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Two women suffered burn injuriers when some miscreants hurled a petrol bomb on a moving CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Aturar Depot area in Chattogram city on Sunday. The injured were identified as Laila Begum, 50, daughter of Kabir Ahmed and Jharna Begum, 30, daughter of Badsha Mia of Raozan municipality area. Quoting witnesses, Nurul Alam Ashek, in-charge of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital police camp, said the miscreants hurled the petrol bomb at the CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying five people while they were heading towards Kutubdia Malek Shah Darbar, leaving two women injured.  

A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead by miscreants at Garib Ullahpara in Raozan upazila of Chattogram district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Manik Abdullah, 36, son of Abdul Motaleb of Bhandari Colony in the upazila. Quoting witnesses, Mohammad Ali, sub-inspector of Raozan police station, said a group of miscreants swooped on the house of Manik around 1:30 am and opened fire on him, leaving him dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy. The miscreants managed to flee the scene by auto-rickshaw and motorbikes.    

A group of local people and students intercepted a Dhaka-bound vehicle transporting gas of a refueling company at Bhola Bus Stand on Friday night demanding that locally extracted gas be supplied to households and industries in the district rather than being sent to factories in Dhaka. The protesters intercepted the CNG-gas-laden truck belonging to Intraco Refueling Company around 10:30 pm near Bhola bus terminal on its way to Dhaka and blocked the road. They also staged demonstrations to press home their five-point demand, including establishment of gas-based industries in Bhola, household gas connections and an end to gas being transported out of the district without meeting local needs. Gas supply to stop for 15 hours Friday in parts of the capital The protesters also chanted slogans saying ‘Bhola’s gas to be distributed in Bhola’ and ‘Gas supply in every household’. On information, police rushed to the spot but the vehicle remained blocked and was not allowed to leave Bhola as of Saturday morning, said sub-inspector of Sadar Model Police Station Wasib Alam. Earlier in the day, members of the B-Dwip Student Welfare Council organised a human chain and rally in Bhola town, raising similar demands. The protestors also threatened to go for greater movement, including a long march to Dhaka or blockade programme and would prevent any gas from leaving Bhola, if their demands are not met. In May 2023, Intraco signed a deal with state-owned Sundarban Gas Company to transport gas cylinders from Bhola to 18 factories in Dhaka. Under the agreement, the company currently supplies around 5 million cubic feet of gas daily to these facilities.  

The body of  the six-month-old child who fell into a roadside drain in Chawkbazar area of Chattogram city was recovered from Chaktai canal in Chamragudam area of the city on Saturday, over 14 hours after it drowned. Local people spotted the body of baby girl Sehris in the canal, four km off the spot she had drowned and informed police. On information, drivers from local Fire Service and members of Bangladesh Army recovered the body from the canal, said Anwar Hossain, Assistant Director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram city. A battery-run rickshaw carrying Salma Begum and her child Sehris overturned and fell into the drain at around 8pm on Friday. According to the Fire Service, the rickshaw lost control and fell into the roadside drain due to excessive speed. Child who fell into drain in Chattogram still untraced after 12 hours Witnesses said the child slipped from his mother’s arms and was swept away by a strong current in the drain water. While local residents managed to rescue Salma Begum, they were unable to retrieve the child. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the scene and launched a rescue operation, said Anwar Hossain, Assistant Director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram city. Meanwhile, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain visited the scene and directed the authorities to give top priority to the rescue effort. The Fire Service men along with city corporation cleaners and Bangladesh Army later joined the rescue operation which was conducted till the tracing of the body.  

Two members of the notorious Sundarbans-based robber gang ‘Karim Bahini’ were arrested during a joint operation by law enforcement agencies on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Al Amin and Rezaul Gazi. Acting on a tip-off that the gang’s ringleader, Karim Sharif, along with his associates, had taken position near the Adachai Forest Camp, a joint team comprising members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard and Bangladesh Navy conducted a drive in the area on Friday night. Ex-home minister Kamal’s cashier arrested Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members managed to flee the scene. Subsequently, a combing operation was launched in the area, during which Al Amin was detained along with one firearm, one bullet and six bullet shells. Following his interrogation, the joint forces arrested another gang member, Rezaul, from the Sundarbans. According to officials, both detainees had long been involved in criminal activities with the gang and were responsible for supplying weapons, ammunition and other logistical support to the group. The Bangladesh Coast Guard continues to maintain 24-hour patrols across coastal and riverine areas under its jurisdiction to ensure law and order. Officials say these efforts have led to a significant improvement in the overall security situation. The Coast Guard has affirmed that such operations will continue in the future to keep the Sundarbans region free from criminal elements.  

Despite relentless rescue efforts, six-month-old Sehris, who fell into a roadside drain in the Chawkbazar area of Chattogram city, remains untraced 12 hours after going missing. Fire Service personnel, Chattogram City Corporation cleaners and other volunteers are continuing the rescue operation, but no trace of the child has yet been found. The incident occurred on Friday night when a battery-run rickshaw carrying Salma Begum and her infant son Sehris overturned and fell into the drain at around 8pm. Child goes missing after rickshaw falls into Ctg drain According to the Fire Service, the rickshaw lost control and fell into the roadside drain due to excessive speed. Witnesses said the child slipped from his mother’s arms and was swept away by a strong current in the drain water. While local residents managed to rescue Salma Begum, they were unable to retrieve the child. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the scene and launched a rescue operation, said Anwar Hossain, Assistant Director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram city. Meanwhile, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain visited the scene and directed the authorities to give top priority to the rescue effort.  

Indian nationals allegedly entered Bangladeshi territory illegally and abducted a Bangladeshi youth near Patgram border in Lalmonirhat on Friday. The victim, Ajinur Rahman, son of Nur Hossain from Ward No. 1 of Jamgram village, was reportedly tied to a barbed-wire fence and tortured before being handed over to India’s Border Security Force (BSF). Company Commander Rafiqul Islam of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Thyangjhara camp said Ajinur had been wandering near the border when Indian civilians detained him and turned him over to the BSF. BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi youth shot near Hatibandha border According to local sources, Ajinur’s family had been working in a maize field adjacent to the border when 8–10 residents from India's 108 Chhotokuchlibari area illegally crossed over and forcibly took him. They allegedly abused him physically after tying him to the barbed-wire fence. BSF personnel from Saraswati Camp later arrived and took him into custody. "A flag meeting is being pursued to secure the return of the youth," BGB official Rafiqul Islam said.

A man was killed and eight others were injured in a clash between two groups centering a disputed arbitration in Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachhari district, said police on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Abdul Kalam, 50. Locals said that a dispute erupted when a cow belonging to one Saddam grazed on the land of neighbour Murtuza in Teichalapara area of the upazila on Thursday. The issue was settled through the arbitration around 8:30pm on Thursday.   Enraged by the outcome of the arbitration, supporters from the both groups got locked into the clash while nine, including Kalam, were injured.   Mohammad Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of Ramgarh police station, said three of the injured were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital due to their critical condition at night. Of them, Kalam succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital in the early morning, he said.   The rest were receiving treatment, he said, adding that no one has so far been detained in this connection.  

The outpatient services at Patuakhali Medical College and Hospital remained suspended since Thursday morning as the hospital interns went on a work abstention protesting the suspension of a doctor over ‘wrong treatment’. The interns of the medical college and hospital locked the hospital’s outpatient gate and formed a human chain in the morning. Later, they staged a sit-in programme in front of the gate. Students from the medical college and nursing institute also joined in solidarity with the interns, causing immense suffering of the patients. Earlier, DR AMS Shamim Al Azad, a junior consultant of the cardiology department of the hospital was suspended following the death of a student from Patuakhali Science and Technology (PSTU) on April 14 due to alleged  ‘wrong treatment’. The protesting interns said that the authorities concerned took the decision before getting the report of the probe committee. They also demanded immediate withdrawal of the suspension order of  the doctor and a fair investigation. They also threatened to continue their movement until their demand is met.  

A Chuadanga tribunal on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for violating her 15-year-old daughter in 2008. The convict was identified as Altaf Hossain, 46 of Datinakhali village in Satkhira district. Chuadanga Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Syed Habibul Islam handed down the punishment. The court also fined him Tk 2 lakh. According to the prosecution, Altaf used to live at his in-law’s house at Chitla Hudapara village in Alamdanga upazila after his marriage. Policeman among 3 detained with Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar On February 16, 2024, the daughter of Altaf got married and after some days, the girl got pregnant. On December 5, 2023, the girl came to her parent’s house on December 5, 2023. Getting the girl alone, Altaf  raped her  several times during her stay in the house after issuing death threat. On March 7, 2024, Altaf’s wife filed a case with Alamdanga Police Station. Police submitted chargesheet against him on December 11, 2024.