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1st grader ‘raped’ in Jhenidah
Jhenidah, Jul 19 (UNB) – A class I student was reportedly raped at Dudhshar village of Shailakupa upazila on Thursday.
Man surrenders to police after killing wife in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, July 19 (UNB) – A man surrendered to police after killing his wife at Kalartikor in Paba upazila on Friday.
BCL leader stabbed in Chuadanga
Chuadanga, July 19 (UNB) – A leader of Chuadanga Government College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was injured in an attack by some miscreants at Jintala Mallikpara in the district town on Thursday.
No road link to Bandarban’s Ruma upazila for 12 days
Bandarban, July 19 (UNB) – Road communication between Ruma upazila and the district headquarters remained suspended for 12 days as different portion of the road was damaged due to landslide and torrential rain for the last nine days.
13 members of human trafficking gang held in city, Keraniganj
Dhaka, July 19 (UNB) – Thirteen members of a human trafficking gang, including two Rohingya people, were arrested by the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from different parts of the city and Keraniganj on Thursday night.
13 Rohingyas held in Cumilla
Cumilla, July 18 (UNB) – Thirteen Rohingyas, including women and children, have been held in Brahmanpara upazila.
Wild elephant’s body found in Sherpur
Sherpur, July 18 (UNB)- Forest officers recovered the body of a wild elephant from Gajni Tilapara boarder area in Jhenigati upazila here on Thursday.
Minni confessed to her part to Rifat murder: SP
Barguna, July 18 (UNB) – Aysha Siddika Minni has confessed to her involvement in the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, claimed Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district Md Maruf Hossain on Thursday.
Youth ‘carrying child’s severed head’ in bag lynched in Netrakona
Netrakona, July 18 (UNB) - A youth was beaten to death by a mob on Thursday after he was found ‘carrying a child’s severed head in a bag’ in the district town.
Flood swamps Gaibandha town
Gaibandha, July 18 (UNB) – The normal life came to grinding halt after the district town went under water on Thursday night, causing untold sufferings to thousands of its residents.
The town was inundated after gushing water breached 20 points of the city embankment.
Roksana Begum, the acting deputy commissioner of the district, said the administration is trying to repair the damaged parts.
At the confluence of the Jamuna and Brahmaputra rivers, the water was flowing nearly six feet (191cm) above the danger level at Fulchhari point, said Mokhlesur Rahman, executive engineer of the Water Development Board.
The water of the Ghaghot River has risen 91cm above the danger level.
People in the town were mostly forced to stay indoors. The district’s rail communications with the northern parts remained suspended for the second consecutive day.
More than 700 schools across the district have been shut down. Some of them are being used as shelters but they lack food, drinking water and sanitation facility.
In rural areas, people are sharing shelters with their precious livestock but the shortage of fodder is turning out to be a headache for them. Many people have taken shelter on boats in Char areas.
Municipality Mayor Syed Jahangir Kabir Milon said they are trying to protect the town and its residents. The municipality is providing one meal a day to people in dire need, he said.
The administration said it is distributing relief materials but many affected people said they did not receive anything. “We’re having a very hard time. Let alone relief, nobody even contacted us,” one of them said.
Although the situation shows no sign of improvement, WDB official Mokhlesur is optimistic that the floodwater will start receding at night as there is no rain now.