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A freedom fighter was allegedly killed by three men after his arbitration went against one of them in the Korergaon area of south Keraniganj. The victim was identified as Shahidullah, 70, a local resident. Four others also sustained minor injuries in the attack. According to locals and family members,Shahidullah helped settle a dispute on Sunday but the decision went against one of the accused, Ripon. Aslo read: Two to die for murder in Rajshahi Subsequently, Ripon and his two accomplices attacked the freedom fighter, leaving him seriously injured. Locals rescued him to Swadesh Hospital in the area. Later, he was shifted to a private hospital as his condition deteriorated where he succumbed to his injuries this morning. Officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj police station, Abul Kalam Azad said that a murder case would be registered against the trio. "Efforts are on to arrest them." Also read: Murder-suicide attempt: Gazipur woman kills daughters, tries to kill herself

A committee formed to probe a complaint of medical negligence against doctors who allegedly left a pair of scissors inside a girl's stomach during a surgery at Faridpur's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College and Hospital in March 2020, has submitted its report. However, the report didn't indict anyone for the "mistake", according to hospital director Saifur Rahman. "The three-member panel, constituted on December 12, also didn't recommend any action against anyone for the mistake, in its report submitted to me on Monday," he said. Surprisingly, the probe committee, led by Kamrul Hasan, assistant professor of the surgery department, did refer to similar incidents that occurred in different countries in the past, citing various articles published in international journals. Also read: Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery The panel, however, recommended that more caution should be exercised during surgeries in the future "to avoid this kind of accidents". The other recommendations made by the committee include keeping a dedicated nurse for handling surgical instruments during an operation. In March 2020, Monira Khatun,18, a resident of Banshbaria union in Gopalganj district, got admitted to the Faridpur government hospital with complications of blood clot in mesenteric artery. A few days later, she was operated upon but a six-inch long artery forceps remained inside her abdomen. Also read: 7-year-old Alabama girl helps to fund her own brain surgery On December 11 this year, the forceps were removed from Monira’s stomach in another surgery at the same hospital after the matter came to the fore. She is currently recuperating at the hospital, and her conditions are improving, said Saifur.

A 45-year-old man was killed and six passengers were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Puthia upazila of Rajshai on Monday night. All the victims were occupants of the bus. The deceased was identified as Khoaj Ali, a resident of Palpara village in the upazila. He was the conductor of the ill-fated bus. The injured are currently being treated at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). Also read: 2 killed in Natore road accidents The accident occurred around 7.30pm near the Bhoruapara area on Amchattar-Belpukur Bypass Road when the Natore-bound bus crashed into the Rajshahi-bound truck coming from the opposite side. Firefighters rushed to the spot and took the seven injured people to RMCH, where the the bus conductor was declared dead on arrival, said Saidur Rahman, a Fire Service officer. Also read: 8-yr-old girl killed in Dinajpur road accident

More trouble is brewing for former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan. After a lawyer in Cumilla sued Murad under the Digital Security Act, another advocate in Chandpur has filed a case in a local court against the former Minister for allegedly making deregoratory remarks against the family of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman during an interview on social media. YouTuber Mohammad Mohiuddin Helal Nahid, who also published the interview on his Facebook page, has also been sued by Sharif Mahmud Ferdous Shahin, president of Chandpur Nationalist Lawyers Forum. The case was filed under sections 509, 153(A) and 505(A) of the Bangladesh Penal Code in the court of additional chief judicial magistrate Mohammad Hasan on Monday afternoon. Also read: Court rejects plea to file case against Murad in Gaibandha In his petition, the Chandpur lawyer claimed that on December 1, Murad used highly derogatory language about the Zia family and Barrister Zaima Rahman during an interview with Helal Nahid which was later posted on his verified Facebook page. On December 7, Murad quit the Cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after he came under criticism from various quarters for multiple leaked recordings containing indecent remarks by him. On December 8, a writ petition was filed in the High Court challenging the legality of Murad's position in Parliament on the same ground. On December 12, advocate Omar Faruk, secretary of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, filed a case against Murad under DSA with the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal for his misogynist and derogatory remarks. Also read: DSA case against Murad for derogatory comments on Zia family On December 19, advocate Atiqul Islam, former president of Cumilla municipal BNP and former general secretary of Cumilla Bar Association, lodged a case under DSA in the Judicial Magistrate Hakim Majharul Islam's Cognizance Court-1 against Murad. Murad has already been stripped of the post of health and population affairs secretary of Jamalpur district unit of the Awami League.

Dewanganj Municipality mayor Shahnewaz Shahan Shah was expelled from local unit of Awami League on Monday for assaulting the secondary education officer of Dewanganj upazila in Jamalpur district on the Victory Day. President of Jamalpur district unit Awami League Advocate Baki Billah and General Secretary Faruk Amed Chowdhury announced it on Monday. The ruling party took the decision on the ground of breaching party’s discipline, they said On December 16, Mayor Shahnewaz physically assaulted education officer Md Meher Ullah at a Victory Day programme in the upazila. Also read: Cumilla city mayor Sakku relieved from BNP’s executive committee Md Meher was conducting the programme at Dewanganj Government High School premises. He was calling the names of the officials inviting them to place wreaths in serial. As the mayor was the eighth in serial he got angry and started abusing Meher verbally. When the officer protested the mayor allegedly slapped him. A case was filed against Shahnewaz in this connection on that day. Aslo read: Golapganj mayor suspended over comments against ministry

A baby girl drowned in a pond at Nabinagar village in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Khatun, 14-month-old daughter of Sobuj Hossain of the village. Read: SSC examinee drowns in Bogura Quoting family members, local UP member Ohidul Islam said Ayesha fell into a pond adjacent to their house in the morning while playing at the courtyard. Later, family members rescued her and took her to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared her dead, he added.

The fire that broke out at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Monday morning has been brought under control. Md Salehuddin, a deputy director at the Rangpur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the corridor of Ward No 7 on the third floor of the hospital around 10 am. Read:Furniture factory in Naogaon catches fire On information, six units of firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after one hour of efforts.  Five firefighters suffered burn injuries while trying to extinguish the blaze. All the 38 patients of the ward were moved to a safer place when the fire had broken out, Salehuddin said. The fire gutted furniture, hospital beds and medical equipment of the ward, he said, adding that the origin of the fire could not be known yet.

The lowest temperature of the country this year was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga on Monday as a cold wave is sweeping different parts of Bangladesh. The chilly weather is disrupting normal life of people in the district and the poor people are the worst sufferers. According to Chuadanga Meteorological Department Office, Chuadanga recorded the lowest temperature in the country at 7 degrees Celsius at 10 am on Monday which is the lowest temperature of the season and the temperature may drop further. Read: Poor people suffer as mild cold wave sweeps Panchagarh The unusual cold weather is forcing people to stay indoors, causing sufferings to low-income people including day labourers and rickshaw pullers  . Many people are crowding stores of warm clothes and quilt to protect themselves from cold. Poor people are seen lighting fire with straw and tree leaves to fight the shivering cold in the morning. Meanwhile, the number of patients suffering from cold-related diseases in different hospitals is relatively low this season even in severe cold. In the last three days, about 200 patients, including children, have taken outdoor treatment at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, said Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital ASM Fateh Akram. Read:Northern districts shivering in cold wave However, the number of patients may increase further with the rise in cold, he added. According to the latest Met office Bulletin, weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning. Night and day temperature may fall slightly over the country.

A 30-year-old Rohingya woman, who fled Bhasan Char Rohingya camp for Teknaf, died in Noakhali's Subarnachar Sunday. Setara Begum, daughter of late Noor Mohammad, lived in cluster number 10 of Bhasan Char, said Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Char Jabbar Police Station. The law enforcers held Noor Bahar, 60, mother of the deceased, following the incident. Noor Bahar and Setara fled Bhasan Char, a remote island in Noakhali's Hatiya, Saturday. With the help of middlemen, they boarded a fishing boat to Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, said the OC. Sensing the presence of the law enforcers Saturday night, the middlemen left them at a wharf in village Char Mozammel of Mohammadpur union, Subarnachar. "Setara had been suffering from fever for the last 25 days and became weaker every day. She died as the locals were rushing her to the hospital today," Noor Bahar told the law enforcers. "We will take legal action over the incident," OC Ziaul said.

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has recovered a body of a Rohingya boatman, who was abducted in January this year and buried after being killed in a house of Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased was identified as Syed Amin, 40, a boatman of Chakmarkul Rohingya camp of Ukhiya. Three Rohingya men were detained in this connection after conducting a drive at Hakimpara Camp-14 of Ukhia, confirmed SP Sihab Kaisar Khan, commander of APBn-8, on Saturday night. The detainees were- Islam, 22, Abdul Monnaf, 26, and Ilias, 28. Also read: Solution to Rohingya crisis to help realize free Indo-Pacific: Japan SP Sihab said, Syed Amin was abducted from camp No 21 in January and brought to camp No 14. The kidnappers later demanded Tk80,000 from his family as ransom. Later, some 20-25 people killed Amin and buried him in an abandoned house of a boatman named Yakub. The SP also said the body, exhumed from Yakub's house on Saturday morning, was identified by his wife. Also read: Rohingya father ‘kills self’ after ‘poisoning’ 3 kids in Cox’s Bazar; 1 child dies Legal processes are underway in this regard, the SP added.