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The special mango train with 3,000 kgs of mangoes left for Dhaka from Rahanpur Rail Station in Chapainawabganj on Monday afternoon, railway authorities said. The special train service for transporting mangoes from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka inaugurated around 4 pm and Chief Transportation Officer of Bangladesh Railway West zone, Shahidul Islam inaugurated the service. Every day, the special mango train will leave the Rahanpur station around 4 pm and it will leave for Dhaka from Chapainawabganj rail station around 6 pm. Also read: BR to operate special mango train on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route from on June 13 Traders have to pay Tk 1.31 per kgs of mango to avail the transportation. Besides, other goods including fruits and vegetables can be transported by the special train. The train will make a stopover at Chapainawabganj, Amnura Junction, Kakonhat, Rajshahi, Sardah, Arani, Akkelpur, Bangabandhu West Bridge, Joydebpur and Dhaka Airport Rail Station for loading and unloading goods, said Mamun, Station Master of Rahanpur Railway Station. Also read: Barind region's mangoes to be marketed globally for export The government has introduced the mango special train service in June 2020 on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route aiming to transport mangoes at a low price.

Police on Monday recovered human remains from inside the BM Container Depot in Sitakunda, eight days after the deadly fire there, authorities said. A bone with flesh of a human being was recovered from the depot around 4 pm while removing the containers, said Sumon Banik, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sitakunda Police Station. The human remains were sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital for DNA test, he said. Also read: Sitakunda depot fire: Death toll rises to 47 as another victim dies Besides, Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SCOP) on Monday demanded justice after identifying those responsible for the fire and blasts at Sitakunda Depot. “We also want shifting of all depots from the port city and residential area,” said Coordinator of SCOP Tapan Datta while speaking at a press briefing at Chattogram Press Club. The death toll from BM Container Depot fire rose to 47 as two injured victims died at a private hospital in Chattogram and at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday. So far, 10 firefighters have died in the incident. It is said to be the ‘largest death figure’ the fire service has seen in a single incident. Also read: 10 DVR machines recovered from BM container depot On June 4, a fire and subsequent blasts at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda of Chattogram left over 200 people injured.

Some 35,000 people in Roumari upazila of Kurigam district have been marooned due to flash flood caused by recent heavy showers and onrush of water from hills. Fifteen villages in Datbhanga union of the upazila were flooded afresh on Monday as rivers flowing the areas continue to swell. The newly affected areas are – Char Gayata Para, Tekani village, Charkauwarchar, Charboyalmari, Okrakanda, Shaulmari, Mollarchar, Karaikandi, Mirzapur, Goulgram, New Chuliarchar, Bokbanda, Bikribil, Algarchar and Kashiabari. Read: Flash flood submerges fresh areas in Sherpur; Child drowns As many as 27 educational institutions in this area have been shut due to the worsening flood condition. The lack of food and drinking water is adding to the misery of the people of flood-hit areas. LGED engineer Jubayer Hossain said 22 kilometers of roads in Shaulmari, Roumari and Jadurchar Unions have been submerged in the recent flood. People are using boats to move from one place to another amid knee-to-waist deep water. Abdul Qayum Chowdhury, agriculture officer of the upazila, said 283 hectares of cropland were submerged in the upazila as Jinjiram, Dharni and Kaljani rivers keep swelling. Read: Sunamganj: Thousands affected by second round of flooding Roumari Upazila Project Implementation Officer Azizur Rahman said the low-lying areas of the upazila have been inundated due to heavy rains. The authority has so far allocated Tk 3 lakh for providing relief materials to the flood victims, he added. “A report has been submitted to the higher authorities and more relief will be provided again if allocation is given,” he added.  

A 13-year-old teenage boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet Sunday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Ahmed Al Abi, a student of class VII of Khalil Chowdhury Adarsha ​​Vidya Niketan. Ahmed was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a rope tied around his neck, said Hillol Roy, officer-in-charge (OC) of Beanibazar Police Station. Read: Another Russian employee of Rooppur nuke plant dies Family members said Ahmed was alone in the house as they went to visit one of their relatives. After returning to the house, they found the gate locked and called him repeatedly. As he did not respond, they informed police, they said. On information, police broke open the door of his room and found him hanging from the ceiling. Police also recovered a Tablet from his bedroom. Read: Gauze found in patient’s abdomen: SBMCH surgeon relieved of duty Quoting locals, police said that Ahmed used to play the ‘Blue Whale game’. He might have ended his life after taking the challenge of this game, they said. However, the real cause will be known only after getting the autopsy report, added the OC.

Another Russian national who worked in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project has died in Green City residential area in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna, police said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Ivanov Anton, 33. He used to work as an employee of Rosem Company, a Russian contractor for the project. Also read: Rooppur N-plant: 5 Russians die in 11 days, probe ordered With this, eight foreign employees of the nuke plant have died this year. He used to live in room number 126 on the 12th floor of building No 2 in Green City residential area, a housing project for foreigners at Natun Hat in Sahapur of the upazila, said Arbinda Sarkar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ishwardi police station. Ivanov fell unconscious in front of the elevator on the way back to his room after buying food from a restaurant near Green City Sunday night, he said. Later, the physicians at Rooppur project declared him dead. The body was handed over to police. “Ivanov might have died of a cardiac arrest,” the OC added. 8 foreign employees of Rooppur nuke plant die this year With the latest one, six Russian employees, a Belarusian and a Kazak national have died at the Rooppur Nuke Plant site this year. On April 15, Belarusian man Ivanu Maxim, 52, an employee of contractor firm Ruinwald of the under-construction project, was found dead at the Green City residential area. Police suspected that Maxim died of cardiac arrest. On March 26, Kazakhstan national Vladimir Soviet, an employee of contractor firm Nikim at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, was killed at a house in Ishwardi Rooppur Residential Project Green city. Also read: Rooppur killing: 3 Belarus nationals sent to jail Three Belarus nationals- Urbanavichus Vitali, 44, Fedarovich Henadz, 42, and Matsveyeu Uladzimir, 43 - were detained from the area for their involvement in the killing. They work at Russian company Rossem. A court in Pabna sent three Belarus citizens to jail on March 28, a day after Iurii Fedorov, director of the contracting firm, filed the case accusing them of committing the murder, said Raihan Pervez, sub-inspector of Ishwardi Police Station. From January 28 to February 6, as many as five Russian employees of the nuke plant died, prompting the police to initiate a probe.

A surgeon has been relieved of his duty at Sher-e-bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) for leaving a piece of gauze inside the abdomen of a woman during her C-section, said the hospital authorities. The dismissed surgeon is Honorary (Unpaid) Medical Officer Dr Md Tarek. He was taking six months training in the gynecology department of the hospital. Also read:Probe body formed after rescue of newborn from Barishal hospital’s toilet pipe At the same time, show-cause notices were issued against two staff nurses of the hospital who were present during the surgery, SBMCH Director Dr Saiful Islam said. Besides, the hospital director informed the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to take further action in this regard. A three-member probe committee was formed on May 22 headed by Dr Nazimul Haque, head of surgery department.  Khurshid Jahan, head of the gynecology department, and Dr Moniruzzaman Shaheen, assistant director of the hospital are two other members. Surgeon Taher was relieved of duty on Saturday after the probe report was submitted. According to hospital sources, victim Sharmin Akter Sheela, wife of Ziaul Hasan of Nalchhiti upazila in Jhalakathi district, gave birth to a baby girl on April 16 at the hospital when the surgeon left the gauze inside her abdomen during C-section. Also read:100 oxygen cylinders missing from SBMCH: 5-member probe body formed A few days later, when Sharmin’s physical condition began to deteriorate due to an infection she was readmitted to the hospital. Head of the surgery department of the hospital Nazimul Haque said a gauze inside Sharmin's abdomen was detected after an examination which was surgically removed on May 22.

A union parishad (UP) chairman has been hacked allegedly by some miscreants over establishing dominance in Dighalia upazila in Khulna, police said on Monday. The injured was identified as Zakir Gazi, chairman of Barakpur Union Parishad of the upazila. Also read:Suspended PBI official sent to jail over Khulna college girl’s rape Some miscreants hacked Zakir Gazi indiscriminately around 9pm on Sunday after stopping his motorbike in front of Royaliyarchar Primary School and fled the scene, leaving him seriously injured, said Md Ahsan Ullah Chowdhury, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dighalia police station. Later, he was rushed to Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) and then to Khulna City Medical College and Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment, he added. Also read: Construction worker crushed under falling shaft of crane in Khulna According to locals, there had been an enmity between a local group and UP chairman Zakir Gazi over establishing dominance in the area. The OC said no case has been filed in this regard.

Police detained a madrasa principal in Feni on Sunday for torturing a 7-year-old student by tying him up with iron chain. The detainee was identified as Fakhrul Islam, principal of Dewlia Nurania Hafezia Madrasa at Puba Chandrapur union in Daganbhuiyan upazila. Victim Zahidul Hasan was rescued at 3 am when he escaped from the madrasa and came before a police van, said Hasan Imam, Officer-in-Charge of Dagonbhuiyan police station. Also read: Madrasa girl ‘kills self’ in Chandpur Zahidul’s father Abdulah Al Mamun said his son was admitted to the Hifz section of the madrasa this year and many students there alleged the teacher beat them up. “On Saturday I took Zahid back to madrasa after he fled saying he won’t study there as they torture him. The principal promised such an incident won’t occur again,” he said. Later at night the accused principal locked Zahidul in a room and injured him by beating him with a stick, said police quoting the victim. Also read: Madrasa teacher electrocuted in Madaripur Victim’s father has lodged a complaint with police in this regard, said OC Hasan Imam.

A Hindu house in Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat came under attack from an infuriated Muslim mob on Sunday over an earlier altercation regarding derogatory remarks by India's ruling BJP leaders about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The house of Dipak Sarkar, 33, at Chingari village in the upazila was attacked around 2 pm by a group but no one was hurt as the residents managed to flee, said KM Ariful Haque, Superintendent of Bagerhat police to UNB. The attackers later blocked a road in Kunia area but police took control of the situation by detaining Dipak Sarkar, he said. Also read: India’s ‘prophetic' trouble getting bigger Additional police have been deployed to keep the situation under control in the area, said SP Ariful Haque. According to police, a week ago Dipak Sarkar got into an altercation with some local Muslims at a tea stall in the Kunia Bazar area over the Indian ruling political party spokesperson’s comment on the prophet. The attacking group was returning from a human chain held at neighbouring district Gopalganj protesting the incident in India, said SP Ariful Haque. Bimal Sarkar, a 70-year-old neighbour of Dipak, said :“Some hundreds of people attacked the house, vandalized it, and set fire to one part of it. The members of neighbouring Hindu families took shelter at their Muslim neighbour Anis Rahman’s house out of fear.” Also read: Protest rallies held in Bangladesh to condemn remarks against Prophet Lenin Mozumdar, Biva Rani and some other Hindu neighbours of Dipak said they are immensely frightened since the attack.

The much-awaited Padma Bridge will be opened for vehicles at 6 am on June 26, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates it, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. The Awami League General Secretary made the announcement on Sunday at a press briefing at Padma Bridge Service Area building. Also read: Padma Bridge: Shariatpur transport owners eye massive boost to business