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Two people were killed in collision between a motorbike and a goods-carrying truck at Kharakpur in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Nazmul Islam Sumon, 35, son of late Liaquat Ali of Dhobra village and Momin, 19, son of Abu Bakkar of Namo Koyladiar village of the upazila. Read: 2 killed in Barishal road crash Chowdhury Jobayer Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj police station, said the motorcycle collided with a Kansat-bound goods-laden truck in Kharakpur area around 11am, leaving two people seriously injured. Later, they were rushed to the Shibganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared  motorcyclist  Sumon dead. Momin, the truck driver, died while undergoing treatment there, he added.

A 65-year-old woman died after allegedly falling off the terrace of her three-storey building in Patiya upazila of Chattogram district Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sanwara Begum, wife of Ayub Ali of the Patiya municipality area. Read:10-yr-old student found dead in Ctg madrasa The woman's family members told the local police that Sanawara went to the terrace at 10.30am for spraying water on her plants. She allegedly slipped and fell down. Sanawara was rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival, said sub-inspector Alauddin, in-charge of the local police camp.

A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death by assailants in Tatarpur village of Rajshahi on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shahbaz Ali, son of Abdul Jobbar of the village in the district's Charghat upazila. Read: Daughter, contract killer arrested for murder of mother in Gazipur Locals said that Shahbaz was a supporter of Sahabur Ali, a member of the Shalua union parishad (UP). Sahabur had for long been at loggerheads with his rival, Kalam Ali. As a sequel to their long rivalry, the two groups clashed many a time since Tuesday morning. And when Shahbaz and other supporters of Sahabur were waiting in the Akkaser Mor area in the evening, some men came on bikes and allegedly attacked them. The assailants allegedly stabbed Shahbaz indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Read: 2 held for killing man in Gaibandha Officer-in-charge of Charghat Model Police Station, Jahangir Alam, said that no arrests have been made so far. "However, the situation is now under control," he added.

The forest department has rescued a spotted deer from Mongla in Bagerhat and released it in the Sundarbans.  Azad Kabir, officer-in-charge of Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center in the eastern part of the Sundarbans, said they rescued the deer, which was roaming in the locality after crossing the Sundarbans canal about eight months ago, from EPZ area of Mongla after being informed by the locals in the morning.  READ: Deer that crossed over from India dies after locals give chase The deer, approximately 5 years old, was later released in the Sundarbans after giving first aid as it sustained injury marks on its legs, abdomen and neck.  Azad Kabir said the deer crossed  Dhangmari canal and entered the Baniyashanta area of Dakop upazila in Khulna district about eight months ago. After that the deer crossed the river and started roaming in Mongla area.

A Khulna court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his ex-wife last year. The condemned convict was  Liton Molla of Dumuria upazila.  Read: Man to die for killing woman after rape in Ctg According to the prosecution, Liton used to lock into quarrel with his 2nd wife Parvin since their marriage in 2015. In 2021, the couple got divorced. On June 15, 2021, Liton equipped with sharp weapons entered the house of Parvin while she was sleeping with her eight-year-old daughter at  night. At one stage, he stabbed Parvin indiscriminately, leaving her dead. Parvein’s daughter lodged a complaint with Dumuria Police and later police filed an FIR. Read: Man to die for burning pregnant wife to death in Kushtia Police submitted chargesheet against Liton on August 30, 2021. After examining records and witnesses, Khulna District and Sessions Judge Mashiur Rahman handed down the verdict.

Detective Branch (DB) of Faridpur district police arrested two fake Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) members from the housing estate area in ​​Faridpur town on Tuesday. The arrestees are Md. Anwar Hossain Babu,54, a former army member and his son Limon Babu, 24, residents of Haldibari village in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur district. Also read: Fake magistrate held in Jashore Tipped-off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area and arrested them, said Rakikul Islam, officer-in-charge of Faridpur DB Police. During the drive, the DB men also seized 8 unlicensed walkie-talkies, blank stamps with signature, SIM cards and a private car from their possession. Legal action will be taken against them, he added. Also read: Fake Covid test certificates: 14 fraud gang members held

A fire broke out on a moving bus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila on Tuesday. The fire started in the bus named ‘New Edition’ around 12 pm. Fortunately all the passengers of the bus managed to get down from it immediately. At first locals tried to douse the flames as transport movement was stopped on the highway following the fire incident. Also read: 60-yr-old Bangladeshi woman dies in Kolkata guest house fire Later two fire tending vehicles of Kumira and Sitakunda managed to douse the flames after half an hour. Md Nurul Alam Dulal, Senior Officer of Sitakunda fire service, said according to the bus driver and his assistant the fire broke out due to overheating of the engine. Most parts of the bus were burnt but no casualties were reported, he said. Also read: Fire at port city's Zahur Hawkers Market under control; 30-40 shops gutted

Md Hadisur Rahman, who was killed on March 3 in a rocket attack on a Bangladeshi ship stranded at a Ukrainian port, was laid to rest at his family graveyard in Kadamtala village of Barguna on Tuesday morning. His namaz-e-janaza was held at 10am. A doa mahfil was also arranged after the burial that was attended by hundreds of people in the village in Betagi upazila. Villagers thronged the yard of his house to get a last glimpse of Hadisur after the freezer van carrying his body reached his home around 10pm on Monday. His family members broke down as they saw the body after 12 days of getting the news of his death. A Turkish Airlines flight carrying Hadisur’s body landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 12.30pm on Monday and after all the formalities were done, a freezer left with the same for Barguna around 2pm on Monday. On March 3, Hadisur, a third engineer of Bangladeshi vessel ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, was killed in a rocket attack on the ship stranded at Ukrainian port Olvia.

After a Covid-induced hiatus of two years, a three-day festival remembering the legendary Baul Lalon Shah will begin on Tuesday evening. The Lalon Academy, in association with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the Kushtia district administration, is organising the event at Lalon Akhra in Chheuria village of Kumarkhali upazila. Khulna divisional commissioner Md Ismail Hossain Khan will inaugurate the festival at 6.45pm. Also read: Three-day Lalon festival beings today in Kushtia Hundreds of admirers from home and abroad have already gathered at Lalon Akhra to take part in the festival. The festival will feature open discussions, singing of Baul songs by artistes of Lalon Academy and prominent singers, fair and cultural performances. Traders who have put up stalls on the banks of the Mora Kali river for the rural fair, a part of the festival, are hoping for good sales as devotees have already thronged the Akra premises.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a three-wheeler and a motorcycle in Barishal's Hijla upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as motorcyclist Yasin, 15, a 9th grade student of Mahishkhola Senior Dakhil Madrasa and son of Sattar Palban of Guabaria union, and the three-wheeler's driver Quddus, 30, son of Hashem Hawladar of Charmemania village of Memania union. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon on a road west of Kauria Bazar in Guabaria Union of the upazila. Also read: Couple killed in Nilphamari road accident According to witnesses, the three-wheeler was heading from Kauria Bazar to Muladi. After crossing the road it collided head-on with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. Madrasa student Yasin died on the spot and the injured driver died at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment. Hijla police OC Yunus Mia said the bodies were sent to the morgue for autopsy. Also read: Two killed in bike accidents in Dhaka