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An 11-year-old minor boy was killed when a truck ran over him in Jatrabari area of the capital early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Md Zahid, 11. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police camp, said the accident occurred around 12:30 am when the truck hit him while crossing the road, leaving him injured. Young man killed in a road accident in Feni Later, he was taken to DMCH where the doctors declared him dead.      

A nine-year-old madrasha student was killed after being hit by a motorcycle in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet on Saturday. Officer-in-Charge of Zakiganj Police Station Muhammad Abdur Razzaq confirmed this. The accident occurred around 2pm on the Sylhet–Zakiganj road near Shahgali Bazar in Barhal Union. The victim, Zubayer Ahmed,9, was the son of Toku Mia Kabir of Borhanpur village and a student of a local madrasha. Police and local sources said Zubayer was returning home after madrasah classes and was crossing the road when a speeding motorcycle struck him. He was critically injured and died while being taken to Zakiganj Upazila Health Complex. After the incident, the motorcyclist fled the scene. However, an Android mobile phone was found at the spot and recovered by police. The OC said efforts are underway to identify and arrest the motorcyclist using the recovered phone. Legal action is in process.

A five-member investigation committee has been formed by the authorities of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital following an attack on an intern doctor. The hospital director, Brigadier General Umar Rashed Munir, confirmed the formation of the committee on Saturday. Intern doctors have been on an indefinite strike since the incident, demanding guaranteed safety, though mid-level doctors and other staff are maintaining regular hospital services. According to hospital sources, the clash occurred late Friday night on the fourth floor, Ward 4 of the Surgery Department, during a verbal altercation between interns and patients’ relatives, leaving at least five people injured. Police arrived at the scene and restored order. On Saturday around noon, hospital authorities held talks with the striking interns. After nearly an hour of discussions, the interns decided to continue their strike. “We have presented several demands to the hospital authorities. We will return to work immediately once our concerns, especially regarding workplace safety, are addressed,” said intern doctor Mizanur Rahman. Brigadier General Umar Rashed Munir said, “The safety of our doctors and staff is our top priority. The investigation committee is examining all aspects of the incident, and permanent solutions will be implemented soon.”

A man was killed in a head-on collision between a pickup and nasimon in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Saturday evening. Kushtia Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Md Abu Wahed confirmed the death. The accident occurred on the Kushtia–Rajbari regional highway. The victim, identified as Milon Hossain, 50, son of Aminul Islam of Lahinipara in Kushtia Sadar, succumbed to his injuries around 7:30 pm while undergoing treatment at Kushtia Sadar Hospital. Old artillery shell recovered in Kushtia Police, fire service and local sources said the pickup was heading towards Rajbari, while the nasimon was coming from the opposite direction towards Kushtia. The nasimon reportedly lost control near Jilapitla, leading to a head-on crash. Fire service personnel rescued the injured driver and rushed him first to the Kumarkhali Upazila Health Complex and later to Kushtia Sadar Hospital, where he died. The OC said an investigation into the incident is in progress.  

A fire erupted Saturday afternoon in the sub-store of the children’s ward on the sixth floor of the new building at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). The blaze started around 4:45 pm in a room storing mattresses and other materials. Six units of Mymensingh Fire Service rushed to the spot and managed to bring the fire under control within an hour. All materials in the sub-store were destroyed. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Clash between ‘BNP supporters’ leaves one dead in Mymensingh Hospital officials said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Dr. Zakirul Islam, the hospital’s deputy director, stated that the likelihood of an electrical short circuit in the sub-store was low, and fire service and electricity department teams are examining the origin. Senior store officer Dr. Jhantu Sarkar added that the sub-store, which keeps extra mattresses and bedsheets, is normally locked, making accidental ignition unlikely. Eyewitnesses said the children’s ward was suddenly filled with thick black smoke around 4:30 pm, causing chaos as patients and visitors hurried down the stairs. The sub-store and its contents were completely destroyed in the fire, but no injuries were reported.

A 19-year-old girl was found dead at her residence in the capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Sanjida Islam Mim, a second-year student of Mirpur (English Version) School and College and daughter of Sakhawat Mridha. Family members took her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 11 am after finding her unresponsive at home. Doctors at the hospital’s emergency department declared her dead on arrival. Read More: Youth found dead in Dhaka’s Kuril Her brother Sakhawat Hossain said the family found Mim unresponsive inside her room after she had locked the door from the inside. When she did not respond for some time, they broke open the door and rushed her to the hospital. The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for post-mortem examination, said Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the police camp at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Six people including three members of a family who died in a devastating fire at a multi-storey building in Dhaka’s Uttara area, were laid to eternal rest on Saturday and Friday night in Cumilla and Mymensingh districts. In Cumilla, the bodies of Fazle Rabbi, 37, his wife Afroza Begum Suborna, 30 and their child Kazi Fayaz, 3 were brought to Cumilla city where a namaz-e-janaza was held on Daroga Bari Mazar premises on Friday night. Read more: Sylhet’s Gowainghat house fire caused by short circuit, police confirm no communal link They were buried at their ancestral graveyard on Saturday morning following another namaz-e-janaza at Chiora village. A pall of gloom descended in the area over their tragic deaths. UNB Mymensingh Correspondent reports: three members of another family who died in the same fire incident in Uttara were laid to eternal rest in Ishwarganj of Mymensingh district on Friday night. They are Hares Uddin, 47, his son Rahab Chowdhury, 17 and Rodela Akter, 15, daughter of Rahab. They were buried around 10 pm following a namaz-e-janaza. Read More: House of ex-Dhaka-18 MP Habib Hasan’s brother set ablaze in Uttara

Police recovered the body of a man who remained missing since Monday from an abandoned market at Paris road in Mirpur area on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam Suman, 32, a mobile mechanic who used to work at Shah Ali Market in Mirpur. Mobarak Hossain, sub-inspector of Pallabi Police Station, said Suman left his home for work on January 12 and since then he remained missing. A general diary (GD) was lodged with Pallabi Police Station in this regard. After receiving information from emergency national number 999, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The face and head of Suman were badly damaged. The body was sent to Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital morgue. The reason behind the death could not be known immediately. Woman stabbed during theft bid dies; ‘Thief’ killed lynch-mob attack in N’ganj Whether it was a murder or an accident will be known once the post-mortem report is available, said the OC.      

Interns at Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital went on work abstention on Saturday morning protesting the attack on a female intern allegedly by the relatives of a patient early Saturday. Hospital sources said an altercation ensued between some interns and relatives of a patient over treatment at No 6 ward of the hospital around 1 am.. At one stage, a relative of a patient assaulted a female intern. The hospital authorities handed three people including a woman to police over the attack. Medical services have been hampered due to the strike, forcing the relatives of some patients to go to another hospital for treatment. Read More: Justice Manik moved to ICU at Sylhet hospital following surgery Additional police have been deployed on the hospital premises to avert further trouble, said Mainul Zakir, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station. No complaint was lodged in this connection, said the OC.

A woman was stabbed to death by a suspected thief during theft bid who was then killed in a lynch-mob attack in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday night. The deceased woman was identified as Amena Begum, 45, wife of Babul Dewan of Kerabo area and Mehedi Islam, 32, son of Mostafa Mia of Birabo Khalpar area of the upazila. Sabjel Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rupganj Police Station, said Babul Dewan, a grocery shop owner of the area was constructing a concrete building and Mehedi was engaged in tile installation work of the building. At 7 pm on Friday, Amena caught Mehedi red-handed as he attempted to steal a mobile phone from her house. After being resisted, Mehedi hit Amena with a sharp weapon, leaving her injured. Hearing screams of Amena, local people caught Mehedi and beat him up mercilessly, leaving Mehedi dead. Meanwhile, Amena was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared her dead. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Legal action will be taken after  investigation, said the OC.