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A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two groups over land dispute in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria early Monday. The deceased was identified as Akter Mia, 40, son of late Khurshed Ali from Guniyauk village of the upazila. According to the deceased’s family, Akter and his cousin Dulal Mia were at loggerheads over a piece of land for a long time. Read: Man killed by wife in Brahmanbaria A clash broke out between the supporters of the two around 9:30pm on Sunday, which left 15 people injured including Akter and Dulal. Eleven of the injured were rushed to Brahmanbaria General Hospital where Akter succumbed to his injureis at about 1:00am. Officer-in-charge of Nasirnagar police station Habibullah Sarker said that the body of the deceased has been kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy. Police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble, said the OC.

Narail court has placed college student Akash Saha on a three-day remand in a case over a Facebook post that allegedly hurt religious sentiment in Lohagara upazila of the district. Senior Judicial Magistrate Morshedul Alam passed order on Sunday after investigating officer of the case Makfur Rahman, also  sub-inspector (SI) of Lohagara police station, sought a seven-day remand to interrogate him. Police arrested Akash Saha from Khulna Saturday night. Besides, another case was filed against 200 to 250 people at Lohagara police station on Sunday night in connection with the vandalism of houses and shops and attacks on two temples in Sahapara, said Sheikh Abu Hena Milon, officer-in-charge of the police station. Read: Narail vandalism: Youth held over Facebook post ‘hurting religious sentiment’ On Friday, an angry mob went on a rampage in Lohagara upazila of Narail district damaging at least two houses of the Hindu community and several shops at Digholia Bazar following the Facebook post by the youth. Haran Chandra Pal, officer-in-charge of Lohagara police station, said the college student belonging to the Hindu community posted a remark on Facebook hurting religious sentiments on Friday. As the news spread like wildfire, a group of local people thronged Digholia Bazar and vandalised two houses and six shops that night. They also set one of these houses on fire over the issue, the OC said. They also vandalised chairs and sound boxes of Shahapara temple and tin roof of Akhrabari temple during the mayhem. On information, police rushed to the spot and fired in the air to bring the situation under control. Additional police forces were deployed in the area to avert further trouble.

Two people were killed and three others, including a child were injured after a truck overturned on the north viaduct of the Padma Bridge on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Raju Khandakar, 45, and Kawser, 23, while the injured are Mukta Akter,25, wife of Raju Khandakar, their one-and-half year-old daughter Fatema Khandkar and Omar Farooq, 47.The accident occured around 10pm when the truck carrying empty gas cylinders from Shariatpur to Dhaka lost control and overturned between pillars 15 and 16 on the bridge, leaving two people dead on the spot and three others critically injured.The injured were sent to Dhaka Mitford Medical College Hospital in critical condition, said Alamgir Hossain, officer in charge of Padma North Police Station. Read: Five killed in separate road accidents in 3 distsThe body has been kept at the Srinagar Health Complex, added the OC.Road accidents are common in Bangladesh.At least 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, says a new report by the Road Safety Foundation.The road accidents took place on highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.

Satkhira district Department of Fisheries estimated a loss worth Tk 8.28 crore as fish, crab, and shrimp on 1,655 hectares got flooded after the protection dam of Kholpetua river broke partially. The 150 feet embankment, built for the protection of coastal areas collapsed due to high tide on July 14, causing immense suffering to thousands of people from nearly 3,500 families of nine villages in Burigoalini union of Shyamnagar upazila. Read: Death toll from flood reaches 123 Three days passed, but the authority could not yet repair the broken embankment and the damages from the flood continued to increase till Sunday. “We are preparing a list of the fish farmers who incurred losses and it will soon be sent to the concerned ministry,” said Anisur Rahman, Satkhira Fisheries Officer.

An embankment built to prevent erosion by the Kopotakkho river in Charmukha area under Khulna’s Koyra upazila has been ruined due to increased water pressure. The embankment started to break on Sunday noon. The locals are fearing that vast areas will be inundated due to high tide if the embankment isn’t repaired in due time. According to Osman Gani, a member of the local ward, a road on one side of the Charmukha canal went into the riverbed around 4:00am. “The road was in a precarious condition for a long time. Many other roads and houses have started to go extinct due to increased flow of the Kopotakkho river. We’re trying to repair the dam on our own initiative. Large parts of the area will be inundated if we can’t repair the dam within the next one to two hours,” Osman said. Read: Onrush of upstream water threatens Chandpur town protection embankment

Two bogies of an oil-laden train derailed at Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur Sunday noon, said authorities. The bogies of the Dhaka bound freight train from Akhaura veered off the tracks before entering Tongi station around 2:30pm, said Tongi Railway Junction Station Master Abdur Rakib. Read: Derailment snaps Dhaka-M’singh rail link However, the rail communication of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chattogram remained normal through an alternative route, he added. The higher authorities were informed to salvage the bogies, he added.

Two minor children were crushed under the wheels of a tractor trolley in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning, said police. The deceased were identified as Jahia Khatun, 4, and her cousin Abu Huraira, 2, of Jirat village of the upazila. Jahia's father Kamal Hossain was going to carry soil with the tractor trolley and when the vehicle started moving he did not notice the children who were behind the vehicle, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jashore Kotwali Model police station. Also read: Baby born on road after accident that kills parents, sister Zahia's father said, “The vehicle got stuck while moving backwards. When I went to check, I found the children crushed under the wheels.” He could not hear their screams due the loud noise of the tractor, he said in a choked voice. The bodies were handed over to the families without any post-mortem as they did not lodge any complaint, said the OC. Also read: Joyride turns tragic, university student killed in Narayanganj accident

Bodies of two siblings were recovered from a waterbody in Nabbar Char area under Lakshmipur’s Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Samia, 10, and Tajmul, 7. They were the children of Sujan Dali, a farmer of the area. According to locals, Sujan and his neighbor Akkas Bepari had been at loggerhead for long over a piece of land. A case is also ongoing over this issue. Sujan was long receiving threats from Akkas and his people. Read: Woman’s throat-slit body found in Laxmipur; One held On Saturday afternoon, Sujan went to a nearby shop with his three children by a boat. He kept his elder son with him and sent his other two kids to home with the boat. The water of the river started to rise and the two kids went missing while returning home. After searching for some hours, their blood-strained bodies were found in a waterbody near Sujan’s house. Palash Kanti Nath, Additional Superintendent of Lakshmipur police, said that the bodies were sent to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. “Necessary steps will be taken after investigating the incident,” said Palash. Blood on the deceased’s bodies has created suspicion among the locals. Sujan alleged that the kids didn’t drown, rather they were killed by his rival group.

Police have arrested two more accused in a case over torturing a 35-year-old woman tying to a tree over a land dispute in Koyra upazila of Khulna. The arrestees were Afsar Gazi, 40, and Akfar Hossain Gazi. With the arrest of the two, four accused have so far been arrested. Ibrahim Ali, inspector (Investigation) of Koyra police station, said they were arrested Saturday noon. “Efforts are on to arrest the other accused,” he added. Meanwhile, Maheshwaripur UP Chairman Shahanewaz Shikari held a press conference at the Union Parishad Saturday afternoon and claimed that the information about his involvement in the incident given by the victim's family in the media is untrue, fabricated and politically motivated. He expects fair investigation into the incident. Read:Two held for torturing woman in Khulna Earlier, two accused, Arafat Hossain and Saidur Rahman, were arrested after a case was lodged against 14 people on Friday night, following a complaint from the woman's father, said ABSM Doha, officer-in-charge of Koyra police station. A longstanding dispute between the woman's father and their neighbour over a land dispute  took a violent turn on July 11 when they clashed with each other. The neighbour and his accomplices subsequently abducted Shamima and tied her to a tree and beat her up. Unable to bear the torture, the woman fell unconscious, the police said. Police managed to rescue her after getting a call on emergency hotline number 999 but the accused could flee. The woman is currently being treated at Khulna Medical College and Hospital. The other accused in the case are Abdul Khalek Gazi, Nur Alam, Shafiqul Islam Gazi, Rafiqul Islam Gazi, Liakat Gazi, Salauddin Gazi, Khokan Gazi, Nasrin Sultana, Sabina Akter and Abdul Maleque Gazi, police said.

The residents of Sylhet city woke up to waterlogged streets on Sunday morning after one hour monsoon showers. On Saturday, a heavy bout of rainfall brought much-awaited relief in the district after a week of a heatwave that scorched parts of the country. The rains started around 11 pm and it continued for one hour.