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Three children were killed and eight others injured as a microbus collided with a truck on Sunamganj-Sylhet road in  Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Khokon Das, 2, son of Putul Das, Niloy Das, 9, son of Samiron Das and Pronab Chandra, 8, son of Lipu Chandra, of Kolkoliya union of Jagannathpur upazila. Read:6 killed in bus-auto collision in Gaibandha Witnesses said the accident occurred when the microbus carrying a bridal party crashed into the stationary truck  around 8 pm, leaving  11 microbus passengers injured. The injured children were rushed to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where doctors declared them dead, said Kazi Muktadir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Shantiganj police station.

Forest officials in a drive detained 10 poachers along with 160 kg of venison from the west bank of Pashur river in the Sundarbans Sunday afternoon. They also seized 200 meters of deer hunting trap, 4 deer horns, 1 woodpecker and 4 boats from their possession, said a press release of Sundarbans West Forest Department. Read: 2 poachers held with venison, legs in Bagerhat The detainees are Sheikh Didar, Sheikh Nizam, Rasel Fakir, Abdus Sobhan Sheikh, Mohammad Afridi, Sheikh Golam Moula, Ziar Sheikh, Shamim Khan, Raj and Abdul Naeem Sheikh. They recovered 4 expired passes of fish and crabs catching from them, the release added. Later, they were handed over to Khulna Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-01.

Five people were shot and injured during a clash between the supporters of two candidates of upcoming UP polls at Charkewa in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. Police said the clash broke out in Khaskandi and Choto Mollakandi villages of the union between supporters of the Al-backed candidate Afsar Uddin Bhuiyan and the independent candidate Akhtaruzzaman Jibon around 7pm. Read:Jashore pre-polls violence: Injured man dies at DMCH Police said miscreants exploded cocktails and opened fire on their rivals during clashes. More than 50 houses were vandalized during the melee. Five supporters of the Al-backed candidate suffered bullet wounds in the clashes. Three of them were sent to Dhaka in critical conditions while admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital. According to Al-backed candidate Afsar Uddin Bhuiyan, a number of people, including his supporters Sharif, Saiful, Nazmul, Babu Haldar, Monir and Ramzan, were injured in the attack.   However, independent candidate Akhtaruzzaman denied the allegations and claimed that the AL supporters attacked his followers. Read: Post poll violence: Injured van puller dies in Barishal hospital Meanwhile, a farmer, Abdul Haque, 48, died of a heart attack during the clash, police said. Munshiganj ASP Suman Deb said additional police have been deployed in the area as tension is prevailing there due to the election violence.

A student passed away Sunday during SSC examination at an exam center in Netrokona’s Kalmakanda. The deceased was identified as Praparoli Hagidak (17), student of Hatgobindapur High School in Kalmakanda and daughter of Santosh Mrong of Madhukura village in Kalmakanda. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm at the examination center of Kalmakanda Government College. Culip Mrong, center secretary of Kalmakanda Government College exam center, said Praparoli fainted and fell on the floor at around 10am, just before the exam started. She was immediately treated by a medical team led by the resident medical officer of Kalmakanda Upazila Health Complex. After recovering a bit she took part in the exam. But towards the end of the exam, she suddenly fell off her seat again, he said. After being taking to the hospital, the doctor on duty declared her dead. Doctors suspected had anemia and died, he added.

Forest officials have recovered another carcass of wild Asian elephant calf on Sunday from Islamabad hill at Eidgaon upazila in Cox’s Bazar. According to locals, around 7 am some wood cutters found the elephant dead in a 2.5 feet deep hole and informed the forest department. Md Alauddin, Rajghat bit officer under Fulchari range said the male elephant was approximately two years old and it was seven feet long, five feet wide and its trunk was 2.5 feet long. Read: Another Asian elephant found dead, this time in Chakaria reserved forest “The elephant might have died around Saturday night,” he said. Faruq Ahmed Bulbul, another officer from the Fulchari range, said the elephant might have slipped into the hole while getting down the slope. “The actual reason of death can be confirmed after the Cox’s Bazar upazila livestock officials conduct an autopsy but they have confirmed finding injury marks on its body,” said Dr Prantosh Chandra Roy Assistant Conservator of Forest of Fulchari range. Read: Elephant carcass found along Sherpur border Dipak Sharma Dipu, president of Cox’s Bazar Forest and Environment Conservation Council said in the last one year at least 10 elephants died in Cox’s Bazar. He did not rule out planned killing of the calf too. “Elephants are being killed all over the country due to forest grabbing, cultivation in forest land and for selling elephant teeth,” he said.

Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation (BRTWF) called an indefinite strike in Sylhet from Monday to press for their five-point demand. All modes of public transport, including buses, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and freight trucks will stay off the roads in Sylhet from 6 am onwards, said BRTWF organizing secretary (Sylhet division) Zakaria Ahmed. READ: 72-hr transport strike underway in Sylhet "On November 9, we handed over a five-point demand to the deputy commissioner of Sylhet. As no initiative has been taken to meet those demands, all modes of public transport in Sylhet will be staying off the roads indefinitely from Monday as per our previously announced programme.” READ: Commuters hit hard by transport strike in Khulna Their demands are: Sylhet Regional Auto-tempo and Auto Rickshaw Driver Workers' Alliance must complete its triennial election and refund of cash collected as nomination fee as well as suspending the Deputy Director of Sylhet Regional Labor Department, withdrawal of the case filed against leaders of Sylhet District Bus, Minibus Coach-Microbus Workers Union; an end to the harassment of drivers by traffic and highway police in Sylhet; stopping toll collection on damaged bridges and ensuring parking facility for small vehicles.

The body of SSC examinee was recovered from the Bangali River at Sonatola in Bogura district  on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ainul Islam, 16, son of Abul Hossain of Sonakania village. Police said Ainul, a student of Boyra High School, went missing when he went to the river for taking a bath at Gurbhanga in the village around 1pm on Saturday. Read:Twin sisters drown in Chapainawabganj On information, the divers of Rajshahi Fire Service recovered the body after 22 hours on Sunday. Rezaul Karim Reza, officer-in-charge of Sonatala Police Station, said the body was handed over to the family.

Two female garment workers were crushed under the wheels of a train on Tongi-Bhairab rail track at the outer signal of Arikhola Rail Station in Gazipur district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jesmin, 42, wife of Kabir and Shahinur, 25, wife of Quamrul of Kaliganj upazila of the district. They were workers of Hamim Group. Read: College student dies after being hit by train in Rajshahi ‘Surma Mail’ train hit the two women while they were crossing rail tracks at Khanjana around 7:30 am, leaving them dead, said Station Master Saidul Islam. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to local hospital morgue for autopsy.

A 65-year-old woman was killed after her ‘mentally-challenged’ son hit her with a stick at Darshana in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Khode Banu, wife of Jamal Mallik of Shyampur village of Darshana. Police said Idris Ali hit his mother’s head with a stick around 11 am when she asked him to switch-off the motor, leaving her seriously injured.  Read:Female drug peddler held in Chuadanga Later, the locals rushed her to a local clinic where doctors declared Khode Banu dead. AHM Lutful Kobir, officer-in-charge of Darshana Police Station, said the body was sent to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy. Police also arrested the killer son, the OC added.

After a vaccination drive at Korail slum in Dhaka, health authorities have started giving Covid jabs to the slum dwellers of Chattogram city on Sunday. Some 2,000 residents of Jhautala slum in Khulshi area will get the jabs under the programme which started around 2 pm, according to the Civil Surgeon’s office. The dwellers of all other slums in the city will be brought under the vaccination programme in phases, it said. Read:Covid jabs for city’s slum dwellers start on Tuesday: Health Minister Apart from the slum dwellers, the third gender  people will also be brought under the vaccination programme, and it will start on Monday. The dwellers of Jhautala slum will be allowed to get vaccinated without registration and the campaign will continue till Thursday. According to the Civil Surgeon office, the vaccination drive will continue till 5 pm, and a three-member medical team is there to provide vaccine doses to the slum dwellers. Dr Ilias Hossain, the District Civil Surgeon, said the Jhautala slum residents will be able to get their Covid shots on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Read:7.5 crore people to be fully vaccinated by Jan: Health Minister Already some 300 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine have been allocated for the transgender people  and the number of doses will be increased depending the number of vaccine seekers. The vaccination drive for the residents of Korail slum in Dhaka started on November 16. According to the slum census conducted by the Bangladesh Statistics Bureau (BSS), in 2014, some 1.28 lakh people are living in 2,216 slums in Chattogram city corporation area.