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One dead, seven injured in Narsingdi clash
A man was killed and seven others were injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Gazariakandi village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Azgar Mia, 55 of the village.
Azizul Islam, officer-in-charge of Raipura police Station, said Shah Alam Mia, former member of Srinagar union and Abdul Khalek, current member of the union, had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area.
As sequel to the enmity, the supporters of both groups equipped with fishing spears (teta) attacked each other, leaving one person dead on the spot and seven others injured.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control by dispersing the activists.
A tense situation has been prevailing in the area following the incident.
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Two ninth-graders killed on Sylhet-Tamabil highway as motorcycles collide
Two ninth-graders were killed and a youth was seriously injured on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Jaintiapur upazila as two motorcycles collided, police said.
The students were identified as 15-year-olds Sakran Hasan and Md Shaheen Ahmad. They both were from Gowainghat upazila and students of Amir Miah High School Jaflong. Injured Mamum Ahmed, 20, is from Jaintiapur's Nijpat union.
"The accident occurred in the Sreepur Assampara area as Sakran and Shaheen were returning to Jaintiapur and Mamum was going to Jaflong on their motorbikes. Their vehicles collided as one of them tried to overtake a truck," Golam Dastgir Ahmad, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jaintapur Model Police Station, said.
"The impact of the crash left all of them critically injured. Locals rushed them to the local hospital. The injured were later referred to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where Shaheen was declared dead upon arrival, and Sakran died at 7pm. Mamum is still not out of the woods," he added.
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Two killed after motorcycles collide in Faridpur
Two people were killed and another was seriously injured after two motorcycles collided in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila Friday, police said.
The two people killed were identified as Rimon, 18, of the Hanifer Dangi area of Sadarpur upazila and Tamim, 17, of Sareng Dangi area of the same upazila. Injured Hira, 19, is from Hanifer Dangi area of the same upazila.
"The accident occurred around 2.30pm near Monikotha market in Akoter Char union as Monikotha-bound motorcycle collided with a Sadarpur-bound two-wheeler," Subrata Goldar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadarpur Police Station, said.
The impact of the crash left Rimon, Tamim, and Hira critically injured, he added.
"Locals rushed Rimon and Hira to Sadarpur Upazila Health Complex and Tamim to Charbhadrasan Upazila Health Complex. Later, doctors declared Tamim and Rimon dead. The injured Hira is now undergoing treatment at Sadarpur Upazila Health Complex," the OC said.
Read more: Two ninth-graders killed on Sylhet-Tamabil highway as motorcycles collide
3 of a family killed as bus hits motorbike
Three people of a family were killed after a bus hit a motorcycle from the opposite direction in Natore's Lalpur upazila on Friday.
The victims are Shahidul Islam, 60, of Biropara village of the upazila, his son Sohag, 35, and grandson Ivan, 5.
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The accident occurred around 3:30pm when the Lalpur-bound passenger bus hit the motorbike carrying three people, leaving Sohag and his son Ivan dead on the spot, Monowaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Lalpur Police Station, said.
Later, seriously injured Shahidul Islam was taken to the Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival, added the OC.
Man stabbed to death in Dinajpur
A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila on Friday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Amal Debnath, son of late Dhirendra Debnath of Choupukuria village of Sator union of the upazila. He worked as a waiter in a local hotel.
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Subrata Kumar Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Birganj Police Station, said a group of miscreants swooped on him over an old enmity in the Singra Shalban area around 1pm.
"Amal died on the spot," he added.
Efforts are on to nab the culprits, said the OC.
Meanwhile, locals alleged that Amal was killed by drug dealers.
5 killed, 15 injured in Gopalganj, Gaibandha road crashes
Five people including an elderly woman and a minor girl were killed and 15 others injured in road accidents in Gopalganj and Gaibandha disyrcts on Thursday night and Friday.
Abu Nayeem Md Mofazzel Hoque, inspector of Bhatiyapara highway police outpost in Kashiyani of the Gopalganj, said a Tungipara-bound bus of ‘Imad Paribahan’ from Dhaka rammed into a sand-laded truck parked in Gopinathpur area under sadar upazila around 11pm, leaving the trio dead on the spot and 15 others injured.
The deceased were identified as Ashik, 25, son of Asaaduzzaman of Tungipara upazila in the district, Sohag, 30, son of Abdur Rahman of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur, Nizamuddin Sardar, 60, son of Alauddin Sardar of Gopalganj Sadar upazila.
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On information, members of police and fire service rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Gopalganj General Hospital , he added.
Of the deceased, Ashik was the bus’s supervisor; Sohag was the truck driver while Nizamuddin was the bus passenger.
In Gaibandha, a Gaibandha-bound bus of Al Riyad Paribahan hit Gaibandha-bound bus of Al Riyad Paribahan knocked down a woman and her drandchild, said Maidul Islam, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station.
The deceased were identified as Sabina Begum, 45, wife of Ashraful Islam of Boulerpara village in Betkapa union under Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila and her granddaughter Tiya Moni, 5.
According to locals, Sabina used to work at a hotel.
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She ran after Tiya when the latter was crossing the highway to eat cake.
RMG workers block road for dues in Chattogram
Workers of a readymade garment factory put barricade on a road on Thursday morning demanding payment of their dues, disrupting vehicular movement in Bakolia area of Chattogram port city.
Quoting witnesses, Selim Newaz, assistant superintendent of Chattogram Industrial Police said the workers of Dips Apparels found their factory closed in the morning. A closure notice was found hanging on the main gate of the factory.
Then they gathered at Shah Amanat Bridge of Bakolia area around 9 am and staged demonstrations demanding payment of dues.
They said the he factory authorities failed to pay their wages in the last five months.
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Vehicular movement stretching from Shaha Amanat Bridge to Marine Drive Road and New Chaktai Road remained halted since morning, causing suffering to commuters.
The factory owner said there is no work order at the factory now and owner is struggling to pay the wages of 600 workers of his factory, said ASP Newaz.
The owner also decided to stop production of the factory.
Police are trying to bring the situation under control, he said.
50 BNP men hurt as police attack Habiganj meeting
Around 50 BNP men were hurt in a reported police attack during a meeting of the party in Habiganj's Lakhai Wednesday night ahead of its Sylhet divisional rally.
The incident took place at the BNP Lakhai office in Bamoi Bazar as a preparatory meeting was going regarding BNP's November 19 rally in Sylhet and how to make it a success, Habiganj Jubo Dal General Secretary Jalal Ahmed said.
After the meeting got underway in the late evening, police at one point baton charged the BNP men, leaving around 50 leaders and activists of the party injured, Jalal added.
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"The BNP men hurled bricks at us. We stopped them as they were trying to create violence. Ten police personnel of Lakhai Police Station were hurt in the clash. Police fired several teargas shells and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control," said Nunu Miah, officer-in-charge of Lakhai Police Station.
However, Jalal said police also confined the BNP leaders to its Lakhai office for almost two hours. "When we were allowed to go, we had our meeting at Bamoi Bazar."
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Bangladeshi farmer’s body found along Feni border; BSF blamed
The body of a farmer was recovered on Wednesday three days after members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) had picked him up from his cropland along the border at Parshuram upazila of the district.
The deceased was identified as Meshba Uddin, son of Mafizur Rahman of Uttar Guthuma village under the upazila.
The victim’s wife Morium, locals and police said the BSF picked him up from his cropland, saying that he was a member of a smuggling group while he was collecting paddy on Sunday afternoon.
Morium alleged that the BSF members punched, kicked and beat him while he tried to resist them. At one stage sounds of three rounds of bullet were heard there.
Local government representative Nizam Uddin said members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the BSF held meetings for three times on Monday over the matter, but the BSF from their side denied the allegation of picking him up.
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Arifur Rahman, commandant of the BGB-4 battalion, said they came to know through locals that the BSF left the body of the farmer in Indian territory, which is around 100 yards away from the border fence.
“We came to know that the BSF took away him from his cropland when he was working there on Sunday afternoon,” he said.
Syeda Shamsad Begum, upazila nirbahi officer, said the BGB and police were jointly working to
Ban on tourism in 2 Bandarban upazilas extended till Nov 20
Bandarban district administration has further extended the temporary ban on tourism in Ruma and Rowangchhari upazilas till November 20 as part of high security measures.
A public notice in this regard was issued from Bandarban Deputy Commissioner’s office on Wednesday upon receiving a letter from Bandarban Cantonment.
Meanwhile, the travel ban on Thanchi upazila has been lifted, it added.
Read more: Bandarban: Ban on tourism in 3 upazilas extended till Nov 16
Taking into consideration the safety of tourists, the travel ban on domestic and foreign tourists has been extended in the two upazilas, said the notice signed by Yasmin Parvin Tibriji, Bandarban Deputy Commissioner.
This is the seventh time that such restriction has been extended for the safety of tourists amid anti-militancy drive in the district's remote forested areas.
On November 12, the ban on tourism in the three upazilas was extended till today.
On November 8, the restriction was lifted from Alikadam upazila.
Read more: Tourists leaving Bandarban amid security drive to remove suspected militants, criminals
The administration imposed the temporary restriction on visitors in Ruma and Rowangchhari upazilas on October 18.
Later on October 23, the local administration discouraged tourists from traveling to Thanchi and Alikadam upazilas due to the same reason.
From October 10, law enforcement agencies started a joint drive against the underground extremists and criminals in the district.