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A woman has been mistakenly administered two doses of Coronavirus vaccine  at Baliadangi Upazila Health Complex in Thakurgaon, health officials said on Thursday. Fensi Akter, 39, wife of Tajim Uddin of Chhotasingia village in Charol union of the upazila, was admitted to the health complex as she fell sick after being vaccinated twice on Tuesady. Read: Thakurgaon youth jumps rope to enter Guinness Book Fensi Akther said she went to Baliadangi Upazila Health Complex to get the second dose of vaccine after receiving a mobile SMS. The on-duty nurse first injected Fensi with a dose of Sinopharm vaccine. Within a minute, another nurse took another vaccine and pushed it into her arm before she understood anything. Later, the woman was admitted to the health complex when she fell sick. Read: Thakurgaon journalist arrested under DSA gets bail Baliadangi Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Abul Kashim said vaccine seekers are crowding the booth and they are struggling to handle to crowd every day. "However, the woman is fine now but she is feeling sick due to anxiety over receiving two vaccine jabs," said the doctor.

A Rajshahi court on Wednesday sentenced four people to life term jail for killing a  bus driver of  Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) in 2018. Justice Anup Kumar of the Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal pronounced the verdict. The convicts are- Sabbir Hossain,, Nur Nabi Hossain alias Hridoy, Sohail Rana alias Sohail and SM Sayem. Read: It's settled: Life term means 30 yrs imprisonment The court also fined them Tk 10000 each, in default, to suffer one month more RI. There are two other accused in the case whose verdict is still pending with a separate juvenile court. Read: 3 get life term for murder in Kushtia Abdus Salam, a bus driver, was stabbed by the accused on the south-east side of Agrani School and College adjacent to RUET on April 23, 2018 while attempting to resolve a local conflict. Later, he died at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital. Abdus Salam's son Pias filed a case with Motihar police station against unidentified accused.

Seven villages in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district have got submerged as the flood control embankment along the Muhuri River collapsed due to the onrush of water, destroying crops and dwellings. The river was flowing 140 cm above its danger level, cutting off road communications with Parshuram areas. Sources at the upazila administration and Water Development Board (WDB) said the embankment at Jaipur point in Fulgazi Sadar Union got damaged due to the deluge of water from across the border. READ: Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods They said the floods sent Fulgazi Sadar Union, West Ghaniamora, East Ghaniamora and Kismat Ghaniamoa, Jaipur, North Daulatpur, South Dinajpur and Bairagpur areas under water, damaging houses and huge crops. Fulgazi Union Parishad (UP) chairman Nurul Islam said the floodwater poured into the villages through the damaged parts of the embankment at Jaipur part in Sadar Union.

Transport workers in Chandpur went on a wildcat strike on Monday morning halting bus services in the district in protest of a driver's death allegedly due to negligence. The sudden stoppage caused huge sufferings to the commuters and long-distance travellers. As many as 400 bus services on Dhaka, Cumilla, Lakshmipur, Sylhet, and Chattogram routes from the district remained suspended while workers vandalized a part of the municipal bus terminal during a demonstration. Also read: Protest in Chattogram over construction of elevated expressway Later police took control of the situation but the buses stood still at the terminal till writing this report, said police sources. Due to the sudden suspension, the office and daily commuters had to pay double fare to reach their destinations by auto rickshaws or some other means. Officer-in-Charge of Sadar model police station Md Abdur Rashid said, on Sunday a bus named Padma lost control and hit a roadside tree in Chandpur sadar leaving a child dead and 10 injured including the bus driver Mizan Molla, 30. Severely injured Mizan was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after giving primary treatment in district hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night. Also read: Student protest causes traffic disruption in Barishal Angered by Mizan’s death the transport workers in Chandpur started demonstrating Monday claiming that the driver died due to lack of treatment. They also demanded solution for infrastructure problems in the terminal and resignation of transport leaders. Police held a meeting with the bus owners and workers association to solve the issue. Municipal mayor will also hold a meeting with the transport workers’ representatives, said leaders of the workers Kamal Patwary and Faruque Dewan.

A mother and daughter duo have been hospitalised with severe injuries after courageously fighting off a rape attempt on the daughter by local goons who are out to grab their property. It's a sordid tale from Sholdana, a village in Gupti West in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur. The attempted rape took place on September 2, since when the victims have been undergoing treatment at Chandpur Government General Hospital. Talking to UNB at the hospital today, they said apart from the trauma of that day, they are also passing their days even now in great fear, as the perpetrators remain untouched and have threatened to repeat the act once they are back home from the hospital. The mother narrated how after her husband got paralysed by a stroke, she and her daughter were left vulnerable without a ‘man in the house’. A group of goons with political backing, headed by a man named Sabuj, have tried to exploit their position by illegally occupying their property. Sabuj, accompanied by Bashir, Tofajjal Bepari, Ibrahim, Idris, and some other local goons, staged repeated attacks on the mother-daughter duo with knife-like weapons from August 26-31, as part of attempts to spook them into leaving what is rightfully theirs, according to the mother. Refusing to give up, they mustered the courage and strength to file a case at a Chandpur court against Sabuj and his partners in crime, accusing them of attempted murder. Enraged, Sabuj and Bashir dragged them to a house on September 2 and tried to rape the daughter. Being the fighting women they are, they continued resisting and the mother even called 999(National Emergency Service number). At one point, locals broke in and rescued them from the savages, who didn’t even attempt to flee as they were certain that no one could harm them - and it seems they were right. When sub inspector Mohsin of Faridganj police station arrived at the scene, he only took the victims to Chandpur General Hospital. The accused also took Tk 80,000 and golden ornaments from them, the mother alleged. Sources within the law enforcement agency failed to provide any suitable answers as to why the accused remain outside their net. Our correspondent reached out to accused Sabuj, but he straightaway denied any involvement, saying he was not even present in the area on the day of the incident. He suggested to contact local representatives for 'proof of his innocence’, confident they would provide his bonafides. Even if that didn't quite happen, acting chairman Sharif Gazi of Gupti West Union washed his hands of the entire affair, telling UNB that he does not know the details of the incident. "I have asked  the member from that area, Mostofa Kamal, to ‘settle’ the matter, but he is currently in Dhaka," Sharif added. OC Shahid Hossain of the local police station passed the buck to the vulnerable victims, saying police are yet to receive any official complaint from them - seemingly oblivious of the earlier court case filed by the mother. “We will definitely look into it if the incident is reported,” the OC added. Putting the onus on the victims to file the case, especially vulnerable ones like this mother and daughter, tends to favour the perpetrators, who are already using intimidation tactics to try and silence them. It begs the question: why will the police not use its own authority to file the case? The answer is what the mother and her daughter are up against.

Three people were killed and three other sustained injuries in a collision between an auto-rickshaw  and a tractor in Kurigram on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Habibullah,22, a college student, Rabeya Khatun,62,and Nur Ali,55. The accident occurred near the Kurarpar area on the north side of Kurigram Dharala bridge road. Also read: 2 killed in Dhaka road accidents Officer-in-Charge of Kurigram sadar police station Khan Md Shahriar said the Kurigram-bound autorickshaw collided with the tractor coming from the opposite direction, leaving Habibullah and Rabeya dead on  the spot. Another passenger, Nur Ali, succumbed to his injuries at Kurigram General Hospital, said Dr Pulak Kumar Sarkar, resident medical officer of the hospital. Of the injured, a passenger named Nur Mohammad was referred to Rangpur Medical Hospital as his injuries were critical, said the doctor. Also read: 7 die in separate accidents in Bagerhat Another passenger Habibur Rahman and autorickshaw driver Iman Ali are being treated at Kurigram General Hospital.

A teenage boy, who is believed to be drug addict, allegedly killed his father failing to get money from him for purchasing drugs at Rajpara in Rajshahi city on Sunday. Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rajpara Police Station, said the teenage boy used to take drug.He demanded money from his father around 10:30am but he denied providing any money. Read:Banned Indian drugs worth Tk 30 lakh seized at Benapole Failing to get the money, the boy  stabbed his father, leaving him injured. Later, Jewel was taken to local hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Local people caught the boy and handed over him to police.

A Bagerhat court on Saturday sent 13  Indian fishermen to jail in a case filed against them for intruding into Bangladeshi waters that are part of its Exclusive Economic Zone, and carrying on for commercial fishing. The court of Bagerhat Judicial Magistrate Shawon Hossain gave the  order after the accused were produced before it on Saturday afternoon. Bagerhat court inspector Dilip Kumar Sarkar confirmed the development to UNB. Read: 13 more Indian fishermen held from Bay of Bengal Earlier on Thursday, a  patrol vessel of Coast Guard spotted foreign trawler 'Pita Matar Ashirbad': illegally fishing within Bangladesh's maritime boundary. Sensing their presence, the fishermen tried to flee but the CG detained them along with the trawler, just 17 nautical miles southwest of Mongla Fairway Buoy. The seized trawler and the detainees were handed over to Mongla Police Station, said Bangladesh Coast Guard Media Officer Lt Commander Amirul Haque. When contacted, the OC of Mongla (OC)  police station Monirul Islam said a case was filed against the 13 Indian fishermen on behalf of the Coast Guard. Read: 13 Indian fishermen detained from Bay An almost identical incident occurred last month, when the Coast Guard's inshore patrol vessel 'Sonar Bangla' spotted a foreign trawler, this time the 'Shornotara' illegally fishing in Bangladeshi waters and  detained 13 Indian fishermen. A case was filed against them and  the court of Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate sent 11 of them to jail, while two were sent  to Jessore Juvenile Correctional Institution as they were minors.

A woman undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital has been identified with black fungus, a doctor said on Saturday. CMCH Head of Medicine department Sujat Paul said that the 35-year-old woman from Halishahar of the city was admitted to the hospital with various complications three days ago. "Although the woman was not Covid infected, she has diagnosed with Mucormycosis and she has high level of diabetes.” Also read: First case of black fungus reported in Chattogram She was being treatment at ward 13 of the medicine department, he added So far three patients in the district have been identified with black fungus. The first identified patient has recovered and returned home. Also read: Black fungus detected in patient at DMCH

A Bangladeshi man was found dead early hours of Saturday at Datvanga border in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram and a local police official suspected that he might have been killed by Indian Border Security Force. The deceased, identified as Sahibor Rahman,40, hailed from Kauniar Char village along the border. Assistant constable of Kurigram-35 BGB GS branch in Jamalpur, Mukit said around 12 am a BGB patrol team heard three to four rounds of bullet fired near international pillar number 1054. The patrol found none when it reached the spot. Also read: 2 Bangladeshi youths killed in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border Around 1 am locals informed BGB a villager named Sahibor had gone towards the border and he died there.  Police at Roumari were informed of the incident, he said. Until now BSF didn’t confirm any firing at the border, said the BGB constable. According to locals Sahibor was shot by Dwipchar camp BSF members while he was seen with cows close to the border. Later villagers brought his body to his home. Datvanga Border Outpost commander Joyen Uddin said we informed the police after a man was reported shot dead at his home. Also read: BSF handovers to BGB 5 Bangladeshis held in Fulbari border Rowmari police station’s officer-in-charge, Montasir Billah said they are suspecting Sahibor was shot by BSF members. A team was sent to recover the body from his home, he said.