Cumilla
LDP Secretary General Redwan denied bail
A court here on Tuesday turned down the bail petition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Redwan Ahmed and three others in a case filed for opening fire during rallies of Chhatra League and LDP in Cumilla's Chandina on Monday.
Cumilla Judicial Magistrate Court-7 Judge Abu Bakar Siddique rejected the bail after hearing.
Earlier on Monday, Dr Redwan Ahmed, LDP Secretary General and former Parliament member of Cumilla-7 constituency, was held as he was accused of firing his gun.
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According to police, LDP activists arrived at Redwan Ahmed College premises on Monday noon for a pre scheduled Eid get together but BCL activists also were present there for a meeting.
Amid the tension, some BCL activists allegedly chased the personal vehicle of Dr Redwan Ahmed when he reached the spot. In reaction to this, he fired two bullets from his pistols, injuring two BCL activists-Mahmudul Hasan Jony and Najmul Hasan.
Immediately after the incident, Dr. Redwan was taken under custody with his gun.
2 shot in clash between BCL, LDP in Cumilla; LDP Secretary General held
Two people were shot during a clash between activists of ruling party student front Bangladesh Chhatra League and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday at Redwan Ahmed College premises in Chandina upazila of Cumilla.
After the clash, Dr Redwan Ahmed, LDP Secretary General and former Parliament member of Cumilla-7 constituency, was held as he was accused of firing from his gun, said Md Foyez Iqbal Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Daudkandi circle).
The two shot men were identified as Mahmudul Hasan Jony and Najmul Hasan, both BCL activists, he said.
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According to police, LDP activists arrived at the college premises on Monday noon for a pre scheduled Eid get together but BCL activists also were present there for a meeting.
Amid the tension, some BCL activists allegedly chased the personal vehicle of Dr Redwan Ahmed when he reached the spot. In reaction to this, he fired at them from his gun through the window of his vehicle.
“Immediately after the incident Dr Redwan was taken under custody with his gun and police troops were deployed at the spot. Further actions will be taken in this regard after investigation”, said ASP Md Foyez Iqbal.
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Liton Sarkar, General Secretary of Cumilla North Awami Secha Sebok League said the shot BCL activists are currently admitted at hospital and demanded justice in this incident.
3 arrested in Ctg over gang rape of girl who escaped from Cumilla
Police arrested three youths on allegation of gang raping a 22-year-old girl in Chattogram who ran away from her home in Cumilla.
The arrestees were identified as Md Ariful Islam Arif, 23, son of Md Abul Hossain, Md Nayan, 29, son of Saifuddin Prakash, and Md Abdul Latif, 22, son of Md Solaiman, said Jahir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Akbar Shah police station in Chattogram.
According to police, the girl from Cumilla left her home out of anger and reached Chattogram on Saturday morning by train. When she decided to return, she could not do so as she had no money.
Around 11:30 she was sitting in front of a house at Shapla Residential area under Akbar Shah police station when accused Nayan came to her and said he will give her a job and keep her with his family.
Later Arif and Latif joined him and took the girl to an under construction building and fled after raping her.
Police rescued the girl from the building after being informed by locals, said OC Jahir.
The accused were arrested from different places in the city during a drive conducted from Saturday evening to Sunday morning.
“The accused have accepted their crime during primary interrogation and the girl is currently under treatment at One-stop Crisis Center,” he said.
Accused Arif and Nayan were arrested last year in another rape case filed with Kotwali police station, said the OC.
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BPL: 6-goal thriller ends even between Ctg Abahani, Dhk Mohammedan
Two mediocre teams -- Chittagong Abahani Ltd and Dhaka Mohammedan -DC -- shared points with each other as their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football encounter ended in 3-3 draw at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Sunday.
Malian striker Souleymane Diabate made a hattrick for the traditional black and whites Mohammedan in the match scoring all the three goals in the 2nd, 67th and 90+5 minutes.
Shakhawat Hossain scored twice in the 12th and 26th minutes while Nigerian forward Peter Thankgod netted the remaining goal for the port city team Ctg Abahani in the 59th minute from a penalty.
In the day's other match. Uttar Baridhara Club beat newcomers and bottom ranked Swadhinata KS by 2-0 goals at the Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi.
Mustafa scored both the goals for Baridhara team in the 27th and 90+4 minutes.
After the day's match, Chittagong Abahani remained at the 5th slot with 23 points while Dhaka Mohammedan are in the 6th place with 22 points, playing 14 matches each.
After the day's 14th round matches, Bashundhara Kings further consolidated their solo lead in the league table securing 35 points, Dhaka Abahani Ltd followed the leader distantly collecting 31 points while Sheikh Jamal DC are in the 3rd slot with 27 points.
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Prime accused in Cumilla journo murder case killed in 'gunfight’ with Rab
The prime accused in the murder of a local journalist was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Adarsha Sadar upazila of Cumilla early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Md Raju, son of Sadek Mia of Bishnupur village in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar upazila.
Tipped off, a team of Rab-11 conducted a drive in the area to arrest Raju at Golabari around 2 am, said Major Mohammad Sakib Hossain, company commander of Rab-11.
Sensing the presence of the elite force members, he opened fire on Rab, forcing them to fire back, he said.
At one stage, Raju was caught in the line of fire and sustained injuries.
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Later, he was taken to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Mohiuddin Sarker Naim, a staff reporter of local newspaper 'Cumillar Dak', was shot dead by suspected drug peddlers along Hayderabadnagar border in the upazila on Wednesday night.
On Thursday, a murder case was filed at the Burichang police station on a complaint from the deceased journalist’s mother Najma Akter.
Md Raju, 24, wanted in several narcotics cases, was named as the main accused in the case filed against nine people including three unnamed ones.
On April 15, police arrested four accused.
Four held over Cumilla scribe's murder
Police have arrested four people in connection with the killing a local journalist in Burichang upazila of Cumilla.
Two of the arrestees have been identified as Md Farhad Mridha, 38, and Md Palash Mia, 34.
"The four were nabbed on Thursday night. The names of the two other accused will be disclosed later at a presser," said Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Burichang police station.
On Thursday, a murder case was filed at the Burichang police station on a complaint from the deceased journalist Mohiuddin Sarker's mother Najma Akter.
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Md Raju, 24, wanted in several narcotics cases, was named as the main accused in the case, along with eight others.
Mohiuddin Sarker Naim, a staff reporter with a local newspaper named 'Cumillar Dak', was shot dead by suspected drug peddlers at Hayderabadnagar border in the upazila on Wednesday night.
Tractor overturns in Cumilla, 3 killed
Three people were killed when a speeding tractor veered off the road, overturned and fell into a ditch in Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila on Saturday morning, police said.
The deceased were identified as Babul Mia, 22, Md Hasan, 23, and Md Tutul, 22. They were all residents of the Ballabbaria area of the upazila. One of them was the driver of the vehicle and the other two were helpers.
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According to police and locals, the accident occurred around 5.30am in the Mochagara area of the upazila.
The tractor carrying soil for a brick kiln was travelling towards the Roachala area from Bakharnagar when its driver lost control of the vehicle in Mochagara. It veered off the road and overturned before falling into a roadside ditch.
The victims came under the tractor and died on the spot, said Muradnagar police station OC Abul Hashem. "Arrangements are being made to hand the bodies over to the bereaved families," he added.
Speeding private car fatally hits two boys in Cumilla
Two boys were killed on Friday when a speeding private car struck them on their way from a haircutting saloon at Syedpur of Cumilla Burichang upazila on Dhaka-Chittagong highway, police said.
The deceased were identified as Rabiul Hossain, 16 of Shahdaulatpur of the upazila and Md Anis, 5 of the same area.
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The accident occurred at around 1 pm on Friday.
Mainamati Highway Police OC Belal Uddin Jahangir said the car was heading towards Chattogram.
Rabiul died on the spot and Anis died after he was taken to the hospital.
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Police seized the car and held its driver, he said.
Training on ‘Robot making’ underway in Cumilla amid students’ enthusiasm
A training programme on ‘making robots’ for students of classes V to X started at the laboratories of Cumilla Collectorate School & College and District administration lab creating enthusiasm among young learners.
Organized by Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club the objective of the training is to improve the technological knowledge among the students and make them interested in scientific inventions.
Over 700 students from 16 educational institutions in Cumilla city first took part in a three-day workshop. From among them, 120 students were selected for this training, said assistant Commissioner Kaniz Fatema, officer-in-charge of the ICT department of the district administration.
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Besides, training will be arranged in every upazila on the initiative of Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club, she added.
During a visit the UNB correspondent found the students busy with their training. In the district administration lab, the body print of the robot is running on the 3D printer. In addition, students are working with sensors.
Mahmuda bin Mohsin, a 10th grader of Cumilla High School, said, “I can learn many things from this training. This is a new experience. I hope I can do something good through this workshop”.
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Shirin Akhter, a guardian, said “My daughter Jinat Akhter is in 10th grade. She has been interested in technology since childhood. She is very happy to come to this workshop”.
Re-excavation of canals giving new hope to Cumilla residents
Residents of Chandina upazila and Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla district are dreaming of a new beginning as the re-excavation work of Kazipara canal and Kanail canal is going on in full swing under the supervision of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC).
According to the local farmers and BADC, the authorities concerned will excavate the 3.5 kilometer area of Kazipara canal and 4-km area of Kanail canal.
After the re-excavation work, the crops of 3000 acres of land along the two canals will be protected after removing waterlogging problem during monsoon.
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2000 farmers will be benefitted by the re-excavation of the canals as they will irrigate their crops land by the water of the canals during dry season.
During a recent visit at Barera in Chandina upazila along Kazipara canal, this correspondent found that many crops land turned into fallen land due to lack of irrigation.