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Mohammad Yunus appointed as new CDA chairman
Freedom fighter Mohammad Yunus has been appointed as the new chairman of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) for the next three years.
The matter was confirmed in a notification signed by Bhaskar Debnath Bappi, deputy secretary of the Contract and Foreign Recruitment Branch of the Ministry of Public Administration, on Wednesday.
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Yunus was born on February 4, 1955. He was involved in student politics. He served as the organising secretary of the Chattogram City Chhatra League for two terms, from 1973 to 1975.
At present, Yunus is serving as the Secretary General of Bijoy Mela Parishad of Chattogram Liberation War and Convener of Bangabandhu Murder Resistance Fighters Forum '75.
Farmer dies of heat stroke in Ctg
A farmer died of heat stroke while working in the fields in West Chunti Hadur Pahar area of Chunti Union of Lohagara upazila pf Chattogram on Wednesday.
The deceased farmer Samshul Alam (60) was the son of Late Thanda Mia of the area.
Two farmers die from heat stroke in Nilphamari
Monirul Mabud Royal, local UP member, confirmed the matter.
Alauddin, in-charge of Chunati Police Station, said that the matter has been informed to the OC of the police station.
DGHS issues directives to reduce risk of heat stroke
Zoynal Saudagar, son of the deceased, said that he went to work in the chili field and did not return within the specified time. While looking for him, his body was found in the field. But there was no sign of injury on the body. He may have died of heat stroke while working in the fields in intense heat.
Bus driver that killed 2 Cuet students arrested; fellow students continue demo
Police arrested the driver of the bus involved in a road crash that cost the lives of two Cuet students on Monday.
Driver Md Tazul Islam was arrested from the Kotwali area of Chattogram city on Wednesday afternoon, Chattogram district additional superintendent of (district special branch) Abu Tayeb Mohammad Arif Hossain said.
Derailment halts Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail link
The driver hails from Uttar Ghatchek area of Rangunia municipality of Chattogram, police said.
Meanwhile, the students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) blocked the road protesting the death of two fellows for the 3rd consecutive day on Wednesday
Around 9 am, they took position on the road in front of Chuet placing tree trunks on the road and setting fire to the tyres to press home their demand for a safe road.
Two Cuet students—Shanto Saha, a 3rd year student and Tawfiq Hasan, a 2nd year student of Civil engineering department, died when a bus of ‘Shah Amanat’ paribahan hit a motorbike on Chattogram-Kaptai road at Zianagar in Rangunia upazila on Monday.
As soon as the news spread, some Cuet students vandalised three buses and set one more on fire on that day.
Body of Kaptai road crash victim received by inconsolable family in Narshingdi
A 7-member committee has been formed headed by Additional District Magistrate AKM Golam Morshed Khan of Chittagong district administration to investigate the accident.
Besides, the district administration assured to give Tk10 lakh to the families of the two students.
Two farmers die from heat stroke in Nilphamari
Two farmers died from heat stroke in separate upazilas of Nilphamari on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Anarul Ahmen, 52, and Abu Taleb, 54.
In Domar Upazila, Anarul fell ill while working on a field under the open sky around 1:30pm. Later, locals rescued him and took him to the Domar Health Upazila Complex, where a doctor declared him dead.
Bus ploughs through shop in Bagerhat; one dies
Domar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohsin Ali confirmed the matter.
In Dimla upazila, Abu Taleb felt sick while working on farmland. Later, locals took him to the health complex, where the duty doctor declared him dead.
Derailment halts Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail link
Train communication between Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar routes remained suspended since Wednesday morning following the derailments of two compartments and engine of the train at Dulahazra station in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.
Golam Rabbani, Station master of Cox’s Bazar Rail Station, said the engine and two bogies of Cox’s Bazar-bound Eid special train from Dhaka veered off the tracks while entering into the station around 10 am, halting train movement on the route.
Man, niece killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in M’sing
However, no casualty was reported.
The authorities concerned are working to salvage the derailed bogies.
Man dies after being hit by train in Dhaka’s Malibagh
Man, niece killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in M’sing
A 60-year-old man and his 40-year-old niece were killed when a train hit an auto-rickshaw while crossing Natun Bazar level crossing in Mymensingh district town on Tuesday night.
The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman of Barrora village and Shefali Akter, wife of Rafiqul Islam of the village.
The accident occurred near Vidyamoyee School around 10:15 pm when the Dewanganj-bound intercity ‘Brahmmaputra Express’ train hit an auto-rickshaw carrying the two, while passing the level crossing, leaving them dead on the spot, said Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP).
Train operation resumes 14 hours after Bijoy Express derailed in Cumilla
Habib, younger brother of Rahman, said Abdur Rahman and Shefali went to the district town market for shopping on the occasion of the wedding ceremony of Khoka, Rahman’s nephew.
They met a tragic death while returning to their home by an auto-rickshaw.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to the local hospital morgue for autopsy.
Cumilla train derailment: 4 bogies removed
Train communication on the Mymensingh-Jamalpur route remained suspended for two hours following the accident.
Body of Kaptai road crash victim received by inconsolable family in Narshingdi
“Shanto told me after he completes study, he will go abroad and then I can start my treatment. Now what will happen, where did my son go? Bring back my child please.”
These are the words of the bereaved mother of Shanto Saha, who died yesterday (22 April) in a road crash.
Shanto was a promising third-year student of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology’s (CUET) Civil Engineering department.
Cuet students continue demonstration for safe road, boycott classes
“My kid is no more, I do not want to live anymore,” Sheuli whispered brokenly through tears.
After Shanto’s dead body reached his house in Narshingdi’s Sheba Sangha area, this morning (23 April), his mother Sheuli was crying out those words.
“My son told me ‘I will pass engineering and go abroad, I will take you abroad for treatment. Who will tell me this now?”
Shanto's father, Kajal Saha, a cloth trader in Shekherchar Bazar, struggles to find words amidst his grief. “Shanto was our hope. A road accident destroyed everything. Our son said, ‘When I finish studying, you will not have to suffer any more.’ But today, everything is over.”
Shanto went to the university campus on Sunday after spending the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh. Shanto's classmates informed his elder brother Kaushik Saha, a bank official, the news around 4:30pm on Monday.
Two CUET students on motorcycle killed by speeding bus in Chattogram
Shanto was the youngest of three brothers. His elder brother Prartha Saha is a student of a university in India. Prartha is coming to the country from India. Shanto's body will be buried on the bank of the Meghna River in the city as soon as his brother arrives home.
Shanto, and another student of CUET were killed after a speeding bus knocked down their motorcycle on Kaptai road in Chattogram on Monday.
The crash occurred around 3:30pm in the area adjacent to Selina Quader Chowdhury College on Chattogram Kaptai Road on Monday (April 22).
After the autopsy, the university authorities brought Shanto's body to Narshingdi in a freezing car at around 6:30 am. Two assistant provosts and seven classmates of Shanto brought the body.
Bus ploughs through shop in Bagerhat; one dies
A youth died as a bus ploughed into a roadside shop in Matharia area of Kochua upazila on Bagerhat-Pirojpur highway on Tuesday morning.
The bus driver sustained injuries as he got stuck in the seat.
6 die in road accidents in 3 districts
Two people who were asleep inside the shop survived.
The deceased was Rakib Mollik, 27, son of Harun Mollik of Puthiakhali village of Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat.
Rickshawpuller injured in road accident dies at Dhaka hospital
The affected shop owner, Ekhlas, said that the speedy bus ploughed through his shop at around 6 am and fell into a nearby ditch.
Retired army personnel dies in road accident in Rajshahi
Ashraf Ali, sub-inspector (SI) of Katakhali Highway Police Station of Bagerhat, said police and fire fighters rescued the bus driver and sent him to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Elephant found dead on Gazipur roadside, suspected to be captive
A dead elephant was found beside a road near Bhawal National Park in Gazipur's Rajendrapur area on Tuesday.
Initial investigations by the authorities suggested that the elephant may have been held in captivity. Its tusks were missing, and there was a visible injury on the left side of its head.
Rubia Islam, officer for Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, remarked that the circumstances indicate the elephant was likely transported from elsewhere and abandoned at the location.
Following the collection of preliminary data by a forensic team, post-mortem examinations will be conducted by two veterinary surgeons from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park.
Local residents alerted the authorities upon discovering the elephant near Gate-2 of Bhawal Park in the Rajendrapur area along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway this morning.
Notably, the High Court recently suspended the issuance and renewal of licenses for the captivity, private ownership, and rearing of elephants.
Cuet students continue demonstration for safe road, boycott classes
Communication on Chattogram-Kaptai road remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) blocked the road protesting the death of two fellows in a road crash .The students took to the street boycotting classes and examinations and blocked the Chattogram-Kaptai road by setting fire on logs and tyres to press home their 9 point demand for safe road.
Two Cuet students—Shanto Saha, a 3rd year student and Tawfiq Hasan, a 2nd year student of Civil engineering department, died when a bus of ‘Shah Amanat’ paribahan hit a motorbike on Chattogram-Kaptai road at Zianagar in Rangunia upazila on Monday.
Two CUET students on motorcycle killed by speeding bus in ChattogramAs soon as the news spread, some Cuet students vandalised three buses and set one more on fire on that day.The protesting students arranged gayebana janaza for Tawfiq on the road today.They demanded arrest of the bus driver and his assistant and their exemplary punishment.The other demands include providing compensation to the deceased and bearing the medical expenses of the student injured in the accident, establishment of modern treatment centre with all facilities on the campus, proving ambulances with modern equipment, stopping movement of all local buses including Shah Amanat and AB Travels on the road, examining liscences of the buses and CNG-run auto-rickshaws that ply the road , making the Student Welfare Council under accountable and forming students representative group.
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The protesters also threatened to continue their movement if their demands are not met by the authorities.
The academic activities including classes and examinations will remain suspended until their demands are met, said the students.Assistant superintendent of Rangunia and Raozan circle police, Humayun Kabir, said police are talking to the students and trying to arrest the bus driver and his assistant.