United News of Bangladesh

A wild elephant was found dead near the Gazni border of Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila early Saturday, forest officials said. This is the third carcass of a wild elephant found in the district in the past four months. Quamrul Islam Akond, an officer of the Jhenaigati forest department, said the elephant was 10-11 years old. Locals first spotted the carcass of the elephant in Halchatigram and informed the forest department. “Prima facie, it seemed that the elephant died naturally. However, a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death,” said Quamrul. Read: Father, son land in jail for killing elephant in Chattogram In November last year, forest officials recovered the carcasses of two other wild elephants in the district.

A 28-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday morning, a day after her twin daughters were found dead in a pond in Kushla village of Khulna. Kanij Fatema, wife of Masum Billah of Matarchar village in Khulna's Mollarhat upazila, was nabbed from her parents house in Terokhada upazila.  She now faces murder charges in the death of her two children, police said. Enamul Haque, a sub-inspector at Terokhada Police Station, said the couple got married four years back. But when Fatema got pregnant, Masum sent her to her father's house. Two months ago, the couple was blessed with the twin daughters but Fatema continued to live with her parents. On Friday morning, local people found the bodies of the infants floating in the pond. Read: Man arrested for chopping wife’s wrist in Narayanganj for dowry During interrogation, police said, Fatema admitted to suffocating her two daughters to death on Thursday night as they had been crying. "Later she had dumped the bodies in the pond," Enamul said.

A five-day exhibition of artifacts found on the archeological excavation of the homestead of Khanjahan has begun in Bagerhat. Khanjahan was the founder of the medieval city of Khalifatabad, now Bagerhat, which arose from the Sundarbans edge. Deputy commissioner Md Azizur Rahman inaugurated the exhibition in Khanjahan's homestead area in Sundarghona of Bagerhat Sadar upazila on Friday. The exhibition has been organised by the Khulna and Barisal regional offices of the department of archeology and will remain open from morning to afternoon for visitors. After excavating for about two months, the archaeological department found the antiquities and artifacts of various architectural structures and utensils used 600 years ago. Read:Covid fear deprives Bagerhat of its legendary Shikdar Bari’s Puja These artifacts include decorative bricks, walls of different periods, lime-made floors, roads, drainage, brick soling and pathways. Other items include terracotta pots, plates, bowls, saucers, and fragments of earthenware pitcher, oil lamps, engraved bricks, tiles and terracotta bowls. Afroza Khan Mita, regional director of Khulna and Barisal division of the archeology department, said they have three visions through excavation -- to know the nature of the excavated artifacts by researching, to determine the approximate age of the archeological finds and to publish a complete report through research. Read Agro revolution to be seen in saline areas: Dr Razzaque

A 45-year-old cop crossing the road was knocked down by a speeding vehicle on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 45, a sub-inspector of Daudkandi Highway Police and son of Kazim Uddin of Sherpur district. Jahangir, a father of two children, died on the spot when the vehicle hit him as he was crossing the road near Daudkandi fire station in Cumilla after alighting from a police van, officials said. "As soon as we were alerted that an on-duty cop was lying in a pool of blood in the middle of the road, a police team rushed to the spot and took him to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital," said Abdus Sobhan of of Daudkandi Highway Police. Read: 3 killed in Manikganj road crash Hospital doctors declared Jahangir dead on arrival, he said. "The body has been sent for an autopsy," he added.

One youth died, and two others were critically injured after a fight broke out between football fans during a match in Sylhet's Golapganj municipality Friday evening. The incident took place at Nurupara Rangai Bichra ground of ward-9. The youth, identified as 26-year-old Tariq Ahmed, was from ward-7 of the Ronkeli Nayagram area of the municipality. The other two people who were seriously injured are Abu Sufian, 20, and Parvez Ahmed, 21, of the same area. A fight between the supporters of Nayagram and Nurupara took place during a match organised by Ronkeli Tiger Club. "Hearing the news, police immediately rushed to the spot. Three people, including Tariq, were seriously injured in the clash," Harunur Rashid Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Golapganj Police Station, said. "As locals rushed them to North East Medical College and Hospital, Tariq died of injuries sustained in the clash between rival fans. Others are undergoing treatment at the hospital." 

Two people, including a journalist, have been arrested under the Digital Security Act for posting alleged provocative statements against the government and police on Facebook in Patkelghata of Satkhira,  police said on Friday. The arrestees have been identified as Patkelghata Press Club President Jahurul Haque, 45, a correspondent of Daily Bhorer Paata and Abdur Rahman, a resident of Patkelghata Palli Bidyut Samiti area. Read: Journalists sued under DSA need not to be arrested instantly: Law Minister Babul Akhter, officer-in-charge (OC) of Satkhira DB Police, said police arrested the duo from the Patkelghata area on Thursday night following a case that was filed against three people under the Digital Security Act for allegedly writing provocative statements against the police and the government on Facebook. DB Sub-Inspector (SI) Arifur Rahman, who is the plaintiff in the case, said he filed a case under the Digital Security Act against three people at the Satkhira Sadar Police Station on Thursday evening on various charges including sending anonymous application to senior police officials against the subordinates as well as writing provocative and offensive remarks on Facebook against the recently departed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Humayun Kabir of Tala Circle. Read:Kushtia journo held under DSA for defamatory post against PM The process of sending the arrestees to jail through the court was underway, said Golam Kabir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Satkhira Sadar Police Station.

Forest Department officials have detained four suspected deer poachers with traps from Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of  Khulna. The detainees were--Kohinur Islam, 27, Aminul Rahman, 28, Ahsan Dulal, 26, and Helal Gazi, 25, of Jorshing village of the upazila. AZM Hasanur Rahman, Khulna Range Assistant Forest Conservator (ACF), said the four men were held from Murli Kuruli Khal area of Sundarbans around 7pm on Thursday. Read: 2 forest officials injured in attack by deer hunters in Bagerhat At that time, 500 deer traps and three boats were seized from their possession. A case has been filed against the poachers in this regard, he said. They were also produced before the court of Koyra Upazila Senior Judicial Magistrate, the official added.

A 40-year man was electrocuted to death in a mouse trap laid by himself in his paddy field on Thursday at Kazira village in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal.   The deceased was identified as Auwal Howladar, son of Ali Howladar of the village.  “Mistakenly Auwal touched the electric mouse trap and got electrocuted,” said Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur police station.   Also read: Electric rat trap kills farmer in Khulna He was rushed to the upazila health complex, where he was declared dead on arrival. "The body has been handed over to the family," said the OC. Also read: 22-yr-old electrocuted to death in Chandpur

Five people were killed and two others injured when a speeding truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Cumilla-Sylhet regional highway in the early hours of Friday. The deceased were identified as auto driver Julhas Mia, 60, and passengers -- JJahirul Islam, 36, and Jalal Ahmed, 37, , Saiful Islam,33, from Burichang upazila and Alamgir Hossain,37 from Debidwar upazila in Cumilla. The injured truck driver and his assistant are currently being treated at Moynamoti Cantonment General Hospital. Also read: Pathao rider among 2 killed in city road crash The accident occurred when the speeding truck hit the Cumilla-bound auto-rickshaw from behind near the Tutbagan area around 7 am, leaving all the occupants of the light vehicle dead on the spot, said Belal Uddin Jahangir, officer-in-charge of Moynamoti Highway police station. The bodies have been recovered from the spot and both the vehicles were seized, he added. Also read: Female doc's death: Ctg rickshaw-puller arrested

BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury’s brother Amjad was arrested on Thursday night at Chattogram airport as he allegedly tried to flee the country. Immigration police at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport nabbed Amjad around 10.30pm as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai defying the bar on his leaving Bangladesh in a bank fraud case, officials said on Friday. "Amjad was brought to Sitakunda model police station after the arrest. He is being interrogated," said Suman Banik, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda model police station. Also read: BNP leader Aslam Chy indicted in embezzlement case On July 17, 2016, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), filed the case against BNP’s joint general secretary Aslam, his wife Jamila Najnin Mowla, and his brothers -- Jashim and Amjad -- for defrauding AB Bank of Tk 325.74 crore. On August 7, 2017, ACC's deputy director in Dhaka Md Mosharraf Hossain Mridha filed a chargesheet in the case after investigation. Sheikh Golam Mowla, deputy director of ACC, said that Aslam is currently in jail but all other accused in the case are out on bail. “But the court has barred them from leaving the country,” he said. Also read: BNP's Aslam Chowdhury gets bail in two 2013 sabotage cases As many as 15 other cases are already registered against the two brothers, he added.