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Trawler capsize in Meghna: Death toll climbs to 6 with recovery of three more bodies
Three more bodies were recovered from the Meghna river on Sunday, two days after a trawler capsized in the part of the river flowing through Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district.
The latest additions took the death toll to 6.
The deceased were identified as Anika Akter, 18, daughter of Daru Mia of Narsingdi district, Rupa Dey, 38, wife of Turun Dey of Bhairab municipality area, and Mahmuda, 7, daughter of police constable Sohel Rana.
One dies, 8 go missing as trawler sinks in Meghna
Local people spotted the floating bodies of the trio at Bhairab Bridge and Pultakanda areas of the river and informed the local firefighting units, who recovered the bodies around 2:30 pm.
On March 22 (Friday), one person died while eight others went missing when a trawler sank in the Meghna River after being hit by a sand-laden bulkhead around 6 pm. Two more deaths were later confirmed before Sunday.
Constable, 3 family members feared dead in Kishoreganj trawler capsize; shock grips parents
Three people identified as Belon Dey, 38, Sohel Rana, 35, and Sohel’s son Raisul, 5, still remain missing.
Superintendent of Kishoreganj River Police Abdullah Al Mamun said the divers recovered two bodies from the river on Saturday.
KMCH interns go on 48-hour strike
Interns at Khulna Medical College Hospital went on a 48-hour strike on Sunday morning demanding an increase in salary and allowances.
Due to the strike, patients in the hospital are not getting their desired services since night.
No doctors were seen in most of the wards, causing suffering of the patients.
The 48-hour strike will continue until 8:30 pm on Monday (March 25) that started Sunday at 8:30 am today.
Saudi expat killed in Chandpur road crash
Dibakar Chakma, president of Intern Doctors Council of KMCH and Dr. Asaduzzaman Sagar, general secretary of the same organisation, said last year interns and postgraduate trainee doctors staged demonstration demanding salary hike and then health minister promised to increase the salaries and allowances.
Later, the salary of post graduate trainee doctors was increased but the salary of interns was not, they said.
They said that if the salary and allowances are not increased by Tk 30,000, they will announce stronger programme.
Saudi expat killed in Chandpur road crash
A Saudi expatriate was killed and two others were injured on Saturday afternoon when a microbus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur district.
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The deceased Nurul Islam, son of late Sahid Ullah Pradhan, was a resident of Fatehpur West Union of the upazila.
The accident occurred when the Chandpur bound CNG autorickshaw collided head-on with the microbus, leaving expat Nurul Islam dead on the spot and two others injured, said Mohammad Shahid Hossain, officer-in-Charge (OC) of Matlab Uttar Police Station.
Constable, 3 family members feared dead in Kishoreganj trawler capsize; shock grips parents
Injured Mofizul Islam, 30, and Md. Ali Akbar, 55, were taken to Chandpur Government General Hospital.
Police seized the microbus from the spot but its driver managed to flee, added the OC.
Zakat Foundation of America distributes food among low-income families in Sirajganj
Zakat Foundation of America has distributed food items to the 340 low-income families in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila on the occasion of Ramadan.
Zakat Foundation of America, Bangladesh distributed the food items on the premises of Belkuchi Degree College on Saturday afternoon.
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The food items included 10 kilograms of rice, potatoes, lentils, chickpeas, sugar and Soybean oil.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Afia Sultana Keya, Gazi Saidur Rahman, president of the local press club, Rezaul Karim, program manager of the foundation were present.
According to the sources, Zakat Foundation of America is implementing various humanitarian services in 43 countries of the world.
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In continuation of this, on the occasion of Ramadan, this foodstuff is being distributed among 2,200 helpless and poor families in 4 districts of Bangladesh.
Of these, food items have been distributed among 590 needy families in Belkuchi and Shahjadpur upazilas of Sirajganj districts.
Constable, 3 family members feared dead in Kishoreganj trawler capsize; shock grips parents
Shock gripped patents and relatives of constable Sohel Rana who along with wife and two children remained missing since a trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Kishoreganj’s Bhairab on Friday evening
Rana, a constable of Bhairab Police Station, along with his wife Moushumi and two children—Mahmuda and Raisul—of Fatehabad village in Debidwar upazila of Cumilla, and twelve other people went for a joyous trip in Ashuganj Sonarampur char in the Meghna river on Friday.When the trawler reached near Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge, it sank after being hit by a sand-laden bulkhead in the evening, said Nurul Islam, member of Fatehabad union parishad.
One dies, 8 go missing as trawler sinks in MeghnaLocal people however, managed to rescue 12 people but eight people including Sohel and his family remained missing.Rana’s father Abdul Alim, mother and other family members went to Bhairab but they could not be traced them till Saturday afternoon.
A pall of gloom descended the river bank area with the wailing of the parents.Sohel joined Bangladesh police as constable in 2011.After the trawler capsize, two victims including a woman were taken to Bhairab upazila health complex where the doctors declared the woman dead. Another injured victim identified as Tofazzal, 22 was shifted to Dhaka for better treatment.
Father, son missing as trawler sinks in Meghna riverSaju Mia, officer-in-charge of Bhairab Highway Police, said they are trying to retrieve the bodies.
One dies, 8 go missing as trawler sinks in Meghna
A woman died and eight people including four of a family went missing as a trawler capsized after being hit by a sand-laden bulkhead in the Meghna river in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Suborna Begum.Those who remained missing were Sohel Rana, a police constable of Bhairab Highway Police, his wife Moushumi, 25, their daughter Mahmuda, 7 and son Raisul, 5, Rupa Dey, 30, wife of Jhantu Dey, Araddhya, 12, niece of Rupa and Belon Dey, 38, brother-in-law of Rupa of Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district and Anika Akter, 18 of Narsingdi district.
Father, son missing as trawler sinks in Meghna riverAzizul Haque Rajon, station officer of Bhairab Fire Service, said the trawler carrying 20 people sank in the river when a sand-laden bulkhead hit the trawler around 6 am under Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge of the river on Friday.On information, divers from local fire service rushed to the spot and rescued 12 people with the help of local people.The diver also recovered an unconscious woman and took her to Bhairab Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared her dead.
3 bodies recovered 2 days after trawler capsized in Dhaleshwari RiverThe rescue operation was suspended for the night.On Saturday morning, the divers started the rescue operation but no bodies have been retrieved till the filling of this report around 12 pm.
4 die as human hauler rams into easy bike in Gaibandha
At least four people were killed and another one was in Gaibandha's Gabindaganj on Friday after a human hauler rammed into an easy bike, police said.
The deceased have been identified as easy bike driver Ashraful Islam, so of Mojibur Rahman of Kumargari area of Nakai union of Gobindganj upazila, Sabuj Mia, 38, son of Abdus Sattar Mia of the same village, Md Belal, 50, son of Azizal and Muttalib, 52, son of late Bhola Mia of Palashbari upazila.
25 inc. 7 cops injured in clash over exhaling cigarette smoke in Habiganj
Injured Amrul is undergoing treatment at Gaibandha General Hospital in this incident.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gobindganj Police Station Shamsul Alam Shah said the crash occurred at 8 pm on Thursday when the human hauler hit the easy bike while heading towards Harinabari Bazar from Nakaihat.
Ashraful, the driver of the easy bike, died on the spot.
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Four seriously injured passengers of the easy bike succumbed to their injuries at 3pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
The bodies of the victims were handed over to the families as there was no complaint.
Legal action is under process in the crash, added the officer.
25 inc. 7 cops injured in clash over exhaling cigarette smoke in Habiganj
At least 25 people including seven cops were injured in a clash between two village groups over a trivial matter in Sadar upazila of Habiganj on Thursday night.
A motorbike and a pickup van were also vandalized during the clash.
Witnesses said an altercation broke out between two youths over exhaling cigarette smoke in Dhuliakhal area under the Sadar upazila around 10:30 pm.
5 farmers abducted from Cox’s Bazar hill, Tk 30 lakh ransom demanded
At one stage of the altercation, supporters of Mollah Bari and Master Bari equipped with sharp weapons got involved with the fierce clash, leaving 25 people including seven cops injured, they said.
Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ajoy Chandra Dev said on information a police team rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control by using 10 rounds of rubber bullet and four rounds of tear shells.
RAB arrests 14 members of ransom ring in Gazipur, rescues 27 victims
As of filing this report till Friday afternoon, no case has been lodged and no one was arrested in this connection, said the police officer.
5 farmers abducted from Cox’s Bazar hill, Tk 30 lakh ransom demanded
Miscreants abducted five farmers while working in a hilly pocket at gunpoint in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.
The miscreants are also reportedly demanding Tk 30 lakh from the victims’ families as ransom.
The victims are Md Rafik, 22, son of Fakir Mohammad, Jihan, 13, son of Shahjahan, Shawon, 15, son of Syed Ullah, Md Nur, 18, son of Abdur Nur, and Abdur Rahman, 15, son of Nurul Amin, all hailing from Pankhali area under Hrnila union of the upazila.
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Local Hrnila Union Parishad Chairman Rashed Mohammad confirmed the matter, saying the criminals demanded Tk 30 lakh as ransom and they have already informed the matter to local police administration.
Victim Rafik’s elder brother Md Shafik said like any other day Rafik went to the hill to cultivate Jhum on Wednesday afternoon but didn’t return home to have Seheri early Thursday.
“Later on Thursday afternoon one person phoned me seeking Tk 30 lakh as ransom,” he said, adding that they informed the matter to local representatives.
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Teknaf Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Osman Gani said they were apprised of the matter and were taking necessary measures to rescue the farmers.
2 killed in boiler blast in Pabna rice mill
Two people including a child were killed in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Kashipur in Faridpur upazila of Pabna district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Jahangir Alam, 37, the owner of the rice mill and son of Abdur Razzak and Tarek Hossain, 5, son of Pakhi Khatun, a worker of the mill.The explosion occurred at the rice mill around 10:30 am when rice was put on the boiler machine, leaving Jahangir dead on the spot and injuring Tarek, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Faridpur Police Station.
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