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BNP on Tuesday (4th November 2025) expelled four of its leaders, including the Meherpur district and Gangni upazila presidents, over their alleged involvement in violence, road blockade and vandalism centring the party’s nomination process. In a press release, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the expulsion decision. The expelled leaders are Meherpur District BNP President Javed Masud Milton, Gangni Upazila BNP President Afaz Uddin Kalu, Meherpur District Jubo Dal General Secretary Kausar Ali, and Gangni Municipality BNP President Mokbul Hossain Meghla. Martyr Mugdha's brother steps into politics with BNP The four were expelled from all party positions, including their primary membership, for engaging in violence, clashes, road blockades, and vandalising the party office at Gangni Bazar area on the Meherpur–Kushtia highway on Tuesday morning, the press release said. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the list of 237 party candidates for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office in Dhaka on Monday evening. Four Sitakunda BNP leaders expelled over  nomination-related violence 

At least 10 people were reportedly injured in a clash between two rival factions of the BNP over the formation of a union committee in Meherpur's Sadar upazila on Friday noon. “The situation is currently calm, and additional police forces have been deployed to prevent further unrest,” said Meherpur Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mejbah Uddin. Supporters of Kamrul Hasan, member-secretary of the district BNP convening committee, claimed that six of their men were injured in the clash. The group led by former upazila BNP general secretary Saiful Islam said three of their activists were also hurt. The injured were taken to Meherpur 250-Bed General Hospital, and two of them were later referred to Kushtia Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Local residents said the incident began when Kamrul  was on his way to attend the bi-annual conference of the Amjhupi Union BNP. As his motorcade passed through Amjhupi Bazar on the way to Gandharajpur from Meherpur town around 11am, supporters of Saiful Islam reportedly tried to block the vehicles, sparking tensions between the groups. In Kushtia, Jamaat's opposition to 150-year-old fair triggers clashes with BNP; 11 injured Witnesses said members of the army and police rushed to the spot from the nearby army camp after being informed of the unrest. Law enforcers initially attempted to defuse the situation by suggesting the motorcade take an alternative route. However, as the motorcade proceeded towards Gandharajpur via Amjhupi, both groups engaged in a violent clash. Eventually, a joint team of army personnel and law enforcement officers managed to bring the situation under control. “No written complaint has been filed yet, and no one has been detained in connection with the incident,” said OC Mejbah.

Police recovered two hand grenades from a government primary school in Gangni upazila of  Meherpur district on Sunday morning. The explosives, wrapped in red scotch tape, were found around 9 am on the third-floor corridor of Raipur Government Primary School in the upazila, causing panic among teachers and students. On information, police recovered the grenades and defused them by placing them in a bucket filled with water. Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication resumes after BAU students lift blockade Fawzia Akter, the head teacher of the school, said students spotted the suspicious objects while going to their classrooms in the morning. "We then informed the Elangi police camp and the bombs were promptly removed by the police," she added. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gangni police station Bani Israel said  the grenades investigation is currently underway.    

BNP has announced a full convening committee for its Meherpur district unit and partial convening committees for seven other district units, including Chattogram South, Gazipur and Narayanganj. The party has also approved a preparatory committee for its upcoming council in Sirajganj district. The convening committees and the Sirajganj council preparatory committee were announced in a press release, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Sunday. A 31-member full convening committee has been formed for BNP’s Meherpur district unit, with Javed Masud Milton as convenor and Kamrul Hasan as member secretary. In Natore, a 16-member committee has been formed, with Rahim Newaz as convenor and Asaduzzaman Asad as member secretary. In Bandarban, Saching Prue has been made convenor and Javed Reza member secretary of a five-member convening committee. BNP forms Kurigram district unit’s partial committee In Chattogram South, a five-member convening committee has been formed, appointing Idris Mia as convenor and Helal Uddin as member secretary. In Manikganj, a seven-member convening committee has been formed, with Afroza Khan Rita as convenor. In Munshiganj, a seven-member convening committee has been formed, with Mizanur Rahman Sinha as convenor and Mohiuddin Ahmed as member secretary. In Narayanganj, Mamun Mahmud has been made convenor of a five-member convening committee. In Gazipur, a three-member convening committee has been formed, headed by Fazlul Haque Milon. For the Sirajganj district council preparatory committee, Amirul Islam Khan Alim has been appointed as convenor. BNP forms new committees in four city, five district units The new committees have been formed as part of BNP’s ongoing move to overhaul its different units to strengthen organisational capacity ahead of the next national election.

A Meherpur court on Thursday placed Farhad Hossain, former public administration minister, on a two-day remand. Meherpur Senior Judicial Magistrate Sharmin Nahar passed the order when police produced Farhad, also president of Meherpur district unit of Awami League, before the court. 4 get life imprisonment for killing farmer in Thakurgaon Earlier on Wednesday night, police took the AL leader to Meherpur jail. He was also shown arrested in two cases filed for attacking students during the anti-discrimination movement. Anisul, Atiqul put on remand again A number of cases have been filed against Farhad  in Dhaka and Meherpur district after the fall of the AL-led government on August 5. Police arrested Farhad from Dhaka's Eskatan area on September 14.

A 17-year-old boy died, another injured in a road accident in Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Shipon Ali of Chitla village of the upazila, and his cousin Khokon, 23, said Officer-in-Charge Bani Israel of Gangni Police Station. Shipon and Khokon were travelling from Gangni to Bamandir on a motorcycle near Olinagar. They lost control while trying to overtake a truck and  Shipon was crushed under the truck's wheels on the Meherpur-Kushtia road around 6:30pm, said the OC. 2 college students die in Meherpur road accident Khokon was rescued by locals. Legal action will be taken following complaints from the victims' families, said the OC.

Meherpur, Jan 08 (UNB) – Two college students died in a road accident on the Meherpur-Kushtia regional highway in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Wednesday. The accident happened when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Rafraf Paribahan bus around 3:30 pm, said Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge Bani Israel. 6 killed in separate road accidents in Naogaon, Gazipur, Munshiganj The deceased were identified as Siam Hossain (18), son of Alek Hossain, a Saudi expatriate from Pirtala village and Abdullahel Baki (18), son of Sohrab Hossain alias Sentu, also a Saudi expatriate from the same village. Both were students of class XI at Kushtia Islamia College. Siam died on the spot and Baki was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the OC said. Man killed in road accident in capital’s Bijoy Sharani Locals seized the bus and handed it over to the police. The deceased’s body will be taken to the 250-bed General Hospital in Meherpur, the OC added.

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.

A woman was killed and her husband was injured in a road accident on Monday in the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village in Gangni upazila, Meherpur. The deceased, Hira Begum (45), and her husband, injured Sajjadul Islam, both hailed from Baradi village in Meherpur Sadar upazila. Bani Israil, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gangni Police Station, confirmed the incident. Cumilla road crash leaves 3 dead According to eyewitnesses, Sajjadul Islam and his wife were traveling on a motorcycle to visit their son-in-law's house. When they reached the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village, a truck coming from behind hit them. Hira Begum was struck by the truck’s wheel, causing her death on the spot. Locals rescued Sajjadul Islam in critical condition and admitted him to a nearby clinic. OC Bani Israil said that the body of the deceased was recovered and taken to the police station.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday (November 11, 2023) seized 32,200 US dollars equivalent to around  Tk 39.84 lakh from Buripota bordering area in Meherpur district. Tipped off, a team of BGB -6 Battalion from Chuadanga conducted a drive near pillar no 116/4-s and seized the US dollars wrapped in black polythene in an abandoned condition at 10:30 am, Commanding officer of BGB-6 Lieutenant Colonel Syed Mohammad Zahidur Rahman said while briefing reporters. Read: Miscreants break two legs of Jamaat leader No one was arrested in this connection. A case was filed with Sadar Police Station in Meherpur. The seized money will be deposited to the treasurer office of Meherpur district. Read: 3 die in separate accidents in Dinajpur