospital.
1 year ago
Magura road accident leaves one dead
A man was killed and another injured in a collision among a motorcycle, a three-wheeler and an auto-rickshaw in Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Monday.
The accident occurred on Magura-Mohammadpur road in the morning when the motorcycle carrying the duo and two other vehicles collided, leaving the biker dead on the spot and pillion rider injured
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Police recovered the body and sent it to a hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed in this connection.
1 year ago