Chattogram
Paralysed man charred to death in Ctg fire
A paralysed man was charred to death in a fire that broke out in his parents-in-law's house in Chattogram's Hathazari upazila early on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Forkan, 48, a resident of Nangalmora union of the upazila. Six others sustained minor burn injuries in the fire, officials said.
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According to the fire service, the fire broke out around 5am. Though his wife, parents-in-law and others managed to get out of the house, Forkan got trapped and was charred to death.
Shahjahan, a senior station officer of the fire service, said two fire tenders took two hours to douse the flames. "The victim’s body has been handed over to his family," he added.
Rape attempt on woman on moving bus: Driver, helper held
Police in Chattogram have found out that a bus driver and his associates arrested in a case of mugging were also involved in an attempt to rape a garment worker on their moving vehicle.
The two identified as Md Gias Uddin Nayan, 21, and his associate Shimato Dutta, 22 have now been shown arrested in the attempted rape case filed by the woman.
The driver and his associate were arrested from the Chandgaon area on Thursday night in a case filed at the Bandar police station over mugging a passenger. The incident took place on the same bus before the attempted rape, said Kishore Majumder, sub-inspector (SI) of Bandar police station.
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Mugging victim, Palash Kanti lodged a complaint at the police station the same day.
He alleged that three alleged muggers posing as passengers of the bus stabbed him and took away Tk 10,000 in cash and two mobile phones. Later, the bus took him to the City Gate area and forcibly took his PIN number and withdrew Tk 40,800 from her bKash account and then to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Cinema Palace junction and Bahaddarhat and the money was withdrawn from his bkash account in three phases.
The bus dropped him off at the flyover in Lalkhan Bazar area around 3.30 pm. Then he lodged the complaint after receiving first aid, said the SI.
SI Kishore said, "After scrutinizing the CCTV footage of the area including Nimtala, we found that a rape attempt was made on a garment worker on the same bus earlier."
The 20-year-old garment worker got on the bus with 10-12 other workers to return home around 9pm on May 19. At Bahaddarhat area, when other workers got down, the bus started to move quickly with the lone female worker. At that time, the assistant was driving the bus and the driver tried to rape the girl.
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Later, the woman jumped off of the moving bus to save herself and was seriously injured.
According to police, the victim was rescued unconscious from Bakalia and admitted to CMCH.
After being released from the hospital on May 25, the woman lodged a complaint at the city's Bakalia police station. Police later arrested bus driver Anwar Hossain Tipu and his associate Jony Das. The bus was also seized.
Banshkhali power plant likely to start generating electricity this year
The Banshkhali power plant – SS Power I Limited – in Chattogram is expected to start producing electricity by the end of 2022.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming visited the under-construction thermal plant Thursday in coastal upazila Banshkhali.
Officials of the plant, developed as a joint venture with local partner S Alam Group, said one of the units of the under-construction 1320MW coal-fired power plant will be commissioned by December this year.
The Chinese ambassador said many such power plants are being built with the help of Chinese people and Chinese teams: "And this is the second (power plant) that is going to be completed very soon (in Bangladesh)."
"I've been to Payra, which is exactly the same size. And I'm glad that this one (Banshkhali power plant) is almost ready. Payra power plant, as far as I know, helped Bangladesh realise its 100 percent electrification target,” Ambassador Li said.
"I'm sure that this one (Banshkhali) will enhance the 100 percent electrification of this country," he added.
About the environmental concerns, Li Jiming said: "The plant is being constructed with state-of-the-art technology. I don't think there should be any environmental concern about this project."
Being built on 606 acres of land in the Gandamara union of Banshkhali since 2015, the power plant near the Bay of Bengal is one of the most significant joint ventures between Bangladesh and China.
"This project is going on smoothly, and the construction is on schedule, which is very important when it (the power plant) is put into operation, you will get profit from it," the Chinese envoy said.
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4 get life term for 2008 deaths of two brothers in Sitakunda
A court has sentenced four people to life in prison in a case of beating to death of two brothers in Chattogram's Sitakunda.
At the same time, they have been fined Tk 20,000 each and additional 4 months non-payment imprisonment.
Chattogram Fifth Additional District and Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar Dutta passed the order on Tuesday
Confirming the order, Public Prosecutor (PP) Lokman Hossain Chowdhury said that the accused were Abul Kalam Azad, Badsha Alam, Faruk Mia and Md. Sekander of Baro Aulia area of Sitakunda upazila.
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According to court sources, on April 20, 2008, Harun and his cousin Zahidul were beaten to death inside a factory in Baro Aulia area of Sitakunda over establishing dominance and enmity.
Harun's father Mohammad Ali filed a case over the murder at Sitakunda police station.
On September 18 of that year, the police submitted a chargesheet against the four, to the speedy trial tribunal.
The four accused were present at the court when the verdict was announced, said PP Lokman.
Man held with 28 gold bars at Shah Amanat Airport
Customs officials detained a man along with 28 gold bars, weighing 3 kg, from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Sunday, officials said.
Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Customs, Niamul Hasan said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-136 from Jeddah landed at the airport in the morning.
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During scanning, the customs officials suspected existence of metal objects in the luggage of a passenger , whose name could not be known immediately, and challenged him.
Later, they seized the gold bars from his luggage.
Woman 'ends life' over family feud
A woman has allegedly committed suicide over a family feud in Chattogram’s Uttar Kattli area.
Deceased Taslima, 22, wife of Kamal Hossain of the area, had a quarrel with his husband on Friday night when she was beaten up, police said.
"Soon after the incident, her husband found her hanging from the ceiling fan," a police officer said.
Neighbours rushed her to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
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Officer-in-charge Sadiqur Rahman of Panchlaish Police Station said that the woman died before she was taken to the hospital.
Her body has been kept in the CMCH morgue, he said.
Road accidents claim 14 lives in 4 divisions
At least 14 people were killed, and 12 were injured in six road accidents in Barishal, Chattogram, Rajshahi, and Khulna divisions Thursday, according to police.
In Barishal city, a motorcyclist and a pillion rider were killed in a crash with a light pole at night.
Twenty-five-year-old Sudipta Saha died on the spot; Antu Saha succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to Sher-e-bangla Medical College Hospital, Lokman Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station, said.
In Sirajganj, five workers were killed and six others injured when a truck crashed into a mini passenger vehicle, locally known as Leguna, on the busy Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in the early hours of the day.
The deceased Mukul Hossain, 35, Monir Hossain, 34, Makbul Hossain, 35, Abdul Halim, 45, and Haidar Ali, 40, were occupants of the mini passenger vehicle, Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police, said.
In Bandarban, three people were killed and six others injured as a microbus with nine tourists aboard fell into a roadside ditch in Thanchi.
The deceased were identified as Md Monjurul Islam, 40, of Mymensingh, Md jaynal Abedin, 32, of Faridpur, and Md Hamidul Islam, 41, of Lalbagh, Dhaka, Rakib, sub-inspector of Thanchi Tourist Police, said.
In Khulna city, a 65-year-old-man was killed when a speeding truck hit him at Zero Point.
The deceased Bachchu, a retired banker, was from Masjid Lane, Darogapara of the city, Md Emdadul Haque, officer-in-charge of Harintana Police Station, said.
In Chattogram, three people were killed in road accidents in Anwara, Sitakunda, and Karnaphuli upazilas.
The deceased were identified as Dipankar Nath, 11, of Patiya, and Abdul Hamid, 28, of Karnaphuli, Iftekhar Hossain Munna, 28, of Sitakunda.
In Anwara, a speeding pickup van hit Dipankar while he was crossing the road, killing him on the spot, SM Didarul Islam Shikdar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Anwara Police Station, said.
In Karnaphuli, biker Abdul Hamid sustained serious injuries when his two-wheeled vehicle crashed into a truck in Charlakkhya.
Later, he succumbed to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Sadikur Rahman, inspector of CMCH Police Outpost, said.
In Sitakunda, biker Munna was killed after being hit by a covered van in Shitolpur, Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge of Baro Aulia Highway Police, said.
Road accidents in Bangladesh continue to claim hundreds of lives every year.
As many as 543 people, including 81 children, were killed and 612 others injured in 427 road accidents in April, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on May 7.
The non-government organisation said 206 lives were lost in 189 motorcycle accidents, which is 37.93 percent of the total deaths.
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Chattogram wakes up to waterlogged roads
A couple of hours of downpour led to waterlogging in several parts of the port city on Saturday, making the lives of the residents miserable.
Busy areas of the city, including No 2 Gate, Bahaddarhat, Muradpur, Chawkbazar and Khatunganj, and several low-lying areas like the Agrabad CDA residential area bore the brunt of the early morning rains.
Post-showers, many people were seen wading through ankle-deep water in these areas to reach their destination due to lack of public transport.
Aggrieved residents claimed the showers once again shattered the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the civic body.
Md Kamal, a resident of the No 2 Gate area, said, “The showers began around 4am and after a couple of hours, the Mayorgoli was flooded due to poor drainage network."
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Father-son duo lands in jail for killing elephant in Chattogram
A court in Chattogram has remanded in judicial custody a man and his son in a case filed over the killing of a wild elephant in Rangunia upazila in 2019.
A senior judicial magistrate passed the order after Md Abul Hashem and his son Sahab Uddin surrendered before the court and sought bail on Thursday.
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Chattogram divisional forest officer (South) Shafiqul Islam said the wild elephant was electrocuted when it came in contact with an illegal power line installed by the two at Narishcha Bit in Rangunia range of the southern forest division in November 2019.
At the time, a case was filed in the court against the father-son duo.
Earlier on December 14 last year, the court sent a man and his son to jail for killing an elephant in Banshkhali upazila.
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In the first such case in the country, Mohammad Kamal, 50, and his son Nezam, 22, of Banshkhali upazila were found guilty of electrocuting the elephant on November 30 last year.
Man who attacked Ctg cops held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has detained the notorious history-sheeter who was allegedly behind Sunday's brutal attack on Chattogram cops.
Kabir Ahmed was detained along with one of his associates by Rab members after a brief exchange of fire on Thursday night from the hilly area of Lohagarh upazila, Rab-7 senior assistant director (media) Md Nurul Abshar told UNB.
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"Legal processes are underway. Details will be revealed later,” he said.
Earlier, police had arrested Kabir's wife Ranu Begum from the Bandarban border area.
On Sunday morning, three people, including two police constables, were attacked by Kabir in the Adharmanik Lalarkhil area of Lohagara when the cops went to arrest him.
During the attack, 30-year-old constable Jony Khan’s wrist was severed while another constable, Shahadat Hossain, 27, and complainant Abul Kashem, 40, also suffered injuries.
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On Monday, doctors successfully transplanted the wrist of Jony at a private hospital in Dhaka after he was taken there by a helicopter from Chattogram on Sunday evening, said Bhakta Chanda Dutta, sub-inspector at Lohagara police station.