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Police have recovered the body of a gold trader from Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj five months after he went missing. Anup Baul, a gold trader in Old Dhaka's Tanti Bazar, was from Teghoria union of South Keraniganj. Biplob Baul, the younger brother of the deceased, said Anup was owed Tk2 lakh by his business partner Noyon – that at the time of his disappearance he was trying to get back. In fact, on the day Anup went missing, last January 4, Noyon had told him over the phone that he was ready to pay up, for which he asked to meet in Sirajdikhan. Since then, Anup had been missing. A general diary was filed at Sirajdikhan Police Station the next day. Later Biplob lodged a complaint at Dhalpur RAB-10 office in the capital. Police's Detective Branch (DB) detained Noyon over the incident and questioned him, according to Khorshed Alam, superintendent of police at PBI Dhaka district unit. Based on Noyon's information, police recovered Anup's body Thursday and sent it to Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, added the officer. Also read: Missing man found dead in Sylhet

A wild elephant was found dead near the Gajni border of Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila Thursday, forest officials said. The locals spotted the carcass in Beri of Gajni Obokash Kendro – a major tourism centre of Mymensingh situated in the foothills of Garo Hills in Jhenaigati – and informed the forest department. This is the fourth elephant carcass recovered from the area in seven months. Read: Gazipur garment factory catches fire According to locals, a herd of 30-40 wild elephants had been roaming in the hilly areas of Jhenaigati. A sick elephant from the herd fell into a pit in the afternoon and died. On information, the livestock department officials arrived at the spot. They confirmed the death of the elephant after examining it, Makrul Islam, the forest department's Rangtia range officer, said. Sherpur Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation Officer Sumon Sarkar said an autopsy would be conducted to ascertain the exact cause of the animal's death.

Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road crashes in six districts on Thursday. In Pabna two women died and at least 15 people suffered injuries as a bus overturned near Modhupur area in sadar upazila allegedly due to the driver’s negligence as he was talking over phone while driving. The deceased were identified as Sultana Khatun, 27, from Sujanagar upazila and Morsheda Begum,70, from Ataikula thana of the district. Masud Alam, Additional SP of Pabna, said the Pabna-bound bus from Shahjadpur  fell into a roadside ditch as the driver lost control over the steering on Pabna-Kashinathpur highway, leaving two passengers dead on the spot. The injured were admitted to Pabna General Hospital, he said. Also read: Two killed, 11 injured in Khulna road accident In Mymensingh, two bikers were killed in Trishal upazila  as their motorcycle collided with a bus. According to locals,  the motorcycle coming from Trishal collided with a passenger bus of Shalban Paribahan coming from the opposite direction near Birampur Bhatipara area, leaving two people dead. Nazmul Amin, Sub Inspector of Trishal police station, said of the deceased one was male and another female but their identities could not be known yet. Efforts are on to detain the driver, he said. In Laxmipur, two people were killed and four others injured as a fish-laden pickup van crashed into a roadside tree in Ramgati upazila. The deceased were identified as Belal Hossain, 40, and Gias Uddin 38, of Charkalakopa village in the upazila. The accident occurred near Azadnagar area on Alexandar-Shonapur road, leaving two people dead on the spot, said Alamgir Hossain, Officer –in-Charge of Ramgati police station. In Dinajpur, two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured being hit by a truck near Nimtala intersection in Phulbari municipality early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Nahid Hasan Shobuj,26, from Kasapukur village, and Tazin Ahmed,18 from Shibnagar village. Also read: 7 killed in Rajbari road crash Ashraful Islam, Officer-in-charge of Phulbari police station said the accident occurred around 1:30 am as a rice-laden truck hit the motorcycle,  leaving two people dead on spot. In Joypurhat, a 21-year old college student was killed on Battali-Khetlal road in Khetlal upazila as his motorcycle crashed into a truck. The deceased was identified as Shetu Shaha, a second year student of Bagura Azizul Haque College. The accident oocurred around 10 am when the speeding truck hit the motorcycle near Battali Bazar area, said Rowshon Yazdani, Officer-in-Charge of khetlal police station. Meanhwhile, a former student of Islamic University was killed in a road accident at Boholbaria village of Mirpur upazila in Kushtia on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Khalid Bin Kuddus, 28, son of Abdul Kuddus Anowari of Poraghati village in Tangail district and a former student of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies department of the university. Golam Mostafa, officer-in-Charge of Mirpur police station said he was crushed under the wheels of a bus while trying to get into it. Locals took him to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

A fire broke out at a garment factory in Kaliakoir of Gazipur district Thursday noon. Also read: Fire at Chawkbazar plastic factory doused The fire started in a godown of the garment factory of Nur Group at Chandra at noon, said Hamid Mia, deputy director of Gazipur Fire Service. Four firefighting units are trying to bring the blaze under control, he added. Also read: Fire at Demra plastic warehouse brought under control

Two young men were killed while another was injured when a truck hit their bike in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased were identified as Nahid Hasan Shabuj, 26, and Tazin Ahmed, 18, of the upazila. Also read: UP member among 3 killed in Dinajpur road crash The accident occurred around 1.30am when the three were returning home from the Phulbari rail crossing area, police said. On their way home, a truck transporting rice hit their bike in front of Nimtala MP Market of the upazila, leaving the duo dead on the spot, said Ashraful Islam, officer-in-charge of Phulbari police station. Also read: Dinajpur road crash leaves 2 dead An injured Khalid Hasan, 20, was sent to Dinajpur M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital for treatment, said the OC. The truck driver and his helper have been detained and the vehicle was compounded, he added.

Two people died allegedly after drinking rectified spirit in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur district on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Hafizur Kasai, 75, of Tegharia Thonthoniya Para area and Md Ehsan, 35, son of late Amirul Islam of the same area. Two other people, who also drank rectified spirit, are currently undergoing treatment at Jamalpur General Hospital According to locals, they fell ill after drinking rectified spirit from a homeopathy pharmacy at Tegheria bazar. They were taken to Madarganj Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared Hafizur and Ehsan dead around 11:00 pm. Upazila Nirbahi Officer(UNO) of Madarganj Ilishay Richil and Officer In-Charge(OC) of Madarganj police station Mahbubul Haque visited the bazar and collected samples of rectified spirit from three pharmacies. “The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Police are preparing for filling a case in this regard,” said the OC.

Two persons were killed and at least 11 others injured when a speeding bus hit a bike before plunging into a roadside ditch in Khulna on Wednesday morning, police said. The deceased were identified as biker Ali Osman of Khaliskhali village in Satkhira, and Abdul Khaleq of Golna village in Khulna. Ali Osman worked as a medical representative while Abul Khaleq was a logging worker. The accident occurred around 8.30am in the Gutudia area of Dumuria upazila. Read: Five killed in Rajbari road crash "The Satkhira-bound bus travelling at cruise speed crashed into the bike coming from the opposite direction and plunged into a roadside ditch after its driver lost control of the vehicle," said Mohammad Shafiq, sub-inspector at Dumuria Police Station. The crash left the biker and a bus passenger dead on the spot. "Of the injured, three are being treated at the upazila health complex while eight were shifted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital," he said.  

Seven people, including two children, were killed and eight others injured when a truck hurtling down a busy road crashed into a private car and a three-wheeler in Rajbari on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Md Nasir, 35, the auto-rickshaw driver, Noyon Sheikh, 9, Md Yusuf, 6, Mariam, 40, Marjina Begum, 40, Shila Khatun, 20, and Mashiran Bibi, 60, of the district's Pangsha upazila. Read: Road accidents claim 14 lives in 4 divisions The accident occurred around 9am when the driver lost control of the speeding truck and crashed into the two vehicles in the Chandpur Railgate area of Kalukhali upazila, police said. "While three people died on the spot in the impact of the crash, four others succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital," said Liakat Ali, officer-in-charge of Pangsha Highway Police.

Five Indian nationals, who were released after serving jail for illegally entering Bangladesh with drugs, were sent back to Kurigram jail again, Kurigram district jail authorities announced Tuesday. The five Indians are Alam Mia, son of Dudu Mia from Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Md Nuruzzaman, son of Surut Mia from Dhubri district in Assam, Selim Mia, son of Nur Islam from Mainkarchar, Jahangir Alam, son of Amirul Islam, and Maha Alam Sheikh, son of Sanowar Hossain, Md Ismail Hossain, Superintendent of Kurigram jail. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) refused to receive them as none of them were able to produce any sort of document at all to prove their citizenship, said Kurigram jail superintendent Md Ismail Hossain. READ: Kurigram: 5 Indians freed after jail term for illegal entry The five Indian nationals were sent back to Kurigram jail from Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat district around 2:30 pm, he added. Advocate SM Abraham Lincoln, convener of Border Victim Rescue Legal Assistance Forum, said the law enforcement agencies detained seven Indian nationals and handed them over to the court on charges of entering Bangladesh illegally with drugs. Kurigram district jail authorities released the five Indian nationals this morning to hand them over to India's Border Security Force and thus repatriate them. However, two others -- Akbar Ali and Golzar Ali from Dhubri district -- will have to remain in prison as they didn't receive clearance from the Indian government though their jail term expired on February 1, 2022, said Ismail Hossain. “Those who were released had to spend an extra six months in jail after serving their sentences, which is a serious violation of human rights,"  Advocate SM Abraham Lincoln said. "There are many like them in jails of both the countries. The Indian and Bangladeshi governments should take initiatives to return the inmates immediately after the end of their jail terms,” he added.

A 63-year-old man from Gomastapur upazila of C’nawabganj district committed suicide by shooting himself on Tuesday morning, police said. The victim was identified as Sharif Hossain, son of late Yahia of Deopura village of the upazila. Also read: 28-year-old farmer commits suicide in Barishal Officer-in-charge (OC) of Gomastapur Police Station Dilip Kumar Das said Sharif used to live with his family on the second floor of his house. He shot himself in the head with his licensed gun in his bedroom around 11.30am on Tuesday. His family members found Sharif's body in his room and informed the police. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the district hospital morgue for an autopsy, the OC added. Also read:2 teenage girls ‘commit suicide’ in Pabna Family members said that Sharif Hossain was frustrated about his life. However, police or family members could hardly venture even a guess as to why Sharif would choose this path. Police are investigating the incident, he added.