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Biker killed in Dinajpur road crash
One person was killed and two others were injured after a speeding truck crashed into their bike at a level crossing in Dinajpur on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Ajijul Islam, 50, son of Momtaz Hossain from Begumpara in the district's Birampur upazila.
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The injured -- Alamgir, 40, and Shukur Ali, 45 -- are being treated at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH).
The accident occurred around 7am at the Ghoraghat rail crossing in Birampur.
The three injured were rushed to the upazila health complex by locals.
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"Later when they were being shifted to RMCH, Ajijul succumbed to his injuries," said Suman Kumar Mahanta, officer-in-charge of Birampur police station.
Though the truck has been seized, its driver managed to flee.
Illegal arms factory unearthed in Cox's Bazar
An illegal arms factory being run out of a dense forest area in Cox's Bazar was unearthed by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday.
The tip-off about the factory in Pekua upazila came from an illegal arms supplier who was detained by members of the elite force earlier in the day.
The detainee has been identified as Delwar Hossain Delu, son of Ali Chan from the Gudikata area in the south of Toitong union in the upazila.
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In fact, a Rab-15 team conducted a drive in the Cheptamura forest area in Toitong union and first arrested Delu, Lt Colonel Khairul Islam, its commander, told reporters.
During questioning, he disclosed the location of the factory and it was raided. Five firearms and some gun-making were seized, the commander said.
An accomplice of Delu, however, managed to flee during the raid, he added. Delu was wanted in at least seven cases of murder, robbery and land grabbing.
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Drug addict held for killing father in Sylhet
A man in his 30s allegedly bludgeoned his father to death in Sylhet after the latter objected to his drug addiction. He has been arrested, police said on Friday.
The accused has been identified as Jashim Uddin, son of Abdul Aziz, a 75-year-old freedom fighter from Tajpur village in Sylhet's Beanibazar upazila.
Police said Jashim attacked his father with an axe in the family house around 2 pm on Thursday in a fit of rage when the elderly man asked him to not take drugs anymore.
Locals took Aziz to the upazila health complex first and later he was transferred to MAG Osmani Medical Hospital, where he soon died during treatment.
"Within a couple of hours, Jashim was arrested from his own home in Tajpur village. We have pressed murder charges against him," said Hillol Roy, officer-in-charge of Beanibazar police station.
Gang-rape in Bagherhat: Key accused held by Rab
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Thursday arrested the key accused in the incident of gang-raping a woman while committing burglary tying her husband and son in Morrelganj upazila in Bagerhat.
The arrestee was identified as Riaz Shikder,38, son of Abdul Mazid from Barshibah village in the upazila.
Rab Khulna-6 nabbed the accused from Bagmara area in Kachua upazila during a drive, said Police Superintendant Al-Asad Md Mahfuzul Islam, also company commander of Rab-6.
He said Rab started a shadow investigation along with police after a case was filed at Morrelganj police station on Wednesday following the complaint lodged by the woman’s husband accusing Riaz and some 10 others.
Riaz is being interrogated at the Rab-6 office and efforts are on to capture the other accused, said the SP.
Also read: Gang-rape in Bagherhat: Key accused held by Rab
Meanwhile, Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate recorded the statement of the woman in this case under section 22, said Md Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of Morrelganj police station.
Dr Sheikh Adnan Hossain, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of Bagerhat Sadar Hospital said, “A board consisting three female physicians has conducted the medical examinations of the housewife and they will soon give a report”.
In late hours of Tuesday, a gang of burglars entered a day-labourer’s house by digging through the lower part of the mud house before committing the crime.
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They also took way gold jewellery, money and other valuables from the house before fleeing, said the husband in the complaint.
3 fined Tk 23 lakh for irregularities in scraping grounded ship in Ctg
Department of Environment (DoE) on Thursday fined three people Tk 23 lakh for not following proper method in scrapping a grounded ship off the coast of Bhatiary in Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.
Mofidul Islam, director of DoE Chattogram Zone, gave the order after a hearing in this regard.
Those fined by the DoE are Giash Uddin, Mahbub, and Kamal Uddin.
Mofidul Islam said, “The three who claimed ownership of the ship were fined for not following proper method while breaking the ship.”
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However, no representative of Bhatiary ship breaking yard came although a notice was issued, said the DoE director.
“Another notice will be issued and further steps will be taken in this regard if they don’t appear before the DoE authorities,” he added.
As license of the ship breaking yard where the ship named Royal Bird was being broken was not renewed many reports were published in different local and national dailies questioning the method and safety issues.
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On Monday, some senior officials of DoE visited the yard and found irregularities in scrapping the ship.
Five jungle cats beaten dead in Chuadanga
A mother jungle cat and four cubs were beaten to death by some local people on Wednesday in Chudanga Sadar upazila.
The mother with the cubs took shelter inside the kitchen of expatriate Billal Hossain’s house at Dinnathpur village in the upazila recently.
After spotting the jungle cats Billa’s wife Nuri Begum informed her neighbours.
Also read: 5 endangered jungle cat cubs rescued in Kushtia
Local people beath the jungle cats to death and burried them, said Bakhtiar Ahmed, president of Care For Unclaimed Beast, a local voluntary environmentalist organisation.
Mohammad Mohsin, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga sadar police station, said no complaint was lodged in this regard.
Zakir Hossain, district forest officer, said, “We were informed of the tragic incident and we are preparing to file a case in this regard after visiting the spot.”
The photos of the dead jungle cats shared on social media has sparked reactions amog animal lovers, environmentalists and they demand exemplary punishment for the crime, said said Bakhtiar Ahmed, president of Care For Unclaimed Beast.
Also read: Injured rare fishing cat rescued from Cumilla
The jungle cat, also known as reed cat or swamp cat, is native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and southern China. Its scientific name is Felis Chaus.
This medium-sized cat usually inhabits wetlands like swamps, and littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation. However, they have become endangered in Bangladesh due to the reckless destruction of their habitat.
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BGB personnel shoots self with service gun in Naogaon, dies
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service weapon at a camp in Sapahar border in Naogaon early on Thursday.
Tanvir, 26, hailed from Narail district and was posted at the BGB camp in Sundarail.
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Other BGB members at the camp rushed a severely injured Tanvir to Sapahar Upazila Health Complex around 7am.
However, he succumbed to his injuries on the way to another hospital from the health complex where he received primary care, Tarekur Rahman Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Sapahar Police Station, said
In fact, he was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the same health complex only, said Dr Ruhul Amin, upazila health and family planning officer.
Read: 2 BGB men killed in Rajshahi road crash
OC Tarekur said an unnatural death case was filed in this regard. The body was sent to the Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy under the supervision of BGB.
Meanwhile, Naogaon BGB-16 Commander Lt Col Asaduzzaman said that Tanvir probably took the extreme step over some family issues. "A probe is on."
Three robbers lynched in Manikganj, two die
Two suspected robbers were lynched to death by an angry mob in Manikganj's Sadar upazila in the early hours of Thursday.
However, the identities of the deceased couldn’t be ascertained yet.
Police said three suspected robbers were caught red-handed by locals after they had barged into a house belonging to Yusuf Ali in the Banparil area of Hatipara.
Read:Man killed by drug addict, accused lynched to death in Meherpur
"The locals thrashed the three so badly that two of them died on the spot. The injured robber is recuperating at a local hospital," a police officer said.
Abdur Rouf, officer-in-charge of Manikganj Sadar Police Station, said the bodies were sent to the Manikganj Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem.
"We will file an FIR in the case," he said.
Ex-UP member crushed under train in Bogura
A man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Bogura Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rezaul Karim, 55, former member of Shakaria union parishad under Sadar upazila.
According to witnesses, Bonarpara-bound Karatoya Express train hit Rezaul near Knowledge Harbor School and College of the upazila around 9:30 am when he was crossing the rail tracks, leaving him dead on the spot.
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It was not clear whether it was an accident or a suicide incident.
ASI Abdul Awal of Naruli police outpost of Bogura Sadar police station said that the body was recovered by railway police.
Protest against price hike: BNP men clash with police in Savar
Over a dozen of BNP activists were injured in a clash with police on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar on Wednesday as the law enforcers allegedly obstructed them from bringing out a procession to protest the growing prices of commodities.
Former MP BNP leader Dewan Mohammad Salauddin said when the procession, which was brought out from his residence around 11am, reached Dhaka-Aricha highway police dispersed the BNP men.
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Police charged baton on the BNP leaders and activists when they tried to hold a sit-in programme in front of Rangaban Nursery, alleged the BNP leader.
BNP convener Khandaker Shah Mainul Hossain Biltu and Ashulia Thana BNP leader Jahangir Alam were among the injured, he said.
Kazi Mainul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Police Station, said two policemen were injured as BNP activists threw brickbats on them.
Police detained two BNP activists and a case will be filed, the OC added.
Earlier, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that Awami League is increasing the prices of commodities and utility services through forming a syndicate. “The government has no interest in controlling commodity prices as they are busy in suppressing the opposition party.”
On February 24, BNP and its associate bodies worked out an 11-day countrywide programme, including demonstrations, to protest the growing price hike of key commodities and utility services.
Read: New CEC’s sweet words not a guarantee: BNP
The programmes were also taken to push for the party’s demand for the sale of necessary commodities by the government at fair prices at the upazila level.
Beginning on February 26, the programmes will continue until March 15.