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2 killed as truck hits bicycle in Meherpur
Two people were killed when a cement-carrying truck hit a bicycle on Meherpur-Chuadanga road in Chandbil area of Meherpur early Monday.
One of the deceased was identified as Hasan Ali, 21, son of Liton Ali of Chandbil village. The other deceased’s identity could not be known yet.
Mini truck runs over forest official in Cox’s Bazar during drive against hill cutting
Additional Superintendent of Police (Circle) Abdul Karim said two youths on a bicycle were coming to Meherpur from Chandbil village. A truck loaded with cement was also coming towards Meherpur. Driver of the truck lost control and hit the bicycle, leaving the two dead on the spot.
On information, two teams of fire service and police rushed to the spot. Police arrested truck driver Babul from there.
23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Meherpur General Hospital morgue.
A case is being filed, police said.
3 private hospitals in Sirajganj slapped with more than Tk1 lakh fine
A mobile court on Saturday fined three private hospitals in Sirajganj Shahjadpur upazila more than Tk1 lakh for different irregularities.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Md Kamruzzaman conducted the drive on Saturday evening.
Rangdhanu Hospital was fined Tk 40,000 while Peace Lab Hospital was fined Tk 50,000 and Popular Hospital was fined Tk 15,000, said Kamruzzaman.
The hospitals were slapped with the fines for various irregularities including keeping expired medicines, lack of valid documents, charging extra money from people, he added.
At that time, Upazila Health Officer Dr. Sharmin Alam, Resident Doctor Nilufa Jasmine Nilu and Medical Officer Dr. Ashraful Alam were also present.
Nor’wester destroys over 30 houses in B'baria
Over 30 houses and several electric poles were damaged as a nor’wester lashed Brahmanbaria's Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
The storm hit Sadar upazila's Sultanpur union this morning, damaging over 30 houses in Uttar Jangal village.
Mini truck runs over forest official in Cox’s Bazar during drive against hill cutting
Power lines were snapped during the storm, disrupting power supply since morning. It also uprooted trees and damaged crops.
Sheikh Omar Farooq, chairman of Sultanpur Union Parishad, said that houses were damaged in Udshiura area near Cumilla-Sylhet highway.
Siblings dead, parents wounded in bus-microbus collision in Mymensingh
The electric poles were damaged after trees fell on them, he added.
Mini truck runs over forest official in Cox’s Bazar during drive against hill cutting
A forest official was crushed under the wheels of a mini truck(dumper) during a drive against hill cutting at Harinmara in Cox’s Bazar early Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Md Sajjaduzzaman, 30, in-charge of Dochari forest beat of Ukhiya range and a resident of Munshiganj’s Gajaria and the injured was driver Mohammad Ali.
Siblings dead, parents wounded in bus-microbus collision in Mymensingh
According to the forest department officials, Sajjad and Ali conducted a drive on information about cutting hill and colleting soil at Harinmara by a dumper.
When the soil-laden dumper was obstructed by the forest officials, the dumper driver ran the vehicle over Sajjad, leaving him dead on the spot.
Later, locals rescued injured Mohammad Ali and took him to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.
Ukhiya range officer Gazi Shafiul Alam said, the owner of the dumper is Syed Karim and the driver was identified as Bappi.
23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur
The body was kept at Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Shamim Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station.
Meanwhile, forest officials expressed anger over the death of Sajjad and demanded formation of mobile courts for speedy trial of crimes comitted in the forest.
Siblings dead, parents wounded in bus-microbus collision in Mymensingh
A teenager and her toddler brother were dead and their parents were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway in Mymensingh’s Tarakanda upazila on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Mashura Nokasddes Tanas, 16, and her brother Anas Ahnaf, 3 -- children of Mokaddes Rahman Torab and Monira Begum of Char Shimulchra village under Sreebardi upazila of nearby Sherpur.
The injured, including the microbus driver, are undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH).
3 dead as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
Tarakanda Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Wazedul Islam said the accident happened in the early morning when the Dhaka-bound bus collided with the microbus, carrying the siblings and their parents, coming from the opposite direction in front of a refueling station in Dakshin Bazar area, leaving the siblings dead on the spot and three others injured.
The bodies were sent to the MMCH morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that all the victims were going to Dhaka from their village home in Sherpur.
Mother jumps under train with child in Mymensingh
Elephant found dead in Teknaf
A wild elephant was found dead in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Saturday.
The staff of the forest department spotted the carcass in the Leda Hill area on Saturday morning and informed the Forest Department, said Md Sarwar Alam, divisional officer of Cox's Bazar South Forest Department.
Later, forest officials went to the spot and recovered it.
The elephant was male and about 70 years old, added the officer.
23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur
At least 8 elephants died in Cox's Bazar in the last 5 years.
According to the locals, the elephant had teeth and forest terrorists might have killed the elephant to smuggle the tusks.
However, forest officials suspect the elephant died due to old age.
Deepak Sharma Dipu, president of Cox's Bazar Forest and Environment Conservation Council, said that the elephant could have died due to starvation or it was killed to get its teeth.
The matter needs to be seriously investigated, he added.
Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Chattogram
Divisional Forest Officer Sarwar Alam said, 'Veterinary doctor and Teknaf Upazila Animal Resources Officer did the autopsy of the elephant. Initially, it is believed that the elephant died due to old age.
In this regard, Teknaf Upazila Animal Resources Officer Abul Kalam Azad said a general diary was also registered at Teknaf police station.
50 injured as engine hits stationary train in Lalmonirhat
At least 50 passengers on a stationary train at a Lalmonirhat rail station were injured in a hit by a locomotive engine while it was being changed on Saturday afternoon.
Two of the injured passengers were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital due to critical condition.
Witnesses said the Dinajpur’s Parbatipur-bound commuter train carrying passengers from Lalmonirhat’s Burimari made a stopover at Lalmonirhat rail station for changing the engine on Saturday afternoon.
Locomotive driver Gour Govinda took the previous engine to the locomotive shed and came back with another engine from there to attach with the train, they said.
23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur
The incident happened when the new engine hit the stationary train while it was being attached, leaving at least 50 passengers injured, they said, adding that the injured were taken to Lalmonirhat Railway Hospital and two of them were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
After receiving first aid, the injured passengers went to Parbatipur by train later.
Confirming the matter, Lalmonirhat Rail Station Master Nurunnabi Islam said a written complaint was lodged against the locomotive driver to the department and actions will be taken against him upon his return from Dinajpur.
3 killed in Magura road crash
Lalmonirhat’s Railway Divisional Manager Abdus Salam couldn’t be reached over mobile phone despite repeated attempts.
23-year-old electrocuted in elephant trap in Sherpur
A 23-year-old youth died after being electrocuted in an elephant trap in the hill town of Nakugaon in the Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur early Saturday.
The deceased was Usman Ali (23) of the Nakugaon Village Ashrayan Project.
Monirul Alam Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari Police Station, confirmed the matter.
According to police and locals, a group of wild elephants came down from the Nakugaon hills to the surrounding area on Friday at midnight in search of food. Meanwhile, the local farmers went to chase the wild elephants to save their crops. When the group of wild elephants chased them back, Usman and others tried to run away.
During this time, he slipped, got caught in the electric wire of the generator, and lost consciousness. Later, he was taken to the Nalitabari Upazila Health Complex, where he was declared dead.
The body has been handed over for burial without an autopsy, following the request of his family. An unnatural death case has been filed in this regard, the OC said.
Farmer dies being attacked by rival group over land dispute in Natore
A farmer died after being attacked by a rival group over a land dispute in Naldanga upazila of Natore on Saturday.
Zillur Rahman, 47, died while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Saturday morning.
Farmer dies being run over by train in Cox’s Bazar
Naldanga Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monowaruzzaman confirmed the matter.
One person named Abed Ali was arrested in connection with the incident, said the OC.
Farmer dies with fever, breathing complications at RMCH
According to police and locals, Rashidul Islam of Chandpur village in the upazila was attacked by Abed's men on Friday morning as he reached the disputed land in front of his house.
Both Rashidul and Zillur were injured in the attack and were admitted to RMCH in critical condition. Among them, Zillur died this morning.
Farmer dies from electrocution in Magura
Bangladeshi killed in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border
A Bangladeshi man was killed and two others were wounded in firing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members early Saturday along Lalmonirhat border in Kaliganj upazila.
The deceased is Murali Chandra, 44, son of Shusheel Gidal of North Balapara area and the injured are Mizanur Rahman and Liton Mia, residents of neighboring Chandrapur area.
According to BGB, members of a patrol team of 75-Chitrakot BSF camp opened fire on some Bangladesh cattle traders along the border, leaving Murali dead and two others injured .
Imtiaz Kabir, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kaliganj Police Station, confirmed the matter .
Lt. Colonel Md. Mofazzal Hossain Akand, commander of Lalmonirhat 15 BGB battalion, said that a flag meeting was held between the two countries over the death of the Bangladeshi national in BSF firing.