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Police have arrested a young woman from a Dhaka-bound bus at Mirsharai in Chattogram on Friday night along with crystal methamphetamine or Ice. The arrestee is Nusrat Fatema, 21, hailing from Manikganj district. Tipped off, police searched a Dhaka bound Shyamoli Paribahan bus near Sonapahar area at Jorarganj union and recovered 95 gram of the drug wrapped in a polythene bag. During primary interrogation, Fatema confessed  to carrying the drugs, said Jorarganj police. Sub-Inspector of Jorarganj police station Md Saiful Islam said the arrestee was taking the drugs to Dhaka. A case was filed against Fatema under the Narcotics Control Act, said SI Saiful Islam.

A woman at Binnabari village in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj has killed herself as her son reportedly eloped with neighbour’s wife. Police said Firoza Khatun, 42, mother of Firoz Ahmed took her own life as newly married Firoz fled home a week ago with a neighbor's wife following an extramarital affair. Unable to bear the shock, Firoza ,wife of Mominur Rahman, took pesticides on Friday. Her family members tried to take her to Natore Hospital but she died on the way. Also read: Child denied bangles, ribbons for Eid ‘kills self’ Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tarash Police Station Mohammad Fazle Ashiq said Firoza married off her son Firoz with her brother's daughter two months ago but Feroz ran away with the neigbour’s wife. Police sent the body to Sirajganj Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hospital for autopsy. A UD case has been filed in this regard, the OC said. Also read: Woman ‘kills self’ in Chattogram failing to pay loan installments

Two children drowned in a pond in Bagerhat’s Sharankhola upazila on Friday afternoon The incident occurred in Bara Rajapur Savarer Par village of the upazila while they were playing. The deceased were identified as Mahim, 8, son of Enamul Hawladar of Argi village under Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur district and Sohan, 8, son of Idris Ali of Paschim Baliapara village under Indurkani upazila of the same district. Also read: 3 female students drowns in Turag, another missing According to family members, the deceased were cousins who with their mothers had gone to visit their grandparents' house. It was learned they went to play by the side of a nearby pond. But their family members couldn’t find them. Later, locals found the floating bodies of the children. Sumi Akhter, a doctor at the emergency department at Sharankhola Upazila Health Complex, said that the children had died before reaching the hospital. Also read: BRAC university student drowns in Cox’s Bazar Sharankhola police officer in charge (OC) Saidur Rahman said the bodies of the two children have been recovered and sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. A UD case has been filed in this regard, he said

Police have registered a murder case in connection with the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah at Ukhiya camp in Cox's Bazaar on Wednesday night. The FIR for murder was filed against unknown persons at the Ukhiya police station on Thursday night on a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, said officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed. Additional Slsuperintendent of police (Ukhiya-Teknaf circle) Shakil Ahmed said that the case "is being investigated with due importance". Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on Wednesday night. He was first rushed to a local medical facility and later shifted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. He was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon after his namaz-e-janaza, which was attended by a large number of Rohingya refugees from camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, Mohib Ullah was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah in the Rohingya refugee camps. 14-Armed Police Battalion (APBn) commander Md Naimul Haque said APBn troops have been deployed at the camp and "the situation is currently under control". He suspects the killing was the result of an internal feud within the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp. Mohib was the head of the society.

Principal of a madrasa, his wife and another teacher were arrested at Ulupur in sadar upazila of Natore district on Thursday for torturing an11-year old girl student and keeping her locked in a room for six days. The arrestees are principal of Talimunnesa Hafezia Madrasa Md Sohrab, his wife Salma Begum and Mohammad Babul, another teacher of the madrasa. Victim Yasmin, daughter of Imran Islam of Char Laxmikol village in sadar upaizla , was a student of the madrasa. Read: Narcotics department is to crack down on 3,500 listed drug dealers in Dhaka The madrasa principal and his wife used to torture the girl students of the madrasa and forced them to work like house maids, said Abu Sadad, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Natore sadar police station. On September 24, Salma Begum had thrown Yasmin into hot rice water for dropping a heavy rice pan on the floor. Later, they locked Yasmin in a madrasa room without treating the serious burn injuries and then the injuries turned worse due to infection, said the OC. Read: 5 drug peddlers held in Dhaka On Wednesday, Yasmin’s father and family members came to know the matter,  rescued her from the locked room and admitted her to Natore Sadar Hospital. A casewas filed by Yasmin’s father Imran Islam in this regard, said OC Abu Sadad.

After posting his plea on social media, a man aged 82 has recently got reunited with his 100-year-old mother after 70 years in Bancharampur of Brahmanbaria amid tears of joy. Abdul Kuddus Munsi, aged 10 during the time of his disappearance, was lost while visiting Rajshahi with his uncle. After a few days, his parents gave up all hopes to get him back as they were firm to their belief that Kuddus, their only son, was murdered by his uncle because of property. When a lost Kuddus, was wandering on unknown Rajshahi streets during the time, he was picked up by a man named Sadeq and was raised by him like his own. Time passed, the boy grew into a man, got married and now is a father of three grown-up sons and five daughters. Hearing the tale of the lost child, a businessman posted a video of Kuddus on Facebook in April, appealing for help in finding his parents. All Kuddus could remember about his first decade was the name of his parents and his village (Nabinagar). The post caught eye of a distant relative and he informed Kuddus that his 110-year old mother Mongola Nessa was still alive. While talking to UNB, Kuddus said,” I was baffled when I first saw my mother after 70 years first in a facebook video call. “ My mother said, “You are my long lost child.” To be sure, I asked her, “Please tell me one of my distinguishing marks or features if you remember any.” She said, “The thumb of your left hand has a tear mark as you were wounded once as a child,” “Tears started rolling down my cheeks”, said an emotional Kuddus adding “I thought I was living a fantasy because at that very moment I became sure that I was on the verge of reuniting with my family after 70 long years.” Immediately, he set out for Brahmanbaria, his childhood home and over the weekend the mother and son were reunited at his sister’s residence in Bancharampur. “My mother is very old and she can't speak properly,” he said. “She was crying after seeing me and holding my hands.” “I told her that your son is back and you don't have to worry about anything.” He said. “It feels like I have been reborn after finding my family back once again.” “That was the happiest moment of my life,” a beaming Kuddus told UNB.

Another dolphin was found dead in the Halda River in Chattogram on Thursday. Naval police members recovered the five feet long dolphin carcass from Madunaghat Barua Para area. Police also seized 5,000 meters of fishing net from the river. The carcass of the dolphin calf was recovered during regular patrol and it was later handed over to Dr Md Monzoorul Kibria, professor of Chattogram University’s Zoology Department, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Ghat naval police. Dr Md Monzoorul Kibria said no injury marks on the dolphin could be detected as it was already decomposed.

A suspected drug peddler was killed on Thursday in a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members at Ratna Palong union in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The identity of the deceased could not be known yet. Commander of Cox’s Bazar BGB-34 Lieutenant Colonel Ali Haider Azad Ahmmed said tipped off that a group of smugglers will enter  Bangladesh from Myanmar with a huge amount of drugs, BGB members took position near Koroibonia border. Also read: 'Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight As a BGB team tried to stop them they opened fire on them, forcing them to  fire back. At one point, the smugglers ran away leaving behind one of their injured members, said the BGB Commander. The BGB members took the wounded peddler to Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex where doctors announced him dead. Also read: Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar Fifty thousand  Yaba pills, a locally made gun and two bullet shells were recovered from the scene. A  BGB member was also injured in the gunfight.

At least seven farmers were shot and wounded on Thursday during a protest against illegal extraction of sand from the Sangu River at Satkania of Chattogram allegedly by a local politician and his supporters. The wounded - Abdul Malek (50), Md. Nurul Hasan (50), Fayez Ahmed (72), Abu Taher (38), Md. Kausar (28), Ruhul Amin (60) and Md. Manik (20)- have been taken to hospital for treatment, police said.

The death toll from Wednesday's boat accident in the Padma river off the coast of Shibganj upazila has risen to four with the recovery of two more bodies, officials said Thursday. Eight people are still missing, officials said. Read:999 call: 7 tourists stuck on boat in Kaptai Lake rescued after hours The tragedy occurred Wednesday afternoon when the boat carrying over 30 people sank in the Padma river off the coast of Laxmipur in Shibganj. Two people drowned while 20 others went missing. The deceased were identified as Nilufar Begum, 62, wife of Khairul Islam of Bish Rossia village in Panka union of Shibganj upazila, and her granddaughter Maisha, 5, daughter of Babu Ali. Shibganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shakib Al Rabbi said the boat carrying over 30 people capsized in the river around 2.15 pm owing to strong winds. Read: 2 dead, 7 missing in Sirajganj boat accident The boat was heading towards Bishrashia from Boglauri of Shibganj upazila. The two bodies were recovered by local residents. Later in the evening, divers recovered two more bodies, identified as Asmaul 5, son of Fitu Ali, and his sister Ayesha, 3, of Sadar upazila -- from the river.