Bogura
In debt, Bogura farmer commits suicide
A 32-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Sogunia village in Sherpur upazila in Bogura, his family said on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim, son of Juran Ali in Bishalpur union of the upazila.
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Family members said Karim had borrowed loans from several NGOs and individuals. But due to the loss of paddy and other crops in the current season, he defaulted in repaying the loan. Meanwhile, creditors were pushing for money.
Karim took poison around 11 pm on Wednesday night, said the family.
He was rushed to Upazila Health Complex. Later, he was shifted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College in Bogura where he died while undergoing treatment there.
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The body was handed over to the family after completing the legal procedures, said Rabiul Islam, sub-inspector (SI) of Sherpur Police Station.
An unnatural death case has been lodged at Bogra Sadar Police Station in this regard, added the SI.
Youth stabbed to death in Bogura
A 22-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants in the Colony area of Bogura city on Friday evening.
The deceased was identified as Boni, son of Anishur Rahman Babu, a dentist from Maltinagar Paschimpara in the town.
Police said a month-long weaving and textile fair was underway at Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital playground. As a part of this fair, some youths were selling lottery tickets in front of Taj Pharmacy in the Colony Battala area on Friday evening. Boni bought a lottery ticket from them. When Boni went to put down the lottery into the lottery box, he had an altercation with another youth named Sohan.
At one stage, some others along with Sohan hacked Boni mercilessly, leaving him seriously injured.
Later, he was taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where Boni died after a while.
Police recovered the body immediately after being informed, said Additional Superintendent of Police Sharafat Islam of Bogura Sadar Circle.
The body has been kept in the hospital morgue.
“Efforts are on to nab the culprits,” added the officer.
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Bogura woman found hanging
Police recovered the body of a woman hanging inside her room with a scarf around her neck in Bogura's Dhunat upazila Thursday.
Shapla Khatun, 19, was from Tarash upazila of Sirajganj.
She got married to Alamgir Hossain of Dhunat two years ago. After that, her husband left for Dhaka for work and stays there now.
Shapla lived at her parents-in-law's house with her four-month-old daughter.
And there had been a domestic disputes at the house for the last one year, the locals said.
On Thursday morning, family members found that Shapla killed herself by hanging and immediately got in touch with the police, Kripa Sindhu Bala, officer-in-charge of Dhunat Police Station, said. "We have registered a case of unnatural death for now."
Although no complaint from the family had been lodged, the body was sent to the morgue of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College for autopsy, she said.
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US expatriate killed in Bogura, 4 held
A 65-year-old US expatriate was hacked to death allegedly by some miscreants in Bogura Sadar upazila early Wednesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak Sarkar, a former Jubadal leader. He was a US citizen and lived there with his family.
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Locals said after visiting Razzak’s mother's grave in Mahishbathan village of the upazila, he was sitting at a tea stall around midnight when a group of miscreants led by his nephew Omar Khayyam Sarkar Ropon surrounded him with 10-12 motorcycles and stabbed him indiscriminately with a sharp weapon.
He then tried to escape while opening fire on the miscreants using his licensed pistol, but Razzak fell injured on the road in Trimohoni.
The police rescued him and took him to Bogura Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital where the doctor declared him dead.
Bogura Sadar Police Inspector (Investigation) Zahidul Haque said Omar Khayyam, nephew of the slain Razzak, was arrested on Wednesday morning.
Besides, Ropon's associates Abdul Hannan, Johnny and Al Amin were admitted to Bougra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital with bullet wounds and were also detained, he added.
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One foreign pistol and several bullet casings were recovered from the spot.
No case has been filed on behalf of the victim's family so far. The body is in the hospital morgue and will be handed over to the family after autopsy, said the inspector.
1 beaten to death, 2 injured in Bogura
A 35-year-old garment worker was beaten to death in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila on Sunday night.
Deceased Jhaloki Begum, wife of Mohan Akand, was tied up and beaten at their house in Gowahori (Pagla Ber) village under Gosaibari union of the upazila.
It was learned that Mohan Akand has six brothers. Two of his brothers – Nazrul and Kamrul had a dispute with Mohan’s family since the last UP election.
On Sunday, the duo threatened Mohan to evict his family from the village which led to a tussle. At around 9 pm followers of Nazrul and Kamrul tied up Jhaloki to a pole and beat her indiscriminately, said locals.
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Seriously injured Jhaloki was taken to Dhunat Upazila Hospital and later to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where she died while undergoing treatment.
Her son Milon Akand and brother-in-law Mizanur Akand were injured during the attack. Among them Mizanur's condition was critical, locals said.
Dhunat Police Station OC Kripa Sindhu Bala said, those involved with the incident would be identified and arrested soon.
No gas for 48 hours in Bogura from Eid night
There will be no gas supply in Bogura for up to 48 hours, from 10pm on Eid day.
Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) has decided to suspend gas supply in Bogura district for repair work of Petrobangla's GTCL on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge, confirmed PGCL Bogura Regional Office Deputy General Manager (DGM) Engineer Debdeep Barua on Monday.
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Debdeep Barua said gas supply to residential, commercial factories and CNG stations will be suspended for the next 48 hours from 10pm on Eid day.
PGCL has at least 30,000 residential and commercial customers in Bogura.
Debdeep said this decision will increase the suffering of the people during Eid as the pressure will be less in all areas in the district.
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Besides, there is a lot of work and traffic on the road on other days, he added. “With all this in mind, the next 48 hours from Eid night have been selected to suspend the gas supply for the work.”
Lawyer killed in Bogura road crash
A 68-year-old lawyer died after a speeding truck rammed his bike outside a petrol pump in Bagura’s Kahalu upazila on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Mahbubar Rahman Faruq, a senior advocate at Bagura court and a former vice president of Bogura Bar Association.
Rubel Rana, warehouse inspector of Kahalu fire station, said that the accident occurred around 8am as soon as Mahbubar hit the main road after refuelling at Rahima filling station on Bogura Santahar Road.
"The speeding truck hit his bike from behind, leaving him dead on the spot in the impact," the officer said.
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The body was recovered from the spot and handed over to the family by police.
The driver and helper managed to escape, leaving the truck behind. "The vehicle has been seized and efforts are on to track down the errant driver," a police officer said.
Bogura: 1 killed, 4 injured in head-on crash
A 45-year-old man was killed and four others injured in Bogura district's Sherpur upazila Wednesday as two CNG-run autorickshaws collided head-on.
The deceased was identified as Yasin Ali, a construction worker and resident of village Omarpur of the district's Nandigram upazila.
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The accident occurred at Darugram on the Sherpur-Nandigram Road at 10am, according to locals.
Two CNG-run autorickshaws collided head-on, leaving one passenger – Yasin Ali – dead on the spot and four others injured, Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nandigram Police Station, said. "Yasin's family came to the scene of the accident and took his body home."
Police recorded an unnatural death case over the mishap, he added.
Prison guard killed in Bogura road crash
A man was killed in a road crash in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rashedul Islam, 38, prison guard of Sirajganj District Jail and a resident of Garidaha union of the upazila.
The accident occurred at Krishnapur Jamunapara in Mirzapur union of the upazila on the Dhaka-Bogura highway.
Banipur Anam, in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police, said prison guard Rashedul left home for his workplace in Sirajganj on a motorcycle.
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On his way, at Krishnapur Jamunapara area , a Dhaka-bound covered van hit his motorcycle from behind, leaving him dead on the spot, said Banipur.
The body was recovered and sent to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The covered van was seized but the driver and helper managed to escape, Banipur added.
10 hurt in Bogura AL factional clash
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) in Dhunat upazila of Bogura on Wednesday.
According to locals, there was a long-standing rival between two AL factions, one led by district AL president Mojibur Rahman Majnu and the other by Habibur Rahman, MP from Bogura-5 constituency.
Upazila AL president Tariq and general secretary Khokon who were Manju’s supporters arranged a ward conference at Dhunat Sadar Union Parishad premises around 11 am where leaders and activists of the rival group attacked, they said.
Injured Selim Talukder alleged that supporters of the MP attacked the conference in front of police with sticks, rods and weapons.
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Dhunat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kripa Sindhu Bala said that rival group attacked the AL ward conference at Dhunat Sadar Union Parishad and vandalized chairs.
Police later brought the situation under control.Additional police have been deployed to avert further trouble.
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