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Motorcyclist dies in Dhaka road accident
A motorcyclist died in a road accident in the capital in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 30, a private car driver and son of Harej Ali from Hajipur Datiapara village of Sherpur Sadar upazila.
Sohel Rana, younger brother of the deceased, said Anwar was returning home in Banani’s Karail T&T area on a motorcycle after dropping off his employer at the Dhaka Airport.
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“The accident occurred when the motorbike hit a road divider near Banani’s Gate No 5. Pedestrians rescued him in critically injured condition and took him to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctor declared him dead around 5 am,” Sohail said.
Bacchu Mia, Inspector of DMCH Police Outpost, said that the body has been kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy.
Two brothers killed in Gazipur road crash
Two brothers met a tragic end after a covered van ran over the motorbike they were on, in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Tuesday afternoon.
Al Amin, 32, and his younger brother Anik Hossain, 28, of Harinhati village under Kaliakair upazila.
Atikur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Salna Highway police station, said elder brother Amin had bought the motorcycle after returning from Singapore around six months back.
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The accident occurred in the afternoon as the covered van ran over the bike while it was taking a U-turn on Kaliakair-Nabinagar Road in Chandra area.
Amin died on the spot, while Anik was rushed to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex in a critically injured state. He succumbed to his injuries there.
Though the covered van was seized, its driver managed to flee. OC Atikur Rahman said legal action will be taken in this connection.
Cox's Bazar: Football fan falls to death while hanging Brazil flag
A ninth-grader fell to his death Monday while trying to tie the Brazilian flag to a pole on the rooftop of his house as one of the most eagerly anticipated World Cups in memory is just around the corner in Qatar.
"The accident occurred in Cox's Bazar town's Tarabaniarchhara. Mohammad Musa was from Ward No. 5 of Cox's Bazar municipality and a ninth-grader at Cox's Bazar Technical School and College," Cox's Bazar Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam said.
"Musa fell from the rooftop in the afternoon while trying to hang the flag and fell unconscious. He was declared dead after being taken to Cox's Bazar 250-Bed District Sadar Hospital. The body was kept at the hospital for autopsy," he added.
Bangladesh is known as a cricket-loving nation, but a passion for the Argentina and Brazil football teams sweeps the country ahead of and during the World Cup. The flags of Argentina and Brazil fly everywhere.
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BNP chairperson’s advisor Sabih Uddin dies
BNP Chairperson's advisory council member and former secretary Sabih Uddin Ahmed died on Monday at a hospital in the capital. He was 76.
Sabih Uddin, who had been undergoing treatment at United Hospital after suffering a brain stroke, breathed his last at around 7:35am, BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB.
He is survived by his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
Hearing the news of his demise, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir rushed to Sabih Uddin’s Gulshan residence from Uttara. He talked to the bereaved family members and convoyed his sympathy to them.
Fakhrul and Sabih Uddin Ahmed were students of the same batch of Economics Department at Dhaka University and they were close friends in personal life.
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Completing his education, Sabih Uddin Ahmed joined the Pakistan Civil Service. After the independence of Bangladesh, he served as the information officer of different ministers.
He served as the private secretary to then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in 1991. Later he returned to the information cadre.
In 2001, Sabih Uddin Ahmed joined the Ministry of Environment and Forests as Secretary. Later he was appointed as Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK.
After retiring as a secretary, Sabih Uddin Ahmed actively joined BNP politics and was appointed as a foreign affairs advisor of the party chairperson.
He became inactive in politics from 2017 as he had been suffering from neurological complications.
3 of family among 4 dead as bus hits auto rickshaw in Cumilla
Four people, including three members of a family, were killed and four others injured as a bus hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina upazila of Cumilla Monday noon.
The deceased were identified as Tanni, 20, her 10-month-old child Muntaha, her aunt Rezia Khatun and auto rickshaw driver Habibullah.
The Chattogram-bound bus hit the auto rickshaw on the highway in Dhamti area around 12 pm, leaving two female passengers dead on the spot and four people wounded, said Akul Chandra Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mainamati Highway Police Station
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The injured were later rushed to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital where the driver and the child died.
Police couldn’t seize the killer bus as it fled immediately after the accident, said the OC.
Journalist Raihan M Chowdhury dies
Raihan M Chowdhury, Senior News Consultant at The Financial Express (FE), died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 57.
Raihan, who had been suffering from liver cirrhosis, breathed his last at Islami Bank Central Hospital around 2 pm on Saturday, his colleagues said.
He left behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
He had been working for FE since 1996. During his tenure, he also worked as the newspaper’s Senior Business Editor.
Raihan M Chowdhury, Senior News Consultant at The Financial Express (FE), died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 57.
Raihan, who had been suffering from liver cirrhosis, breathed his last at Islami Bank Central Hospital around 2 pm on Saturday, his colleagues said.
He left behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
He had been working for FE since 1996. During his tenure, he also worked as the newspaper’s Senior Business Editor.
His first namaz-e-janaza was held on the premises of the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity at 4:30pm while the second on the premises of the National Press Club at 5:00pm, the third was at Shantinagar Jame Masjid and fourth was at Hazi Para Jame Masjid.
He was buried in the Shahjahanpur cemetery.
Raihan M Chowdhury was associated with various journalist organizations including Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), National Press Club, and Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) till his death.
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Protest against attack over RU student's death: RMCH interns call off strike
Intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Thursday withdrew their indefinite strike against Rajshahi University (RU) students' "attack on them" over the death of a fellow student.
The doctors called off the strike after a meeting with RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani.
During the meeting, Brigadier General Shamim said: "Our acting administrative officer Anwar Hossain filed a complaint against 300 unnamed students of RU at Rajpara Police Station for the attack on the interns and vandalism after the death of a fourth-year student of the university Wednesday night."
Additional Deputy Commissioner Rafiqul Islam, spokesperson for Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said they received a written complaint from the RMCH authority. "It has not been registered as a case yet. We are reviewing it, and a decision will be made soon."
"Some of the interns have already resumed their duties at the emergency department, and others will join work by 6am Friday," Shamim Yazdani said after the meeting.
However, Dr Imran Hossain, president of RMCH Intern Doctors' Council, said if the attackers are not arrested within 24 hours they will launch a strong protest.
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KGM Shahriar, a fourth-year student of the marketing department of RU, was critically injured after falling off the roof of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall last night. Shahriar's friends took him to RMCH where he was declared dead.
Shahriar's classmates said he was not given treatment for quite some time after being brought to the hospital. Alleging negligence in his treatment, they started vandalising RMCH in protest. At that time, some intern doctors and hospital staff "beat them up."
Later, the intern doctors went on an indefinite strike, protesting the attack and vandalism carried out by the RU students and the hospital patients were left to suffer.
Meanwhile, Shahriar's body was handed over to his family on Thursday night without an autopsy.
A case of unnatural death was filed at the city's Motihar Police Station over Shahriar's death, following a complaint from a RU teacher, Rafiqul said.
50-year-old man found dead inside Kamalapur Railway Station toilet
A 50-year-old man was found dead inside a toilet at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka Thursday, police said.
The identity of the man could not immediately be confirmed.
The matter came to light when passengers waiting at the station were unable to use the toilet as the occupant was not responding. When the officials opened the door around 1 pm, the unidentified man was found lying on the floor.
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Railway Police took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead at 2:30pm, Constable Alam Uddin of Kamalapur Railway Police Station, said.
Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide, murder or accidental death.
The body was kept at the hospital morgue for post-mortem examination, Alam Uddin said.
Tourist killed in Rangamati road accident
A tourist was killed and six others were injured when a ‘Chander Gari’( a vehicle that usually carries tourists) fell into a ditch while returning from Sajek on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sagar Ahmed, 32.
According to Atulal Chakma, Chairman of Sajek Union Parishad, the accident occurred around 11:00am when the Chander Gari reached House Para from Sajek’s Ruilui Para, overturned and fell into a ditch.
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“Upon receiving information from the locals, a team of Bangladesh Army and police rescued the injured people and took them to Dighinala Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Sagar died while undergoing treatment there,” Atulal said.
Officer-In-charge (OC) of Sajek Police Station Nurul Haque confirmed the matter saying that all the victims of the road crash were residents of Dhaka city.
Trading suspended in Ctg's Khatunganj wholesale market over worker's death
Trading at the popular Khatunganj wholesale market in Chattogram port city has been suspended since Wednesday morning, with workers embarking on a strike in the wake of the death of a worker in an attack by a driver.
Zahidul Kabir, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Masud, 29, the worker of the wholesale market, had a heated argument with the pick-up van driver while loading goods in the Chanmia Lane of the market over a small matter on October 17.
The argument turned violent when the van driver suddenly pulled out a knife and stabbed Masud, leaving him injured. He was rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
Soon after the attack, hundreds of workers at the wholesale market halted loading and unloading of goods on that day. They also blocked roads by placing carts.
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The aggrieved workers went on an indefinite strike after Masud succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday morning at CMCH, two days after the attack.
Additional police personnel have been deployed at the wholesale market to avert further trouble.“Earlier, a complaint was lodged with the Kotwali Police, and now a process is on to convert the same into a murder case,” said the OC.