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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested nine members of an illegal kidney trading racket from Kalai upazila in Joypurhat. The arrestees are  ring leader Khawja Moyen, 44, Azadul Islam, 37, Abdul Karim Forkan Ali, 45, Afsar Mondol, 56, Nurul Islam, 51, Bablu Fakir, 52, Sobhan Mondol, 52, Mozahidul Mondol, 41, and Sajedul Fakir, 37, of the upazila. Read: 6 members of illegal kidney trading racket arrested: Rab Commander Lt Col Md Ziaur Rahman Talukdar of Rab-5 said tipped off, a team of Rab-5 arrested the nine criminals after conducting drives in Joypurbohoti, Boiragihat and Moslemganj villages of the upazila on Tuesday night. Ziaur Rahman said this racket used to collect kidneys from poor people of this alluring them of giving big amount of money. However, after collecting the organ through surgery, they refused to pay the money to the victims. Read: Benapole: International kidney trading racket busted, one held This racket used to smuggle these kidneys to the brokers of the country and in several neighboring countries, the official added. Legal action will be taken against them, said the Rab official.

A 21-year-old Indian student of Jashore Ad-din Sakina Medical College and Hospital, was found hanging in the washroom of a dormitory of the medical college on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sheema Johra, daughter of Golam Sarwar of Jammu-Kashmir in India. Read:Man, woman’s hanging body recovered from Gazipur Principle of Ad-din Sakina Medical College and Hospital Prof. Dr. Kamal Uddin, said being informed by the a cleaner of the dormitory college authorities broke  open the door of the washroom and found Sheema hanging from the ceiling. They took her to Jashore General Hospital where doctors declared her dead. Read: CU student’s hanging body recovered Dr Ahmed Tareq Shams of emergency department of the hospital said the girl was brought dead to the hospital. The reason behind the death could not be known immediately.

An 18-year-old woman died after being allegedly set on fire by her husband over dowry in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sumaiya Khatun, wife of Sadiqul Islam of the upazila. Assistant sub-inspector Quamruzzaman of the Amla Police camp, said that the duo got married on December 16 last year and they had frequent fights, particularly over dowry. Read: Teen wearing headphones killed by speeding train in Kurigram “On Tuesday morning, Sumaiya was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital by neighbours who heard my screams. She succumbed to her injuries at night," said the officer. Sumaiya’s father alleged that Sadiqul had demanded Tk 1 lakh for business purposes from him barely three days after their marriage. "As I had failed to give him the money, he used to torture my daughter. A few days ago, Sadiqul sent Sumaiya to my house for money. I gave her some money but could not manage to arrange the entire dowry money. So, they killed my daughter," he said. Golam Mostafa, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station, said, “We have visited the spot and are now waiting for the woman's autopsy report before making any arrest."  

A 15-year-old boy playing a game on his cellphone wearing headphones was killed after being hit by a train in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Md Russel, son of Majid Mia of Donibazar village. Read: Railway staff responsible for Brahmanbaria train accident: Probe bodies Raju Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Rajarhat Police Station, said the Dhaka-bound ‘Rangpur Express’ hit the boy sitting on the railway track around 7.30 pm, leaving him dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue.

At least two persons died and five others sustained injuries in a collision between a bus, a truck and a van in the Takia area of Natore Sadar upazila in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Abu Musa, hailing from Jhenidah, and wood trader Asadul Haque from Kushtia. Read: Student among 3 killed in Pabna road accidents Akhtar Hamid Khan, a senior station officer of Natore Fire Service, said the accident occurred on the Natore-Rajshahi highway when the wood-laden truck collided head-on with a Rajshahi-bound night coach in Takia around 1.30am. At the same time, a van driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the bus. The accident left the duo dead on the spot, he said, adding that the injured were admitted to the Natore hospital.  

A 55-year-old man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Bhatiari union in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Matin Badol, a resident of the union. Read: 2 crushed under trains in city Locals said the engine of a train hit Badol while he was walking on the rail track at College Para of the union in the morning, leaving him injured. Later, local people admitted him to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where doctors declared him dead, said Alauddin, additional sub-inspector (ASI) of CMCH police outpost.

Divers on Tuesday recovered the body of a one and a half year old child from the Dhaleshwari River, a week after a trawler capsized in the river off the coast of Narayanganj Sadar upazila. The deceased were identified as Tasfia. Read:Dhaleshwari trawler capsize: 3 more bodies retrieved The divers from the local fire service retrieved the body from the river near Dharmaganj around 9:30 am, said deputy director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Abdullah Al Arefin. With the child’s body, bodies of all 10 missing passenger have been recovered, the official said. The divers recovered six bodies on Sunday and three on Monday from the river. Earlier on January 5, the trawler, with nearly 70 people on board, overturned as Dhaka-bound passenger launch Farhan-6, hit it near Dharmaganj in Fatulla. While many passengers managed to swim to safety, at least 10 people went missing. Read:Dhaleshwari trawler capsize: 6 bodies retrieved after 5 days Police detained four people, including the driver and master of MV Farhan-6, Babu Lal Baidya, assistant director of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in Narayanganj said. A case was also filed in this regard on the following day.

A Swecchasebok leader in Bagura who sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of the outfit earlier this month, succumbed to his injuries on Monday night. The deceased was Nazmul Hasan alias Orange, 28, the assistant secretary (cultural affairs) of the district Shecchasebok League, and son of Rezaul Karim of the city's Malgram Dabtala area. He passed away at 11pm on Monday at the intensive care unit of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH), said Selim Reza, officer-in-charge of Bagura Sadar police station. Meanwhile, another accused in the case, Khairul Islam, 48, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion from the Fapor area at 3am on Tuesday, RAB-12 said in a statement. Also read: University student stabbed in Bagura So far, two people have been arrested in connection with the clash, said OC Selim. Earlier another person, named Tipu, was held. On January 2, Orange was shot while another activist Minhaz Hossain Apel, 24, was attacked in the Malgram area of the city by members of the rival faction of the organization for gaining dominance in the area. The day next, a case was filed at the Bagura Sadar police station, following a complaint from Orange’s wife against 12 people, including five unnamed. Also read: Two die while extracting sand in Bagura Meanwhile, more cops have been deployed in Malgram Dabtala and Dakkhinpara areas following Orange’s death to avoid any unwanted situation, said OC Selim. His body will be handed over to the family after an autopsy, he added.

A 35-year-old man was found dead in Kushtia town on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Anich, son of Ahed of the area. Locals spotted his body in the Housing 'A' block area of the town and informed cops, Sabbirul Alam, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station, said. Read: Bagerhat road crash leaves 4 dead "Anich had been separated from his family for the past 10 years because of his drug addiction. We are probing his death," the OC said. The body has been sent to the Kushtia General Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.

A Dinajpur court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for violating a five-year-old girl in 2016. Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Sharif Uddin Ahmed handed down the verdict. Saiful Islam, 46 of Parbatipur upazila has also been slapped with a fine k 20,000, in default, to suffer six months more in jail with hard labour. Also read: Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Chandpur on way from school: police The court acquitted co-accused Afzal Hossain Kabiraj as allegations brought against him could not be proved. According to the prosecution, the five-year-old girl of Jamirhat Takeyapara in Parbatipur upazila was raped by the convict on October 18, 2016. Local people rescued the girl from a turmeric field the following day in a critical condition as she was left there suspecting her to be dead. She was first taken to a local hospital and then shifted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital. Later, the doctors shifted her to Dhaka for better treatment. Also read: 5 held over rape of 2 indigenous girls in Mymensingh Police arrested Saiful and his associate Afzal in this connection, two days after the crime. In 2017, sub-inspector Abu Syed also the investigative officer of the case submitted chargesheet against the duo.