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A 22-year-old youth was electrocuted to death in Islampur village of Chandpur on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tanvir Farazi, son of Shahjahan Farazi. He was a senior student of Islampur Shah Yasin Senior Madrasa. Read: Youth dies from electrocution in Kushtia Family sources said that Farazi went to a neighbour's house along with his uncle for some electrical work. Unfortunately, he came in contact with a live wire while trying to unplug an electric line. Farazi was rushed to Chadpur Government General Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. "Legal process is underway for handing over the body to his family," said a sub-inspector of Chandpur Model Thana. Read: Elephant carcass found along Sherpur border

One more victim, who suffered burns in a gas line blast in Fatullah area of Narayanganj district on Friday died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Jhuma Rani, 19, resident of Fatullah of Narayanganj. SM Ayub Hossain, Resident Surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Jhuma’s mother Tulsi Rani and six more members of her family are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Read:2 killed, 15 hurt as gas leak triggers blast in Narayanganj building The death toll from the gas line blast now stands at three. Earlier on Friday, two women were killed and more than 15 others injured after a five-storey building in Narayanganj’s Fatullah area partially collapsed following an explosion in the gas line. Narayanganj Fire Service assistant deputy director Abdullah Al Arefin said a gas leak led to the explosion at the building owned by Moktar Mia in Lalkhan Mor around 6am. The explosion triggered the collapse of the walls of some flats in the building, which in turn, created a ripple effect and led to the wall collapse in three adjoining houses, leaving Maya Rani dead on the spot and eight injured in the immediate neighboring building. The injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in a critical condition. Also injured were Mangali Rani who was taking a stroll with her daughter Purnima. Both were taken to Victoria Hospital in the city, where the mother succumbed to her injuries, the fire officer said. Read:5 injured in Sonargaon factory gas leak fire Another tenant of another house next to the ill-fated one, Binoy, his wife Nipa and their two children were sleeping when the wall fell on them, leaving them seriously injured. Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mostain Billah said a probe committee was formed to investigate the case.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday rescued 43 animals of 16 species and also seized several animal hides from Chandramohol Ecopark at Ranajitpur of Bagerhat Sadar. Besides, a mobile court fined the Ecopark manager Md Ali Chakladar Tk 50,000 for illegally keeping wildlife. Read: Woman hacked to death by husband in Bagerhat Rab Khulna-6 Sadar Company Commander Al Asad Mahfuzul Islam said, tipped off, Rab members along with Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division rescued the animals conducting a drive in the Ecopark. During the drive, two deer, a crocodile, a langur, five monkeys, a peacock, two ostriches, five Australian pigeons, two tortoises, seven herons and two Machhmutal birds were rescued. Read: 'Festival of poaching' endangers bird life in Bagerhat beel Besides, Rab seized six deer hides and six horns, a bear hide, a kangaroo hide and a whale skeleton. All these animals and hides were being maintained illegally. And the Ecopark authority could not show any valid documents in this regard, the official said.

A 65-year-old rickshaw van puller died at a hospital in Barishal on Monday three days after he suffered injuries during clashes between rival groups after UP polls at Agoiljhara upazila. The deceased Mokles Mia was injured in the violence on Saturday, local police said quoting his family. Read:UP polls violence: Injured Madaripur man dies in Dhaka The post-polls clashes occurred between the supporters of Shamim Mia alias Likchan, who was elected as a member, and and Yunus Mia who lost the contest at Baghda Union Parishad, according to Officer-in-Charge of Agoiljhara Police Station Golam Sarwar. The newly-elected member went to visit the Khajuria area by a van after the election on November 13. At one stage about 30 stick-wielding supporters of defeated candidate Yunus swooped on their rivals, leaving seven people including the van puller. Read: UP poll violence: 8 looted EVMs looted in Patuakhali recovered The injured were taken to upazila health complex where Mokles died around 5:20 am on Monday. A case was filed against 10/15 unidentified people in this connection.

A Khulna court on Monday sentenced a woman to death for killing her step daughter in 2020. The condemned convict is Tithi Akter Mukta, wife of Khaza Sheikh, an ansar member of Arkandi village in Terokhada upazila. The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000. According to the prosecution, Khaza Sheikh married Mukta after divorcing is first wife on January 29, 2020. READ: One to die for killing sister in Narail Khaza’s daughter Tanisha, 10, used to live at her father’s house after the divorce of her parents. On April 2, 2020, Khaza had an altercation with Mukta over maintaining an illicit relationship with one Farabi Prasenjit over mobile phone. During the altercation, Khaza threatened to divorce her. To take revenge on Khaza, Mukta locked Tanisha in her room and hit the girl with a sharp weapon, leaving her injured on April 5, 2020. READ: Man to die for killing wife in Khulna Later, she was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared her dead. After examining the records and witnesses, Khulna District and Sessions Judge Court Mashiur Rahman handed down the verdict.

A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his sister in 2019. The condemned convict is Ripon Molla, 42, son of Moksed Molla of Kalinagar village in Naragati upazila of the district. The court also fined him Tk 20,000. According to the prosecution, Ripon killed his sister Fatema, 20, by drowning in a pond on November 25, 2019 over previous enmity. READ: Narail school teacher and 5th-grader son contract Covid-19 He also hit Fatema with a stick for ensuing her death. Later, he concealed the body the mud of the pond. Ripon’s son Rashed Molla disclosed the matter when all were searching Fatema. Later, they recovered the body and informed police. READ: Night curfew imposed in three Narail municipalities Police arrested Ripon and a case was filed in this connection on that day. After hearing records and witnesses, Narail District and Sessions Judge Munshi Mohammad Mashier Rahman handed down the verdict.

After a long closure, tourist ship service on the Teknaf-Saint Martin's island route will resume on November 16 on trial basis, said officials on Sunday. Additional district magistrate Md Abu Sufiyan said after safe return of the trial run on Tuesday, a decision will be made on continuing the service on this route. AKM Anwar Hossain, officer of Cox’s Bazar Keari Tours and Travels, said they have already received the release paper from the district commissioner, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Department of Shipping. “If everything works out fine, ship service will operate again for tourists travelling to Saint Martin. Already a huge number of tourists have started pre-booking the tickets," he said. Read: Tourist ship operations suspended on Teknaf-Saint Martin's Island route “Due to ship service remaining suspended our business has gone down. We’ve already decorated the hotels to start welcoming tourists again after getting the good news of ship service getting back to normal,” said Abdul Malek, owner of Sea Probal Hotel at Saint Martin’s Island. Saint Martin’s UP member Habibur Rahman said the environment became lively at the news of trial ship service but the broken jetty has not been mended yet properly. “The concern of risk remains if more than one ship anchors at the jetty at once as it is not fully prepared,” he said. Due to unfavorable weather and inoperable jetty, ship services to Saint Martin’s Island have remained suspended for a long time. The decision to start the service on a trial basis came following the visit of a district administrative team a few days ago.

A teacher in Natore’s Bagatipara has been suspended from all public examination duties for 5 years for misleading students on the first day of SSC exams Sunday. Zainul Abedin, teacher in charge of the exam center at Bagatipara Government Pilot High School, instructed 170 students to fill up all 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) though the board instructions said 12 out of 25. All the students followed his wrong instruction in the Physics exam. Read: Strict action against whoever spreads rumours of question leaks: Education Minister After the exam, when they found out that they were given wrong instructions and their exam copies are in danger of getting disqualified, the students together went to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Priyanka Devi Pal, who talked to the concerned broad authorities and assured that the 170 students would get marks on the basis of 12 MCQs. The UNO also ordered the suspension of the teacher for the act that left the students' future in uncertainty.

Police have arrested three people, including the parents of a primary school girl for forcing her into prostitution in Barishal. The arrestees are Nasreen Begum, the victim’s mother, Samsul Sikder, her father, and Anwar Hossain Hawladar, a honey trader in the city. Kotwali Police station officer-in-charge (OC) Nurul Islam said the accused were arrested during a raid in Gazi Bari Mosque area of the city corporation’s Ward-15 New Circular Road in the early hours of Sunday. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the teenager, a case was filed, said the OC. The arrested parents and trader were produced in the court today. The court sent them to jail. The victim teenager has been kept at the victim support center. It was learned that the teenage primary school girl was sexually assaulted 125 times in the last five months. In the case statement the teenager mentioned that her parents traded drugs and women at home. For several months, her parents were talking about putting her prostitution. As she refused, she was beaten and later in June her mother kept the girl in a room with Anwar, the honey trader, at his house where he sexually assaulted her. On Saturday afternoon, the teenager managed to escape from the house and went to the office of the Barisal Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shahabuddin Khan and informed him of her ordeal. The commissioner directed the Kotwali Model Police Station to take immediate legal action. Later, Kotwali Police raided the house and arrested the girl's mother Nasreen Begum, father Samsul Sikder and honey trader Anwar Hossain Hawlader.

A SSC examinee died after he allegedly off a six-storied building in Rangpur hours before he was to sit for this year's exam that began Sunday. The deceased was identified as Wasif Rayhan,17, a student of Rangpur Zila School and son of Abu Taher Md Masud, additional district commissioner of Rangpur. Read: School girl ‘kills self’ jumping off high-rise building in Dhaka Wasif jumped from the roof top of the building at Keranipara around 7 am, said Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur metropolitan Kotwali police station Hossain Ali quoting the family. As no complaint was filed in this regard the body was handed over without any autopsy. The reason behind the suicide could not be known yet, he said.