United News of Bangladesh

The members of the Forest Department detained 7 fishermen early Saturday while they were catching fish deep inside the Satkhira range of the Sundarbans without permission. The detainees are Kamrul Islam, 33, Momin Gazi, 57, Ismail Morol, 20, Saidur Rahman, 30, Roshan Gayen, 50, Gazi, 36, Abu Bakkar, 36, and Jamal. According to the Satkhira range Forest Department, a special team has been conducting a drive to cut down on illegal fishing, with the aim to  ensure increased breeding of fish in the Sundarbans.   Following a tip off, the team detained the fishermen from Dingimari canal in the forest. During the drive three fishing boats, eight nets, 10 anchors, and 20 Kg of fish were seized, said MA Hasan, Assistant Conservator of Forest, Sundarban Satkhira Range. A case was filed against the fishermen under the Forest Act and they were sent to jail by a court, he said.

A 48-year-old man died after he was stung "hundreds of times" by swarming bees in Kurigram's Roumari Saturday. The deceased Omar Faruque was from Dantbhanga union. The huge swarm of bees attacked in the evening, stinging Omar multiple times as he was working with bamboo at his house. Read: Two more held for attack on RU student "Omar was stung hundreds of times and succumbed to his injuries on the spot," Dantbhanga union parishad Chairman Rezaul Islam said. However, he could not confirm if any large open hive was located in a tree nearby.

A man was killed and five people were injured early Saturday as a train hit a private car  on a level crossing in Palash upazila of Narsingdi. The deceased was identified as Yusuf Ali, 30, son of Monudiin Bhuiyan of  Dattergaon area in Shibpur upazila. The injured victims-Mokarram Mia, 26, Md Rewan,9, his brother Md Abdullah,10, Mahbub,35, and Al Amin Mia, 43- are undergoing treatment at Narsingdi sadar hospital. Read: Couple’s body recovered in Barguna According to witnesses, the car was hit by Chattogram-bound Turna Nishita express train around 1:30 am while it was passing  the level crossing at the east side of the Ghorasal station , leaving Yusuf dead on the spot. Imaydul Jahedi, in-charge of railway police outpost. said,  the accident occurred when  they were heading towards Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka by the car from their home in Shibpur to see off injured Mahbub. He said the accident occurred as the level crossing was unguarded. The body was sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, said the police officer.

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a couple from their house at Joar Karuna in Betagi upazila of Barguna district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as day labourer Md Aslam and his wife Tamanna Akter. Additional superintendent of Police Mehedi Hasan said being informed by neighbours police recovered the bodies at around 10.30 am. Read: Worker dies, 4 hurt as wall collapses in Rajshahi The bodies were sent to Barguna Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Aslam used to work as a day laborer in Dhaka. They got married one year and a half ago.  

A worker was killed and four others  were injuries as a wall collapsed on them on Saturday at Chotobangram Bimanchattar area in Rajshahi city. The deceased was identified as Riazul. Injured Enamul Haque,35, Dilip,43,Kazem Ali,27, and Monjurul Alam, 35, were rescued from under the debris and admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). A  wall collapsed as the workers were working to install a Reinforced Concrete Column(RCC), said Rajib, one of the workers. Also read: Worker dies as wall collapses in city He said, “Nine workers were working when the wall collapsed. We don’t know what happened to  four others.” Emran Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Chandrima police station said the five workers were rescued from the site of an under-construction house of one Entaj Ali. As they were taken to RMCH doctors announced Riazul dead. Also read: Wall collapses at DU hall canteen; 2 injured Didarul, Assistant Director of fire service, said three rescue teams have managed to rescue five workers. “We will conduct  search and rescue operation for few hours more,” he said.

A fire swept through Kutupalong Rohingya Camp-4 in Ukhiya Friday, burning seven shanties and a learning centre to ashes. Black smoke billowed over burning shanties as people scrambled to recover their possessions. The fire originated from a shanty in Camp-4 at 4:30pm, said Mohammad Noor, a Rohingya leader from Kutupalong camp. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the flames under control, said Emdadul Haque, station officer of Ukhia Fire Service and Civil Defence. "However, the extent of damage could not be confirmed immediately." Tuesday, a blaze swept through parts of Kutupalong Camp-6, killing a three-year-old boy and leaving about 3,000 people homeless in the sixth fire this year. It followed a massive fire in January, four smaller fires between January and March. A devastating blaze last March tore through another Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, killing at least 15 people and destroying more than 10,000 shanties. "The shelters made of dry bamboo and tarpaulin are incredibly flammable. More fire-resistant materials must be permitted and additional openings in the fencing need to be built so that refugees can reach safety in an emergency," Save the Children's Country Director Onno van Manen said. "The risk of fires in these densely populated and confined areas is enormous, but it is avoidable with the right support and infrastructure in place."

At least four people were killed and 30 were injured after a bus collided with a truck in Habiganj's Shayestaganj Friday night. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Ulukandi at 9pm, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Police Station Ajay Chandra Dev. A Sylhet-bound bus carrying passengers from Dhaka collided with a stone-laden truck coming from the opposite direction, killing two people on the spot, the OC added. "Also, the same number of people died after being rushed to Habiganj Modern Sadar Hospital." Police are yet to identify the deceased, Ajay said.

The Forest Department released a saltwater crocodile in Sundarbans on Friday. Earlier, the crocodile was captured by fishermen while they were netting in the Bhaga area of Rampal. The crocodile was rescued by the Sundarbans Division after receiving a call from Habibun Nahar, Deputy Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Affairs, said Azad Kabir, officer-in-charge of Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center in the Sundarbans. Later, the 4 feet long crocodile was released around 8pm, he added. “The crocodile is 6 to 7 years old”.

A 35-year-old man who tried to help mediate a simmering dispute between two families over a love affair was allegedly stabbed to death in Kurigram Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Bakul Mia, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident of the Dharla housing project in Panchgachhi union. Around 9pm on Thursday in the Dharla housing project area, an argument between the two families over the affair between their son and daughter, respectively, turned violent. READ: Youth stabbed dead over trifling matter in Kurigram Bakul rushed to the spot and was stabbed as he intervened. A seriously injured Bakul died on the way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, police said. Officer-in-charge of Kurigram Sadar Police Station Khan Mohammad Shahriar said "the attacker has not yet been identified". "Efforts are on to identify and nab him." READ: Commuter train services resume on Kurigram-Ramna railway

Three personnel of the Barishal zone tourist police have been shunted out in connection with the attack on a nurse at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) on Wednesday night. The punitive action was taken against inspector Bulbul Ahmed and constables Zaved and Mehedi after a preliminary probe found them guilty, Rezaul Karim, superintendent of the Barishal region tourist police, told UNB. The three have been attached to the Tourist Police headquarters for now, he added. Aslo read: Sher-e-Bangla nurses go on strike over police attack on colleague On Wednesday night, after being injured in a road accident, inspector Bulbul was rushed to the emergency department of SBMCH. There an altercation started between him and on-duty senior nurse Saiful Islam after the latter asked the name of the patient. At one point, the inspector and the two others allegedly thrashed Saiful. Nurses of SBMCH went on a strike on Thursday morning in protest against the attack on their colleague. They called off the strike only after the authorities assured them of action in the case. Also read: Nurse arrested for selling drugs in Natore private hospital