Thakurgaon
BCL's Thakurgaon functionary suspended over Bangabandhu remarks
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has suspended one of its leaders from Thakurgaon for allegedly making defamatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the National Mourning Day programme.
The suspended leader has been identified as Arif Khan Joy, general secretary of BCL’s Samir Uddin Memorial College unit, according to a press release issued by the Thakurgaon BCL unit on Monday.
The district BCL unit has also asked Joy to submit a written explanation on the allegation brought against him within three days.
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It has warned of making recommendations to the BCL central committee president and general secretary for his expulsion in case the response is not satisfactory.
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On August 15, a 15-second video of Joy went viral on social media where he made the purported derogatory comments on Bangabandhu. After the video was brought to the district BCL unit’s attention, it decided to suspend him.
Newly married woman found hanging in Thakurgaon
A newly married woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room in Thakugaon’s Baliadangi upazila on Monday, police said.
The woman was identified as Tajmin Akter Bithi, daughter of Tojammel Haque of Raymahal village in the upazila.
Locals said Bithi got married to Mamun, son of Monir Uddin of Mahatobosti village of the same upazila, some three months ago. But they had a troubled marriage, with a family feud being the main reason.
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On Monday afternoon, family members found Bithi hanging from the ceiling of her bedroom with a scarf around her neck and informed the police.
"On information, we rushed to the spot. It seemed she hanged herself with a scarf," said Khairul Alam, officer-in-charge of Baliadangi police station.
The body has been sent to a local hospital morgue for an autopsy. "A probe has been ordered into the death," the OC added.
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Infant’s death in Thakurgaon UP polls violence; 3 cases filed
Three cases have been filed against 800 people over violence centering Bachor UP polls results in Ranisankail Upazila of Thakurgaon when a nine-month old was shot dead in ‘police firing’.
The first case was filed on Saturday afternoon against 350 anonymous people at the police station upon receiving a complaint from the presiding officer of the polling center Md Khatibar Rahman, said Thakurgaon Superintendent of Police Md Jahangir Hossain.
On Wednesday night, Thakurgaon sadar police station ASI Bilash Chandra Roy lodged another case against 150-200 unnamed people on charges of obstructing cops from performing their duties and attacking them at the polling centre.
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Ranisankail Police Station ASI Ahadul Zaman filed the third case on the same night against 200-250 unnamed people over besieging the police station.
On Wednesday evening, when results of Bachor UP election were announced at VF Junior High School polling center, supporters of a defeated candidate attacked police.
At one point of the clash police fired bullets to take control of the situation. Unfortunately Suraiya Akter Asha, who was on her mother’s lap at that time, was shot in the head.
After the incident, enraged locals besieged some police members including Officer-in-Charge of Ranisankail police station SM Zahid Iqbal for few hours at Khutiatuli area.
Later additional police members rescued them and sent two cops to hospital.
On Thursday, a three-member probe body was formed by Thakurgaon district administration over the incident with district magistrate Ramkrishna Barman as its head and additional superintendent of police Mirza Tarek and district election officer Saiful Islam as members.
The committee was asked to submit a report within seven days.
Poverty forces Thakurgaon day-labourer to put 7-month-old baby girl up for sale
Forced by poverty, day-labourer Matiur Rahman, 46, from Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon, has decided to sell his seven-month-old baby girl Sammi to arrange money to run his family.
In his family of six members, he always struggles to earn bread for all due to poverty. Eldest daughter Parul, 14, is in ninth grade, Sumaiya Akhtar, 9, is in 3rd grade in a local school and Suraiya Akhtar, 6, is studying in a madrasa next to the house.
He was not able to bear the education expenses of three daughters and the expenses of 7-month-old baby girl Shammi which forced him to take the baby to a local market for sale or adoption on Sunday.
But when the locals got to know this they suggested him not to sell the child and father Matiur brought the child back home.
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Father Matiur said, “I have no son. I am the only earning member in the family. Three meals a day is not enough with the daily wage.”
Mother Nazma Begum, 39, said, “Our eldest daughter is studying in class IX and she will be married off soon. But we have no property to educate the girls and get them married.”
“So my husband took my youngest daughter to the market to sell to people,” she added.
In this regard, UP member of Bara Palashbari Union Harun Or Rashid said he will arrange assistance for Motiur from the Union Parishad and the government.
Baliadangi Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Moha Jobair Hossain also assured Matiur of financial assistance.
Transwoman found dead in Thakurgaon
A 39-year-old transwoman was found dead in Kohorpara of Thakurgaon's Sadar upazila Wednesday, police said Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Brishti, who lived in a room in ‘Uttaran Asrayan’ project, especially built for the transgenders.
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Being informed by locals, police rushed to the scene and found her body hanging from the ceiling in her room, said Kamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
“Whether she ended her life or died by suicide will be clear only after an autopsy,” he added.
Eid-ul-Azha: Thakurgaon's Barakat ready to invade cattle market
In Thakurgaon, Barakat is the talk of the town ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Barakat is no ordinary bull, but a neutered male popular for its meat. The big bull weighs around 28 maund.
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Its owner farmer Zillur Rahman said that he reared the bull in his dairy in Dhumunia Shahpara village of Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon along with twenty more cattles.
"I spend around Tk 600 a day to feed this huge bull," he told UNB.
Zillur set up a small cattle farm in his homestead in 2011.
“For more than four years, I have been rearing Barakat. The bull eats different types of foods including wheat bran, rice bran, maze, dried hay and raw grass," he said.
"If any buyer from outside Rangpur division buys the bull, I will deliver it at my own cost, '' added Zillur.
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Besides, the bull gets showers several times a day.
Everyday locals throng Zillur’s dairy to catch a glimpse of the big bull.
According to sources at the Thakurgan Livestock and Fisheries Department, enough sacrificial animals are available in the upazila this year.
Road accidents kill 4, injure 7 in five districts
At least four people including two students were killed and seven others were injured in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon, Narail, Magura, Chattogram and Khulna districts on Saturday.
In Thakurgaon, a 13-year old schoolgirl was killed and two others were hurt in a motorcycle accident at Goalkari on Baliadangi-Lahiri road in Baliadangi upazila.
The deceased was identified as Munni Akter, a sixth grader of Baliadangi Government Girl’s High School and dauther of Sadekul Islam, said Khayrul Anam, Officer-in-Charge of Baliadangi police station.
The accident occurred in the morning when the Baliadangi-bound motorcycle hit Munni from behind when she was passing the area, leaving her dead and the two riders injured. The injured were admitted to Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital.
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In, Narail , a sand-laden trolley truck ran over a 17-year old student on his way to madrasah on Khararia-Nawapara road in Kalia upazila, said Sheikh Tasmim Alam, OC of Kalia police station.
The deceased was identified as Asif Mina, a student of class eight of Khararia Rahima Habib Dakhil Madrasah and son of Hiru Mina.
OC Tasmim Alam said the vehicle has been seized and legal action will be taken in this regard.
Meanwhile, in Magura an unidentified youth was killed being hit by a trolley truck in front of Jashpur schoolin Mohammadpur upazila, said Ikram Hossain, OC of Mohammadpur police station.
A case was filed in this regard and the body was sent for an autopsy, he said.
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In Chattogram, a motorcyclist died being hit by a truck on Mariner’s Road in Fishery Ghat area in the city at noon.
The deceased was identified as Tripti Dhar,34, son Chandra Sutradhar from Cumilla.
Truck driver named Alamgir was arrested and the vehicle has been seized, said Zahidul Kabir, OC of Kotwali police station.
Besides, five people were injured at East Jhiler Danga in Dumuria upazila of Khulna as two trucks collided head on at 11:30 am, said Md Shihab Molla, Sub-Inspector of Dumuria police station.
All the injured were truck drivers and their assistants, he said. They were taken to Khulna Medical College and Hospital by locals.
Of them driver Babu’s condition is critical, said the SI.
Youth gets life term for raping Thakurgaon woman
A Thakurgaon court on Tuesday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for raping a woman in 2010.
The lifer is Asaduzzaman alias Rizvi, of Ranisankail upazila.
Thakurgaon Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Golam Faruk delivered the judgment.
The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer six more months behind the bars.
According to the case, the victim was a student of Thakurgaon Polytechnic Institute and used to live in a female mess at Gavindanagar in Thakurgaon.
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On May 27 in 2010, the convict Rizvi called the victim and raped her at a residential hotel at Ranisankail.
On May 29, the victim's father lodged a complaint with Ranisankail Police Station.
Thakurgaon journalist sued under DSA
A case has been filed against a journalist under the Digital Security Act (DSA) over publishing a report on a local UP member in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon.
The accused is Nabin Hasan, Thakurgaon district correspondent of DBC Television and Daily Manabkantha.
On Tuesday, Anwara Begum, reserved female ward member of Chilarang union of the upazila, filed the case at Thakurgaon Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court following a report on the UP member published on an online portal DBC Times.
Later, Thakurgaon Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate S Ramesh Kumar Daga directed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the matter.
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Meanwhile, the accused journalist said he has been mentioned as Thakurgaon correspondent of DBC Times in the case statement. But he is a Thakurgaon correspondent for DBC Television, not DBC Times.
Thakurgaon PBI Additional Superintendent of Police ABM Rezaul Islam said they haven’t received the court order yet in this regard. “If received, we will investigate and submit a report to the court.”
60-yr-old woman crushed under train in Thakurgaon
A 60-year-old woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at Thakurgaon railway station on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Rashida Begum, wife of Yusuf Ali of Akcha-Bakserhat village in Sadar upazila.
Witnesses said Rashida came to see off her son Rabiul Islam who was going to Dhaka.
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When she tried to get off the moving train hurriedly she fell on the rail tracks and was crushed under its wheels .
Assistant station master of Thakurgaon railway Anup Basak said that the body will be handed over to the family with the permission of the authorities concerned.
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