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Incarcerated war criminal dies at DMCH
An incarcerated war criminal died on Monday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Shah Newaz, 95, a resident of Durgapur upazila in Netrokona.
Enamul, a jail guard of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj, said Shah Newaz was imprisoned for his crimes during the liberation war of Bangladesh.
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As he fell sick today the jail authority sent Shah Newaz to DMCH where the duty doctors announced his death at 8:50 after conducting some tests.
DMCH police outpost’s in charge Inspector Bacchu Mia said the body was sent for an autopsy.
According to the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal, which was set up to try the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during 1971, Shah Newaz alongwith four others others had allegedly killed 22 people, raped a woman and destroyed 15 houses in Komlakanda and Durgapur upazila of the district in 1971. With one of them deceased, four of them were later arrested in 2017 to swtand trial for their crimes.
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The tribunal however did not pass a verdict in the case.
Narayanganj gas line blast: one more dies in DMCH
One more victim, who suffered burns in a gas line blast in Fatullah area of Narayanganj district on Friday died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Jhuma Rani, 19, resident of Fatullah of Narayanganj.
SM Ayub Hossain, Resident Surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Jhuma’s mother Tulsi Rani and six more members of her family are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Read:2 killed, 15 hurt as gas leak triggers blast in Narayanganj building
The death toll from the gas line blast now stands at three.
Earlier on Friday, two women were killed and more than 15 others injured after a five-storey building in Narayanganj’s Fatullah area partially collapsed following an explosion in the gas line.
Narayanganj Fire Service assistant deputy director Abdullah Al Arefin said a gas leak led to the explosion at the building owned by Moktar Mia in Lalkhan Mor around 6am.
The explosion triggered the collapse of the walls of some flats in the building, which in turn, created a ripple effect and led to the wall collapse in three adjoining houses, leaving Maya Rani dead on the spot and eight injured in the immediate neighboring building.
The injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in a critical condition.
Also injured were Mangali Rani who was taking a stroll with her daughter Purnima. Both were taken to Victoria Hospital in the city, where the mother succumbed to her injuries, the fire officer said.
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Another tenant of another house next to the ill-fated one, Binoy, his wife Nipa and their two children were sleeping when the wall fell on them, leaving them seriously injured.
Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mostain Billah said a probe committee was formed to investigate the case.
Cumilla violence: 1 injured die in DMCH
A person who sustained injuries during the attack in Cumilla’s puja mandap, died on Thursday night while undergoing treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
The deceased was identified as Dilip Das, 62, father of actress Adhora Priya and resident of Cumilla’s Gangchar area.
He died around 11.45 pm while on life support at the hospital.
It was learnt that he was seriously injured after being hit with a brick on his head in front of Rajarajeshwari Kalibari puja mandap on October 13.
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Later he was taken to Dhaka.
Achinta Das Titu, General Secretary of Cumilla Mahanagar Puja Committee, said the incident was tragic. Those involved in it must be brought to book, he said.
However, Cumilla District Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) M Tanvir Hossain said, he heard about the death of Dilip Das.
Cold storage mortuary extension set up at DMCH
A cold storage mortuary extension has been set up at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to manage mass fatality incidents better.
DMCH is the primary location in Dhaka for processing victims after mass fatalities and for the storage of unidentified remains before being passed over to charity organisations for burial. But the current facilities do not meet the increasing needs and demands placed on the hospital.
So, the cold storage unit is aimed at reducing the stress on the hospital and its mortuary, allowing for the increased safe storage of dead bodies at low temperatures.
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Mugger stabs youth to death in Dhaka
A 25-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by a mugger at Karwan Bazar in the city's Tejgaon area on Tuesday night.
Police have not yet established the identity of the deceased.
Read:Minor mugger stabs teen to death in city
According to cops, the mugger tried to snatch the youth’s cell phone in front of Prince Hotel in Karwan Bazar. But when the youth resisted the snatching bid, the mugger stabbed him, leaving him seriously injured.
Locals rushed the youth to Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital. He was subsequently shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
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Md Bachchu Mia, inspector at DMCH police camp, said that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Tejgaon police were also informed about the crime, the inspector added.
Minor mugger stabs teen to death in city
A 16-year-old boy returning home from work was stabbed to death allegedly by a minor mugger in the Kamrangirchar area of the capital late on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Ripon, son of Alam Sharif of Palerchar village in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district. He worked as a salesman at a shop in the city's Eastern Plaza.
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Eye-witnesses said that Ripon was returning home around 11pm when the 13-year-old accused, along with two others, tried to snatch his cell phone in Kamrangichar.
When Ripon resisted the snatching bid, the accused teen stabbed him twice in his stomach before escaping in the dark.
Read: Teenager stabbed to death in the capital
A seriously injured Ripon was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Md Bachchu Mia, inspector at DMCH police camp, said that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Mechanic dies of electrocution in city
A mechanic died of electrocution Sunday while repairing a lift at Bibirbagicha area in the city's Jatrabari.
The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam Shafin, 20, resident of Sayedabad area.
The accident occurred around 11am and he was pronounced dead by the in-charge doctor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as he was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious condition.
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Shafin’s uncle Md Mohsin said he was electrocuted while working inside the lift at the ground floor of a 10-storied building in Jatrabari.
Shafin used to work as a mechanic in his uncle’s elevator company.
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In-charge Inspector of DMCH police camp Bacchu Mia said the body was sent for an autopsy and the concerned police station was informed of the incident.
Mirpur fire: Another victim dies at DMCH
The death toll from the fire incident in the city’s Mirpur area rose to five as another victim died on Wednesday.
Renu Begum, 35,who was undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, breathed her last around 6:30 am.
Renu received 35 percent burn injuries from the fire and was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital, said SM Ayub Hossain, resident surgeon of the Hospital.
Earlier on August 25,seven people including three women and a child sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a building at Pallabi in Mirpur.
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The fire broke out on the ground floor of the six-storey building of Rafiqul Islam when worker Sumon was repairing a gas pipeline around 11:15 pm, leaving seven people injured.
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Later, they were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Teenager falls to death in Hazaribagh
A teenage girl died falling off the roof of a four-storey building in the city’s Hazaribagh Borhanpur area Suday.
The deceased was identified as Jhumur Akhter (13) a fifth-grade student of Hazaribagh Happy Times School and daughter of Md. Russell, a cable operator in the area.
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The incident occured at around 5:30 pm when she was playing with other teenagers on the roof of the four-storey tenement building.
Sabbir Hossain, a cousin of the deceased who brought her to the hospital, said that while playing with others she inadvertently fell off the roof and was seriously injured.
She was first taken to a local clinic and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMRCH) at around 6:30 pm where the doctor on duty declared her dead.
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Md Bachchu Mia, a police inspector at the DMRC police camp, said that the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.
The incident has been reported to the concerned police station, he added.
Rupganj factory fire: Claimants found for 40 bodies out of 48, after 56 families submit DNA samples
Family members on Saturday claimed 40 out of the 48 unidentified bodies burnt to the bone at the Rupganj factory fire, said CID DNA Assistant Analyst Nusrat Yasmin.
DNA samples were collected from 56 people on behalf of the claimants' families, she added.
“We have already taken samples from 48 unidentified bodies at the DMCH morgue. Forty of those bodies were claimed by family members today.”
“We have collected 56 samples from the claimants, we will deliver the bodies to the family as soon as we get a match,” she added.
DNA collected from the burnt bodies is being matched with DNA collected from articles of clothing or other items submitted by claimant families.
Locked inside a facility with no fire exit, 52 lives were burnt to ashes caused by the Rupganj factory fire in Narayanganj.
It took around 27 hours for 18 firefighting units to douse the fire completely as at some floors had huge inflammable substances stockpiled.
Also read: Locked inside a factory without fire exit, 52 lives go up in flames
Firefighters recovered 49 bodies from the 4th floor of the building and sent those to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital’s morgue, taking the death toll to 52 from the tragic incident. Only one of the 49 bodies could be identified, as the rest were completely burnt.
Earlier, three deaths from the accident were confirmed by the authorities of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and US Bangla Medical College and Hospital, Rupganj on Thursday.
As more details emerged of the catastrophe, it became clear that the workers were left with no chance in the face of the raging inferno, that has been further fuelled by combustible items such as ghee, butter, oil and polybags stored on each floor.
Even so, the workers may have had a chance at escape, if only the building code had been maintained to provide an emergency exit, or the management had not implemented the medieval practice of locking the gates of the factory floors, that carried undertones of the horrific Tazreen Garments fire in 2012 that killed at least 112.
Deputy Director of the Fire Service Debashish Bardhan confirmed to UNB that rescue workers had to literally break down the locked collapsible gate on the building's 4th floor to go in and recover the bodies. That is where they found 49 of the bodies, burnt to a pulp overnight on the factory floor.
Most of the bodies were in a recognisable state. Narayanganj Additional Deputy Commissioner (Overall) Shamim Bepari said they would be handed over to their relatives after DNA testing to identify them. They have already been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy and DNA test.
Also read: Rupganj fire: Sajeeb Group chairman, sons among 8 put on remand
A Narayanganj court on Saturday placed the eight people, including the chairman of Sajeeb Group, his four sons and the group CEO, on a four-day remand each following their arrest in connection with the Rupganj factory fire case.
Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Fahmida Khanam passed the order in the afternoon after a hearing as police produced the arrestees before the court seeking a 10-day remand for them, inspector Asaduzzaman told the UNB correspondent from the court.
Earlier in the day, Narayanganj police arrested Md Abul Hashem, chairman of the group, his four sons -- Hashem Bin Hashem, Tareq Ibrahim, Tawsib Ibrahim and Tanjim Ibrahim-- and its CEO Shahan Sha Azad, DGM Mamunur Rashid and head of admin Salauddin in the connection with the tragic fire in the factory owned by the group that claimed the lives of 52 people so far.
Earlier, police filed a case with Rupganj police station against the eight people and many unknown others following the massive fire in the factory, said Superintendent of Police in the district Md Zaidul Alam.
Group CEO Shahan Sha Azad was arrested from the company’s head office in the capital’s Farmgate area, while Chairman Hashem from his Gulshan residence, SP Alam said.