Chuadanga
Chuadanga: Ambulance received from India remains unused
An intensive care unit (ICU) ambulance gifted by the India to Bangladesh is lying idle in the Chuadanga Civil Surgeon’s office for the past six months.
The Indian government gifted the ambulance to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital on November 26, 2021, on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s Independence and also, the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But, the ambulance hasn’t been used yet due to a shortage of trained medical personnel and necessary equipment.
None of the public or private hospitals in Chuadanga currently has ICU facilities. The same goes for ICU ambulances. The first ICU unit of the district was started by Sajeda Foundation on August 7, 2021, at a new building inside Chuadanga Sadar Hospital on a temporary basis.
Unfortunately, the foundation stopped the operation of the ICU unit as the Covid-19 situation became normal in the district.
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“Sometimes, cardiac patients die on their way to the hospital due to not getting life support facilities that can only be provided by ICU ambulances," said Coordinator of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital Dr Ataur Rahman.
"We’ve already spoken with higher authorities to restart the ICU facility at our hospital. I expect that the currently unused ICU ambulance will start operating once ICU facilities begin at our hospital,” he added.
Chuadanga Civil Surgeon Dr Sajjat Hasan said that the ambulance can’t be operated without trained personnel and necessary equipment. "I’ll take necessary steps to run the ambulance at the earliest,” he said.
Baby snake killed after bit by 16 months old in Chuadanga
A baby snake was killed bit by a 16-month old child at Ujalpur village in Begampur union of Chuadanga on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the morning when the child named Jannatul Ferdous bit the snake as she was playing at her house.
Parents of Jannatul immediately took her to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital with the bitten snake where the doctors kept her for observation for three hours after giving primary treatment.
Duty doctor Afrina Islam said the species of the snake has not been identified yet.
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“If the snake had bitten the child she would have shown some symptoms during the three hour of observations. As she didn’t we sent her back home,” said Dr Mahbubur Rahman Milon, Junior Consultant Child Specialist of the hospital.
“As Jannatul bit the snake’s trachea it died immediately. The snakes’s species was not identified but it was poisonous,”he added.
Jannatul’s mother said, ”Jannatul was playing with her cousin when suddenly she went under the bed and after a few moments we found the severed body of the snake in her hand. Fortunately it did not bite her and she was unharmed.”
Chuadanga: Child dies falling off roof of under-construction building
An 8-year-old minor boy died after falling from the roof of an under-construction building in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Ahad Ali, son of Arif Hossain of Doulatdiar village of the upazila.
Family members said Ahad was playing on the roof around 5 pm. Suddenly he slipped and fell on the paved road.
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He was rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Tahsin Sadia, the doctor of the emergency department of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, said there was bleeding from the nose.
63-yr-old killed over property feud in Chuadanga
A 63-year old private contractor was killed allegedly over a property dispute in Chuadanga district on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, a resident of the Munshiganj Clinic Para area in Alamdanga upazila.
Locals spotted a severely injured Kamal lying unconscious near Protigya Nursing Home around 11pm and informed cops.
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A team from the local police station rushed to the spot and took Kamal to the nursing home and then to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival around 12am.
“The body had injury marks,” said Ahsanul Haque, duty doctor at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.
Abdul Alim, officer-in-charge of Alamdanga police station, said, "We got to know that the victim had a land dispute with a local youth, named Shadhin, who might have plotted his murder."
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“The body was sent for an autopsy and a probe is on. Efforts are also on to nab the suspect,” said the OC.
Heat wave: Temperature hits maximum 41°C in Chuadanga
Western district Chuadanga is facing the worst of the severe heat wave sweeping over parts of the country as the maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded there at 41°C (Celsius).
According to the Met Office, the severe heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Jeshore and Chuadanga.
A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka and parts of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and the regions of Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari and Patuakhali and it may continue, said the bulletin released by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
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However, rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Sylhet division, said BMD.
Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, it said.
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One killed in Chuadanga road accident
A 35-year-old man was killed and another injured when a three-wheeler overturned in Chuadanga’s Jafarpur Jowardarpara area on Friday.
The deceased was identified as the vehicle driver, Nazmul, a resident of Natidanga village in Alamdanga upazila.
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The accident occurred on Chuadanga-Jhenaidah Road in the morning when Nazmul was driving the three-wheeler home after selling corn in Dingedah Bazar.
Police said Nazmul lost control of the vehicle and it overturned before veering off the road and falling into a ditch. He was killed on the spot in the impact.
Chuadanga Sadar Police officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Mohsin said that while the driver died on the spot, another occupant sustained injuries in the accident.
Nor’wester kills one, injures 7 in Chuadanga
A 47-year-old woman was killed and seven others were injured during a nor'wester in Chuadanga district on Thursday night, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Momena Khatun, wife of Aminul Islam of Kurulgachi village in Damurhuda upazila.
The injured have been identified as Aminul Islam, 48, Momena’s husband, Saidul Islam, 48, Yusuf Ali, 38, Abu Bakkar, 40, Akkas, 33, and Naim, 15, all residents of Rudranagar in Damurhuda, and Full Siratul Khatun, 42, of Shorabaria village in Sadar upazila.
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The injured are being treated at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital. “The condition of one of the seven injured is critical,” said Hasnat Parvej Shubho, a hospital doctor.
Momena died on the spot when a tree fell on the tin-shed roof of their house during the storm, said AHM Lutful Kabir, officer-in-charge of Darshana police station.
Some of the others sustained injuries when the wall of a shop where they took shelter in the School Para area of Rudranagar village during the storm caved in on them, he said.
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Ful Siratul sustained injuries when a branch of a tree fell on her head on the terrace of her house during the storm, said the OC.
“The wind speed was recorded at 64 kilometres per hour and the rainfall was recorded at 10mm,” said Samadul Haque, in-charge of the Chuadanga observatory of Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
5th grader tied to pillar, tortured in Chuadanga
A fifth grader was tied to a pillar and tortured over theft allegation at Dosto village of Chuadanga Sadar upazila on Sunday.
The victim is Arafat Rahman, 11, son of Monwar Hossain of the village and a student of Dosto Government Primary School.
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Locals said the incident occurred when Arafat went to a shop named Mayer Doa Fashion House near his school for buying tiffin.
As theft was quiet rampant there, shop owner Ali Ahmed tied up the boy to a pillar on suspicion of stealing money and beat him up.
However, Ali Ahmed, denied the allegation and said the boy was tied up for a while on charges of stealing money but he was not beaten.
Earlier, a student of the school stole money from his shop, he said.
Abdul Momin, the headmaster of the school, said the incident was really sad. “I went to the spot and freed my student after getting the news and no money was found from him,” he added.
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Local UP member Abu Saleh said, "I heard about it at night. Even if something is stolen, torturing a child is a violation of law.”
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Darshana police station AHM Lutfur Kabir said no complaint is yet to be received. Legal action will be taken after getting a complaint, the OC added.
Madrasa director rapes 7-yr-old repeatedly in Chuadanga, held
A 55-year-old director of a women’s madrasa in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old student on several occasions.
The arrestee has been identified as Mufti Golam Kibria. A purported video of the accused admitting to the heinous crime has gone viral.
Kibria was, in fact, nabbed by local residents on Thursday as he attempted to flee when the girl's parents confronted him after the rape survivor confided in them.
AHM Lutful Kabir, officer-in-charge of Darshana police station, said the accused was handed over to cops by locals and a rape case was filed against him on a complaint from the father of the girl.
According to the complaint, Kibria raped the child, a third grade student of the same madrasa, repeatedly over a period of time in a rented house in the vicinity.
The girl's parents got a whiff of her crime from her classmates after she narrated her ordeal to them. Later the girl confided in her parents too.
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Ahmed Ali Bishwash, investigating officer in the case, said medical tests of the student have been conducted and she also recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate.
The accused was produced in a local court and remanded in police custody for further interrogation, he said.
Bangladesh's rape epidemic
Sexual assaults on women, including children, continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introducing death penalty for rape in 2020.
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data shows that 1,018 children were raped in 2020 alone, but only 683 police cases had been filed. Also, 116 survivors were six years old or below.
Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported in 2020 and 53 of the women were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, as per the data.
However, ASK's data is just the tip of the iceberg, according to aid agencies, who report that most women are too afraid to report rape.
In October 2020, the country was rocked by protests after a woman was allegedly attacked and raped in Noakhali.
In November, 2020, Bangladesh introduced capital punishment for rape, following days of protests against sexual violence against women in several cities across the country.
But human rights organisations say the move will not solve the country's rape crisis, as the survivors of the heinous crime are often stigmatised in the society.
Driver, helper die as truck overturns in Chuadanga
A truck driver and his assistant died in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Monday as the vehicle turned over and fell into a roadside canal.
The deceased were identified as Alamin, the truck driver, son of Wahidul Islam, and Ashik Hossain, 27, the driver’s assistant, son of Mofizur Rahman. Both were residents of Ibrahimpur village in Damurhuda upazila.
The accident occurred around 1:30 pm near Srirampur community clinic on Alamdanga –Kushtia Highway.
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According to witnesses, the corn- laden truck headed towards Narayanganj lost control while overtaking another truck and hit a roadside tree before falling into the canal, said Saiful Islam, OC of Alamdanga police station.
Both the driver and his assistant died on the spot, said the OC from the spot.
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