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Five workers burnt in Narayanganj steel mill explosion
Five workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a steel factory in Rasulpur area of Fatullah upazila on Monday.
The injured were identified as Sohel Rana, 36, Liton,35, Arif,27, Billal Hossain,35, and Mohammad Ali,26.
Mohammad Ali’s condition is critical, doctors said.
Chemist of the factory Md Ashik rescued the workers and took them to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
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Md Ashik said the explosion occurred around 11:30 am apparently in the water supply pipeline of the factory.
The hospital authority said the injured got 50 per cent to 11 per cent of their body burnt.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp in-charge Bacchu Mia said the five injured who were admitted to the hospital are workers of CHRM steel mill in Fatullah.
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Communal violence: Missing Hanuman’s mace recovered in Cumilla
The ‘Gada’ (Mace) of Hindu God Hanuman which went missing from a Cumilla temple has been recovered from a pond near the Darogabari Mazar mosque in the district.
Iqbal Hossain, the man arrested for placing the Holy Quran at a Hindu temple, reportedly threw the mace into the pond on the night of the incident.
Read:Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence brought to Cumilla
Inspector Parimal Das of the Detective Branch said it was recovered around 11 pm Sunday.
“After Iqbal confessed that he had dropped the Hindu God’s weapon in a pond, police took him to the pond and a diving team recovered the mace ,” he added.
Besides, the case filed over the Quran desecration in a puja mandap of Cumilla, has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Cumilla Additional Superintendent of Police M Tanvir Ahmed said the case was handed over to CID following an instruction from the Police Headquarters.
Police arrested Iqbal Hossain from Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday night after identifying him by scanning the footages of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
Three others were arrested from different parts of the country over the matter.
They are Faisal and Hafez Humayun, the two khadems of Darogabari shrine, and Ekram.
Read:Cumilla desecration suspect, 3 others remanded in 7-day police custody
A local court on Saturday put them on a seven-day remand in the case.
Iqbal is believed to have placed the holy Quran inside Nanuar Dighi Par puja mandap in Cumilla city in the early hours of October 13, which led to attacks on Durga Puja venues across the country recently.
2 motorcyclists killed in Chattogram road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed and two others injured as a covered van hit their vehicles in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Sunday.
The deceased are Sakhawat Hossain ,25, and Sajjad Hossain,18.
Read:Motorcyclist killed in Ctg road crash -
The incident took place on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in front of Amirabad Rajmahal Community Center in the upazila in the morning.
Dohazari Highway Police Officer-in charge Abdur Rob said four youths were travelling by two motorbikes when the covered van hit them from behind.
Sakhawat Hossain died on the spot while the injured three were rushed to the emergency unit of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital where a doctor declared Sajjad dead.
Police are trying to seize the covered van, the OC said.
1 killed, dozens wounded in Faridpur UP polls violence
A man was killed and at least 30 were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates ahead of Union Parishad elections in Saltha upazila of Faridpur on Saturday.
The victim was identified as Mariz Shikder, 32.
About 30 houses were reportedly vandalized and looted during this time.
Police and locals said supporters of independent chairman candidate Rafiq Mollah clashed with supporters of another independent candidate Tuku Tagore in Khardia village of the union around 3pm today.
Marij, a supporter of independent chairman candidate Rafiq Mollah, was seriously injured following the clash .
Read: Woman killed in Bagerhat UP polls violence
Mitu murder: Arms supplier Bhola arrested in Jeshore
Police on Saturday arrested Ehteshamul Haque Bhola , who allegedly supplied arms used in the killing of former police superintendent Babul Akter's wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, from Benapole in Jeshore district.
Santosh Chakma, the investigative officer in the case and PBI Inspector (Chattogram Metro Zone) said,” Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested him early Saturday while he was fleeing to India.”
There is substantial evidence that Bhola provided the firearms and ammunition for killing Mitu.
He was earlier arrested and jailed for several days.
However, the High Court in September granted him four weeks' bail.
He recently applied for anticipatory bail before the High Court after a re-arrest warrant was issued against him, but the HC ordered Bhola to surrender to a lower court.
Read: Two held for Rangpur arson attacks 'admit guilt'
But Bhola tried to flee the country without surrendering to the lower court.
Tipped off, PBI conducted a drive and arrested Bhola from Durgapur Bazar Road in Benapole Bazar along the border.
On June 5, 2016, unidentified assailants gunned down Babul's wife Mitu at the port city's GEC intersection while she was going to drop her son for a bus of Chittagong Cantonment Public School and College.
Soon after the crime, a murder case was filed at Panchlaish Police Station against three unidentified men, following a complaint by Babul.
On May 12 this year, PBI submitted its final report in the case.
He is currently behind the bars over a murder case filed by Mitu’s father.
Father 6 years younger than son as per NID!
A father-son in Chuadanga were found where the son is six years older than the father according to the national identity card (NID).
According to the National Identity Card (NID), Md Jamat Ali of Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga is 44 years old. But his son Monirul Islam is 50 years old on his NID.
However, father Jamaat Ali is actually 70 years old. But the age has been reduced by 26 years in his national identity card.
Read:NID services will be made dynamic, says law minister
In this regard, Jamat Ali said, "I am facing various problems at different times due to this wrong age in the national identity card."
"I am not getting any government facilities including an old age allowance card. I went to the Jibannagar Upazila Election Office to correct my national identity card. However, they say it will take time to correct."
Meanwhile, Jibannagar Upazila Election Officer Kamrul Hasan said the problem was believed to be due to informational errors of voters before 2009.
However, the victim has not yet applied for the correction of his NID. "If he applies, it will be corrected soon", the official added.
10 more held over puja mandap attacks in Chattogram
Police have arrested 10 more people, including four leaders of former DUCSU vice president Nurul Haque Nur's organisation Youth Rights Council, over their alleged involvement in the attack on mandap at JM Sen Hall in Chattogram.
The arrestees were identified as NM Nasir Uddin, Convener of Bangladesh Youth Rights Council Chattogram Metropolitan, Secretary Engineer Mizanur Rahman, Office Secretary Emon Mohammad and Convener of Bayazid thana Dr Russell while the others are- Yar Mohammad, Md Mizan, Giyas Uddin, Yasin Arafat, Habibullah Mizan and Imran Hossain.
CMP's Kotwali police sources said the ten were arrested from Thursday midnight to Friday noon in a drive conducted in different parts of Chattogram city including Chawkbazar, Teribazar and Sholoshohor.
Read: Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence, brought to Cumilla
Nezam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the attackers were identified from the CCTV footage and photos of the incident after the attack.
He said the interrogation of the arrestees revealed the evidence of their involvement with attacking the JM Sen Hall mandap on Friday after carrying out a procession from the city's Anderkilla to protest the recent incident in Cumilla.
Earlier, police filed a case under the Special Powers Act against 83 named and at least 500 unnamed accused over last Friday’s incident with Kotwali Police Station.
Dengue: 123 more hospitalised, no deaths in 24 hours
Although no death was reported , 123 more patients were hospitalized with dengue fever across the country in 24 hours till Froday morning.
The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remains unchanged at 84 as a result , according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients, 116 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 7 cases were reported from outside the division.
Of the deceased, 78 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh division.
Read:Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: 221 more hospitalized
Some 780 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday
Of them, 625 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 155 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 22,130 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country.
So far, 21,266 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS.
In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths.
Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence, brought to Cumilla
Iqbal Hossain, the man arrested from Cox’s Bazar last night for allegedly keeping the holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue, has been brought to Cumilla.
”Iqbal was brought to the Police Lines here around 12 noon on Friday," additional superintendent of Cumilla Police SM Tanvir Ahmed told UNB.
Police Thursday night held Iqbal Hossain, who was identified earlier as the one who kept a copy of the Quran at a Durga Puja venue in Cumilla, drawing accusations of desecrating the holy book hurled at the Hindu community and triggering communal tension and violence across the country.
"He was nabbed from the Cox's Bazar sea beach around 10.30pm," Rafiqul Islam, Cox's Bazar additional superintendent of police, told UNB. "Cumilla police will confirm if he is the key suspect Iqbal," he added.
Read: Man suspected of being Cumilla's Iqbal held from Cox's Bazar
Police identified Iqbal, the prime suspect of the Cumilla puja venue incident, Wednesday after scrutinising the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
He is believed to have placed the holy Quran inside Nanuar Dighi Par puja mandap in Cumilla city in the early hours of October 13, which led to attacks on Durga Puja venues across the country recently.
Also, violence against houses and businesses of the Hindu community followed in several districts, including Chandpur, Noakhali, Chattogram and Rangpur, leaving at least seven people dead and many injured. Of the dead, five were Muslim rioters who died in police firing.
Iqbal was most likely instructed to keep the Quran at the mandap by others to stoke communal tensions, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
"Everything was done in a planned way. The man, who had kept the Quran at the temple, might have done it as per others' instruction… there might be provocation behind it. We'll be able to know the motive after his arrest," the home minister said.
He said after examining the CCTV footage of the surrounding areas, it was ascertained that the man who kept the holy Quran at the Cumilla temple took it from a mosque.
"The man had been to Mazar mosque thrice that night. It was clear from the CCTV footage that the man took the Quran from the mosque to keep it at the temple," Asaduzzaman added.
Barishal admin vows to take responsibility of 6-yr-old spin prodigy
The district administration has vowed to take the responsibility of Asaduzzaman Sadid, the six-year-old child prodigy who wooed international cricket legends with his leg spin.
After a video where Sadid bamboozled adult cricketers with his spin went viral, none other than Sachin Tendulkar tweeted his praise, saying the boy's love and passion for the game "is brilliant".
“Wow! Received this video from a friend… It’s brilliant. The love and passion this little boy has for the game is evident. #cricket #special #children #spin,” Sachin shared the video and wrote on his social media handles.
Also read: Sadid: The 6-year-old leggie who wowed Tendulkar
Recently, Aussie leg-spinning great Shane Warne also expressed his admiration for Sadid. "Wow! This just got sent to me. How good is this. Who is this? Just awesome. Keep up the great work. Bowling”, Warne tweeted.
Afghan leggie and current sensation Rashid Khan also lauded Sadid.
Sadid is a first grader of Ulalghuni Government Primary School in Mahabaz area of Ward 4 of Barisal.
Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Jasim Uddin Haider hosted Sadid and his uncle at his official residence on Thursday night and assured them of taking over the boy's overall responsibility.
“Sadid is the pride of Barisal. He has shown his talent at such a young age and has captivated the minds of the world's best players. We should take care of him so that the magic of his hand is not lost. All necessary arrangements will be made for Sadid to carry on playiy, we will be by his side,” the DC said.
Sadid lost his father at an early age, and his mother is a housewife.
His uncle Sirajul Islam saw Sadid's interest in cricket and practiced with him every day.
"I was the one to upload the video of my nephew's bowling on Facebook without thinking much about it," he told UNB.