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A 32-year-old man and his two-year-old son were found hanging from the ceiling of a house in the Nagra area of Netrakona municipality area on Thursday.  The deceased were identified as Abdul Kaiyum, son of Akkas Sardar of Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram, and his son Ahnab Shakil. Read: Judgment deferred in Model Tinni murder case Police said that Kaiyum had been living with his wife and son in an apartment on the 3rd floor of the building, owned by Ruhul Amin for the past seven years. Kaiyum worked at the Nagra Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA). Around 1am, Kaiyum, Salma and Ahnab went to bed as usual after having their supper. But around 5am, Salma found Kaiyum and Ahnab hanging from the ceiling of their room. Hearing the screams of Salma, local people gathered and alerted the police. The bodies have been sent to the local hospital morgue for post-mortem, a police official said. Read: Dhaka breathes “unhealthy” air in the morning, says a global monitor Additional superintendent of Netrakona Police, Mohamamd Fakhruzzaman Jewel, said prima-facie it seemed that Kaiyum first killed his son and then took his own life. "A probe is on," he added.

A Pabna Court on Wednesday sentenced ten people to life term imprisonment for killing a 19-year-old youth in Pabna's Bhangura upazila in 2009. The lifers, along with their age at the time of the crime, are: Pravash Chandra Das, 18, Shahin Hossain, 21, Shafiqul Islam, 21, Saddam Hossain, 20, Abdul Karim, 45, Prince, 20, Farid Ahmed, 22, Bilkis Begum, 40, Yusuf Ali, 22, and Dulal Hossain, 20. All are residents of Choubaria area of the upazila. READ: Bangladesh assumes IORA chairmanship; eyes inclusive development Pabna Special District and Sessions Judge Ahsan Tareq handed down the verdict. According to the case, Md Faruk Hossain of the village, was called out by someone on the night of August 24, 2009. Later, he was found dead. READ: Fuel prices hiked in line with global market: PM Following the incident, the victim's mother Anwara Begum filed a complaint accusing 18-20 people. Police submitted the charge-sheet accusing 10 people. 

A 30-year-old fisherman was shot dead allegedly by pirates in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Musa, son of Harun Mia of Charlathimara village in Patharghata upazila. Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, the president of the Barguna District Trawler Owners Association, said a group of 25-30 pirates swooped on a trawler, named ‘FB Babul’, in the Mandarbari area of the Sundarbans off the coast of Patharghata upazila at 9.30pm and took the fishermen on board hostages at gunpoint. Read: Lalmonirhat: Two Bangladeshi cattle traders killed in BSF firing Musa was shot dead when he resisted the robbery. The pirates looted valuables from the trawler and also thrashed some fishermen before leaving the vessel. Commander (operations) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, Lutfur Rahman, said a team from the Mongla zone is on its way to the high seas. Read: Fugitive death-row convict held in Chattogram

Police arrested a youth on Tuesday from an exam center in Shalikha upazila of Magura while giving SSC equivalent vocational examination on behalf of someone else. The arrestee was identified as Al-Amin. Al-Amin attended the General Electronics second paper exam held at Singra Tilkhari Secondary School on behalf of another student from his neighbourhood, said assistant education officer of the district Mazedur Rahman. Also read: SSC examinee jumps off a building hours before exam Sub-Inspector of Shalikha police station Mostafizur Rahman said the teachers guarding the center handed over Al-Amin half an hour past the start of the exam. The youth is currently under police custody and a case was lodged with Shalikha police station in this regard, said the SI. Also read: SSC, equivalent exams finally begin

A 65-year-old man and his young son both died from electrocution at Gosai Joair village in Sadar upazila of Tangail district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Ainuddin Mia and his son Anwar Hossain, 33, of the village. Anwar Hossain bought a battery-run autorickshaw and kept the battery charging for the whole night, said local UP member Habibur Rahman. Also read: 2 of a family among 3 die from electrocution in Bogura When he removed the plug of the battery around 4 am, Anwar got electrocuted. Ainuddin also came in touch with electric wire while he tried to save the life of his son. Hearing screams of the two, Anwar’s mother rushed in and switched off the main switch of the house and took them to local hospital where the doctors declared the duo dead. Also read: Youth dies from electrocution in Kushtia

Eight students were injured and rushed to the hospital after the ground-floor veranda of Sheikh Kamal dormitory of Patuakhali Government College caved in, witnesses said on Tuesday. Mohammad Shamim Ahmed, assistant super of the hall said the incident took place around midnight Monday when the floor of the veranda, where some students were standing after a meeting, collapsed suddenly injuring the students. Also read: 2 DU students endure night of torture at Surjo Sen hall The soil beneath the floor may have been eroded by a water that came along with sand brought from a water body to fill the college compound, said Executive Engineer of Patuakhali Education Engineer Department Mohammad Hadiuzzaman Khan. Of the injured, three were undergoing treatment Patuakhali Medical College and Hospital while five others were given first aid. The students living at the dormitory demanded immediate steps to repair the floor and ensure their safety. Also read: BM College students protesting against increase in hall fees

Ekabbar Hossain, member of parliament from Tangail-7 constituency, passed away at a hospital in city on Tuesday. He was 76. Ekabbar, also the president of Mirzapur upazila unit Awami League, breathed his last around 2 pm while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka, said his son Barrister Tahrim Hossain Simanto. He left behind his wife, one son, two daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death. Also read: Late artist Qayyum Chowdhury’s wife Tahera Khanam passes away Ekabbar, also a valiant freedom fighter, returned from the constituency winning the four successive general elections in 2001, 2008, 2014 and 2018. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the demise of the Ekabbar Hossain. She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family. Also read: Noted physicist Dr Harun-ar-Rashid passes away

A local BNP leader lodged in Chattogram Central Jail custody was found dead in his cell on Tuesday morning, officials said. The deceased was identified as Fakir Ahmed, son of Gani Ahmed, a resident of Mirsarai Municipality. He was the convener of Mirsarai Municipality BNP. Read:Kushtia BNP leader dies in prison Prison officials said that Fakir suffered a stroke and breathed his last around 8am. Jailer of Chattogram Central Jail, Dewan Mohammad Tariqul Islam said that though Fakir died of a stroke, "the details will be known after an autopsy". Police arrested Fakir recently and a court remanded him in judicial custody in a case of alleged temple vandalism and violence in the district on October 16.

A 24-year-old youth died by allegedly jumping off the 20th floor of a five-star hotel in theport city of Chattogram on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Arif Kabir, son of Enamul Kabir, a resident of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. Read: Kushtia BNP leader dies in prison Police said that Arif went to the restaurant of Radisson Blu Chattogram on Monday evening and ordered some food. "The restaurant staff told us that after having the food, Arif started behaving in a strange way and pretended to fall asleep instead of paying the bill," Shimul Chandra Das, a sub-inspector at the Kotwali police station, said. "When the restaurant manager insisted that he settled the bill, Arif allegedly jumped out of a window on the 20th floor and landed on the terrace of the hotel's spa on the sixth floor," the officer said. Read: 22-yr-old electrocuted to death in Chandpur Arif was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Officer-in-charge of the Kotwali police station (investigation) Chowdhury Rezaul Karim said that they were probing the case.

Five crew members went missing after a coal-laden bulkhead ship capsized in the Poshur river near Mongla Port following a collision with a merchant vessel on Monday night. The accident occurred around 9.30pm near the port's Harbaria-9 point as Dhaka-bound MV Fardin-1 was departing after loading coal from MV Alina-B. The collision with MV Handipark left at least seven crew members missing, officials said. Read:Explosion at Bashundhara LPG factory in Mongla; 6 suffer burns Though two of the crew members managed to swim to safety, others went missing. The Bangladesh Coast Guard said that search operation continued till 12pm on Tuesday. According to the harbour department of Mongla Port, the bulkhead partially sank. Md Lokman Hossain, supervisor of Messrs T Hawk that owned the bulkhead, said they had apprised the Bangladesh Coast Guard and the Navy, as well as the port authorities of the accident last night only. "The sunken bulkhead was carrying 350 metric tonnes of coal at the time of the accident," he added. Read: Another lighter vessel sinks near Mongla port Meanwhile, Md Fakar Uddin, Harbour Master of the Mongla Port Authority, said bulkhead vessels with one hedge are prohibited from transporting coal.  "They can carry only sand. The Directorate General of Shipping has been asked to take strict action against the bulkhead owners," he added.