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16-yr-old loses her way, raped by 5-7 youths in Natore
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five to seven youths whom she asked for directions to reach her grandmother's house in Natore Thursday.
Police claimed to arrested five of the youths in the early hours of Friday.
The girl left her home in Naldanga upazila on Thursday noon after a fight with her mother, said Munsur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Natore Sadar police station.
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"However, she lost her way in the Chatni area of Natore Sadar upazila in the evening while going to her grandmother's house. When she asked the accused for help, they took her to a deserted cremation ground and took turns to rape her," the OC said.
Locals spotted the girl in the late hours of Thursday and dialled 999. They also handed over to the police five of the youths whom they caught. However, locals said, two other accused managed to escape in the dark.
Bangladesh's rape epidemic
Sexual assaults on women continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introducing death penalty for rapes last year.
A police headquarters report, released recently, said that 26,695 rape cases were filed across the country in the past five years.
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data shows that 1,018 children were raped last year alone, but only 683 police cases had been filed. Also, 116 survivors were six years old or below.
Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported last year and 53 of the women were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, as per the data.
However, ASK's data is just the tip of the iceberg, according to aid agencies, who report that most women are too afraid to report rape.
In October 2020, the country was rocked by protests after a woman was allegedly attacked and raped in Noakhali.
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In November last year, Bangladesh introduced capital punishment for rape, following days of protests against sexual violence against women in several cities across the country.
But human rights organisations say the move will not solve the country's rape crisis, as the survivors of the heinous crime are often stigmatised in the society.
BNP-Police clash: 31 BNP men land in Natore jail
A Natore court on Tuesday sent 31 BNP activists to jail in a case over a clash between BNP men and police on November 22 during a rally demanding BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s release for treatment abroad. District and Sessions Court Judge Sharif Uddin passed the order when 60 BNP activists led by district BNP member secretary Rahim Newaz surrendered before the court and sought bail.
Read: Over 500 sued over BNP men-police clash in Natore The court granted bail to 49 BNP others activists including Rahim Newaz. On December 1, the court granted the accused a four-week anticipatory bail. On November 22, BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of their party office at Alaipur around 10 am to hold a rally as part of their central program demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
Read: Journo among 20 hurt as BNP men, police clash in Natore At one stage, police obstructed them, triggering a clash that left 20 people, including a journalist, injured. On November 23, police filed a case against 516 people over the clash.
2 killed in Natore road accidents
Two people including a 10-year-old child were killed in two separate road accidents in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district on Thursday.
Quoting locals, Officer-in-Charge of Gurudaspur Police Station, Abdul Motin said, 10-year-old Sabbir was hit by a motorcycle near Nayapara area of the upazila, and died on the spot.
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The motorcyclist managed to flee the scene after the incident, the OC added.
In another incident, Sanowarul Islam, 23, was run over by a speeding bus in Nayabazar area of the upazila.
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Train service with Natore resumes after 5 hrs of disruption
The rail link of the country with Natore was disrupted for over five hours following a collision between a truck and a train at Tebaria level crossing in the northern district early Monday.
Ashok Chakraborty, stationmaster of Natore Railway Station, said a truck drove through the level crossing around 3:30 am and collided with the Kurigram Express train from Dhaka.
Read:Derailment: Rail communication between Khulna and rest of the country suspended
At least five intercity trains got stuck at various stations, including Natore station, following the accident, Ashok said.
He said the train service with the district was restored around 9 am after the truck was removed from the rail line.
However, there was no report of any casualty in the accident.
Natore: RAB rescues kidnapped girl
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday night rescued a Class VIII student who was allegedly kidnapped from her grandparents' house in Lochangarh village of Natore Sadar upazila.
The kidnapper, identified as Anik Hossain, was also detained during the raid at a house in the Ekdala area of Natore Sadar upazila, officials said on Saturday.
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Natore RAB deputy commander Rafiqul Islam said that the girl was kidnapped on December 2 from her grandparents' house. "Acting on a complaint filed by the girl's family, the RAB conducted an operation, rescued her and held the kidnapper."
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Over 500 sued over BNP men-police clash in Natore
Police filed a case against 516 people over the clash between BNP activists and police during BNP’s Monday’s rally demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
Natore Sadar Police Station SI Rafiqul Islam filed the case at noon against 516 people including 400 unidentified ones, said Abu Sadad, officer-in-charge of Natore Sadar Police Station.
Read: Journo among 20 hurt as BNP men, police clash in Natore
Police have so far arrested nine people in this connection, the OC added.
Meanwhile, the party office of BNP in Natore remained closed since Tuesday morning.
On Monday, BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of their party office at Alaipur around 10 am to hold a rally as part of their central program demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
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At one stage, police obstructed them, triggering a clash.
At least 20 people, including a journalist, were injured in the clash.
Journo among 20 hurt as BNP men, police clash in Natore
At least 20 people, including a journalist, were injured in a clash between BNP activists and police at Alaipur in Natore town on Monday.
Witnesses said BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of their party office at Alaipur around 10 am to hold a rally as part of their central program demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
Read: Medical staffers go on flash strike at Natore Sadar Hospital over attack on guard
At one stage, police obstructed them, triggering a clash.
BNP men attacked police with brick chips and a chase and a counter-chase took place, leaving 20 people wounded.
Police fired several rounds of tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, said superintendent of police Liton Kumar Saha.
After a seven-hour mass-hunger strike on Saturday, BNP announced to hold rallies across the country, including the capital, on Monday, demanding the immediate release of 'critically' ill Khaleda Zia for better treatment abroad.
Read: UP member found dead in Natore
Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the program while concluding their hunger-strike program in front of BNP’s Naya Paltan central office.
He said their party’s all units of metropolitan cities, district towns, and upazila headquarters will hold rallies.
Wrong instructions to SSC candidates: Natore teacher suspended for 5 years
A teacher in Natore’s Bagatipara has been suspended from all public examination duties for 5 years for misleading students on the first day of SSC exams Sunday.
Zainul Abedin, teacher in charge of the exam center at Bagatipara Government Pilot High School, instructed 170 students to fill up all 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) though the board instructions said 12 out of 25.
All the students followed his wrong instruction in the Physics exam.
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After the exam, when they found out that they were given wrong instructions and their exam copies are in danger of getting disqualified, the students together went to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Priyanka Devi Pal, who talked to the concerned broad authorities and assured that the 170 students would get marks on the basis of 12 MCQs.
The UNO also ordered the suspension of the teacher for the act that left the students' future in uncertainty.
Medical staffers go on flash strike at Natore Sadar Hospital over attack on guard
Medical services at Natore Sadar Hospital were disrupted for over three hours on Wednesday morning as junior-level employees abstained from work to protest against an alleged attack on a security personnel.
The third and fourth-grade staff of the hospital began their protest strike around 9 am, locking up the chambers of the hospital doctors, causing immense sufferings to patients, particularly those who came for checkup in the outpatient department.
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The doctors and nurses of the hospital also expressed solidarity with the protesters and joined the strike that culminated at 12pm.
On Tuesday, Sujon, the security guard of the hospital, sustained injuries after he was attacked by a young man, identified as Al Amin, over distribution of tokens at the hospital. He is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
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UP member found dead in Natore
Natore, Nov 6 (UNB) -- A 50-year-old local union parishad member was found dead in a house in Mashpur of Natore's Lalpur upazila Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Motiur Rahman Moti, a member of ward no 5 of the upazila's Duaria union.
Fazlur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Lalpur police station, said Motiur's body was found on the premises of the house of Shahida Begum, a former UP member.
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On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy. "The reason behind his death will be clear after the autopsy," the OC said.
Kiton Kumar Shaha, superintendent of Natore Police, visited the spot.
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