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Narail teacher humiliation: Mirzapur United College governing body, another teacher show caused
The National University authorities on Thursday issued separate show cause notices to the governing body of Mirzapur United Degree College in Narail and one of its teachers over the humiliation of acting principal Swapan Kumar Biswas.
The decision was taken at the 229th syndicate meeting of the National University held on Wednesday night chaired by Professor Dr Mashiur Rahman, Vice Chancellor of the university, according to a press release issued on Thursday.
The authorities also expelled Md Rahmatullah Rony, a fourth year student Religious History and Culture Department of Government Brjalal College in Khulna, for his involvement in this incident.
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According to the decision, Aktar Hossain Kinku, assistant professor of Political Science Department of the college has been show-caused for his negative role on the day of the incident and the governing body of Mirzapur United Degree College has been show-caused for its inactivity.
They have been asked to respond immediately explaining why punitive measures will not be taken against them.
A committee formed to probe the incident on June 28 led by Brajalal College Principal Shari Atiquzzaman submitted its report at the syndicate meeting.
Contacted, Professor Aktar Hossain Kinku and advocate Achin Chakraborty, president of the governing body of Mirzapur United Degree College told UNB they are yet to receive any notice in this regard and will respond upon getting documents.
Md Mahmudur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Narail Sadar police station and investigation officer in the case said the four arrested accused -Shaon, Monirul, Rony and Rimon- were sent to jail on Thursday after being produced before a court.
Among them, Nur Nabi is currently on a three-day police remand which will end on Friday.
On June 18, a Hindu student of Mirzapur United Degree College made a post on Facebook supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
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There was day-long unrest in the college over the post and rumours that acting principal Swapan Kumar Biswas had sided with the student, following which police escorted him out of the campus. At one stage, a group of people forced him to wear a garland of shoes.
A video of the incident also went viral on social media that sparked huge criticism.
Later, the accused, who made the Facebook post, was arrested and a case was filed against him under the Digital Security Act.
On June 26, two probe committees were formed led by Additional District Magistrate Jubayer Hossain Chowdhury and by Additional Superintendent of Police Md Riazul Islam.
On June 27, three more were arrested in another case filed at the Sadar Police Station police for setting teachers’ vehicles on fire and obstructing police duty.
Police also arrested Rahmat Ullah Roni, the prime accused in this case, from Khulna on June 29.
Narail teacher's humiliation: Sadar thana OC stand-released
The officer-in-charge of Narail Sadar police station has been stand-released due to negligence in duty over humiliation of a teacher of Mirzapur United Degree College in Sadar upazila of Narail.
OC Shawkat Kabir has been attached to the Range Reserve Force in Khulna, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Prabir Kumar Roy on Sunday.
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On June 18, a Hindu student of Mirzapur United Degree College made a post on Facebook supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
There was day-long unrest in the college over the post and rumours that acting principal Swapan Kumar Biswas had sided with the student, following which police escorted him out of the campus. At one stage, a group of people forced him to wear a garland of shoes.
A video of the incident also went viral on social media that sparked huge criticism.
Later, the accused, who made the Facebook post, was arrested and a case was filed against him under the Digital Security Act.
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On June 26, two probe committees were formed led by Additional District Magistrate Jubayer Hossain Chowdhury and by Additional Superintendent of Police Md Riazul Islam.
On June 27, three more were arrested in another case filed at the Sadar Police Station police for setting teachers’ vehicle on fire and obstructing police duty.
Police also arrested Rahmat Ullah Roni, the main accused in this case, from Khulna on June 29.
Road accidents kill 4, injure 7 in five districts
At least four people including two students were killed and seven others were injured in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon, Narail, Magura, Chattogram and Khulna districts on Saturday.
In Thakurgaon, a 13-year old schoolgirl was killed and two others were hurt in a motorcycle accident at Goalkari on Baliadangi-Lahiri road in Baliadangi upazila.
The deceased was identified as Munni Akter, a sixth grader of Baliadangi Government Girl’s High School and dauther of Sadekul Islam, said Khayrul Anam, Officer-in-Charge of Baliadangi police station.
The accident occurred in the morning when the Baliadangi-bound motorcycle hit Munni from behind when she was passing the area, leaving her dead and the two riders injured. The injured were admitted to Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital.
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In, Narail , a sand-laden trolley truck ran over a 17-year old student on his way to madrasah on Khararia-Nawapara road in Kalia upazila, said Sheikh Tasmim Alam, OC of Kalia police station.
The deceased was identified as Asif Mina, a student of class eight of Khararia Rahima Habib Dakhil Madrasah and son of Hiru Mina.
OC Tasmim Alam said the vehicle has been seized and legal action will be taken in this regard.
Meanwhile, in Magura an unidentified youth was killed being hit by a trolley truck in front of Jashpur schoolin Mohammadpur upazila, said Ikram Hossain, OC of Mohammadpur police station.
A case was filed in this regard and the body was sent for an autopsy, he said.
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In Chattogram, a motorcyclist died being hit by a truck on Mariner’s Road in Fishery Ghat area in the city at noon.
The deceased was identified as Tripti Dhar,34, son Chandra Sutradhar from Cumilla.
Truck driver named Alamgir was arrested and the vehicle has been seized, said Zahidul Kabir, OC of Kotwali police station.
Besides, five people were injured at East Jhiler Danga in Dumuria upazila of Khulna as two trucks collided head on at 11:30 am, said Md Shihab Molla, Sub-Inspector of Dumuria police station.
All the injured were truck drivers and their assistants, he said. They were taken to Khulna Medical College and Hospital by locals.
Of them driver Babu’s condition is critical, said the SI.
Trader stabbed to death in Narail
A 55-year-old trader was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals in Telkara village of the district's Lohagara upazila on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Nizam Sheikh, son of Peta Sheikh of the village. He was a vegetable vendor in Baradia Bazar.
Police suspect the murder was a fallout of an old rivalry between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy.
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Around 9pm on Monday, a group of assailants attacked Nizam and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him dead on spot, said Sheikh Abu Hena Milon, officer-in-charge of Lohagara police station.
The body has been kept at the morgue of the local government hospital for an autopsy. “Efforts are on to nab the culprits,” said the officer.
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Pvt clinic in Narail to be shut down after pregnant woman dies
Kalia upazila health authorities in Narail decided to close a private clinic Monday over the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child during surgery by a quack doctor.
Upazila Health Officer Kajal Mallik said he directed to close the clinic named Baradia Khan Rowshan Ali Private Clinic after a probe body formed in this regard found the clinic along with its doctors and nurses were all unregistered.
On May 6, Shiuli Begum, 25, wife of Jinnat Ali, an autorickshaw driver, from Gopalganj sadar upazila got admitted in the clinic to deliver her second baby. The hospital admitted her taking Tk 15,000 as fee for a c-section surgery.
But Shiuli died when she was given anaesthetic injection at the Operation Theater by a doctor. The hospital authority tried to cover up the situation by calling an ambulance and sending her body off to another hospital.
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However, the relatives of the patients learned of the situation and got agitated.
Later, some police personnels called by the authority took control of the situation.
Meanwhile the alleged quack doctor who was conducting the operation managed to flee.
The poor husband of Shiuli agreed to settle the case with intervention of police and some local influentials upon receiving Tk 3 lakh as compensation from the hospital authority.
But the matter refused to die after the news spread.
Narail Civil Surgeon formed a three member probe committee led by Upazila Health Officer Kajal Mollik and asked to submit a report within next four days after investigating the incident.
“The clinic was following none of the conditions that a hospital should follow and it had no regular doctor or nurses. As the hospital authority and its staff remained absconding since the incident we could not know the identity of the quake who was conducting the operation,” said Kajal Mallik.
Suspected militant leader held in Narail
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a militant leader from Narail district on Monday.
The arrestee has been identified as Md Russel Sheikh Salman, son of Md Robiul Islam Robi of Taltola in Narail. He is the divisional leader of the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam, according to Rab.
Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Rab-6 conducted a drive in the Taltola area of Sadar upazila around 4pm on Monday and arrested Russel.
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During preliminary interrogation, he admitted to his involvement in the activities of Ansar al-Islam, said Kabirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
A case has been filed against the arrestee, he added.
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Suspected terrorist hacked dead in Narail
A 40-year-old suspected terrorist was hacked to death allegedly by some miscreants at Lohagara upazila in Narail early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sohel Khan, of the upazila. There are 13 cases including four murder and arms cases against him, said Police.
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Sheikh Abu Hena Milon, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagara police station, said five to seven miscreants attacked Sohel at his home in Purbodigholia village around 12am and hacked him indiscriminately, leaving him dead on the spot. At that time, his wife Razia Sultana got injured while trying to save him.
Sohel was involved in various terrorist activities in the area, said the OC.
The body was sent to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.
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Legal processes are underway to nab the killers, said the OC.
2 killed in Narail road crash
Two women were killed and eight others were injured when a bus hit a CNG auto-rickshaw on Narail-Lohagarah road at Burikhali in Sadar upazila of Narail district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Rani Biswas, 40, and Mamata, 50, of Jashore district.
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The accident occurred around 3 pm when the Narail-bound ‘Khanjahan Paribahan’ hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving one killed and nine others injured, said Shawkat Kabir, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
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The injured were taken to a local hospital where another woman died after admission.
Incessant showers damage lentil, wheat & mustard crops in Narail
Incessant showers over the past three-four days have caused widespread damage to lentil, chilli, mustard and wheat crops across 18,632 hectares of farmland in Narail district, authorities said.
"The untimely rain will delay the cultivation of Rabi crops this year in the district, which starts from mid-November and lasts till March," Dipak Kumar Roy, deputy director of Narail Agricultural Extension Department, told UNB.
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The showers have damaged winter crops like radish, cabbage, cauliflower and turnip across 1,045 hectares, mustard crops across 7,730 hectares, lentil crops across 7,545 hectares and wheat crops across 2,100 hectares, according to data.
Besides, boro seed beds across 162 hectares of farmland have also sustained damage in the rain, the Agricultural Extension Department said.
"Wheat, mustard, and lentil crops have sustained the maximum damage in the rain as these are planted across 70 percent of farmland in Narail," said Dipak. "However, the extent of damage could be ascertained only when the showers stop."
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Tazul Islam, agricultural representative of Narail-2 MP, however, said that the district may lag in crop production this season.
One gets death penalty, 3 life term for murder in Narail
A Narail court on Sunday sentenced a man to death and three others to life imprisonment for killing a man over land dispute in 2014.
The condemned convict is Alamgir Bhuiyan, 50, while the lifers are- Alamgir’s father Sayen Uddin Bhuiyan, his brothers Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, 55, and Jungu Bhuiyan of Kalinagar village of Narail.
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District and Sessions Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman handed down the verdict. The court also fined Alamgir Tk 50,000.
All the accused except Jangu Bhuiyan were present on the dock when the verdict was announced.
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According to the case statement, the convicts had a land-related dispute with Rabiul Islam Bhuiyan, the plaintiff in the case, in Kalinagar village of Naragati in Narail.
Later, an arbitration meeting was held between the two sides on January 18, 2014. On the same day, the plaintiff's brother Firoz Bhuiyan was stabbed to death at Kalingar Bazar area.