Chattogram
Chattogram Test: Bangladesh in driving seat
Bangladesh are in the driving seat of Chattogram Test after taking up two quick wickets at the end of day four as Sri Lanka are still trailing by 29 runs.
Ensuring a 68-run lead in the first innings, Bangladesh declared their first innings at 465 for nine in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings of 397. Sri Lanka ended day four at 39 for two in 17.1 overs.
Oshada Fernando was the first wicket to fall in Sri Lanka’s second innings when Taijul Islam broke his stumps in a splendid fielding effort. Taijul also came in to remove Lasith Embuldeniya, the nightwatchman, as a bowler.
These two wickets pushed the visitors into further trouble in Chattogram Test.
Earlier, After Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiur Rahim also hit a century in Bangladesh’s first innings. Along the way, Mushfiqur became the first Bangladeshi batter to have scored 5,000 runs in Test cricket.
It was Mushfiqur’s eighth century in the format and first after 18 innings. He notched up his last ton before this in 2020 against Zimbabwe in Dhaka.
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Bangladesh did not lose any wicket in the first session of day four, but off the first over of the second session, the hosts lost two wickets— Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal with the latter resumed his innings after lunch of day four. Tamim had left the field on day three with a cramped right hand.
Bangladesh batted in a slow manner which actually was an attempt to ensure that they would not lose this match from this stage.
For Sri Lanka, Kasun Rajitha bagged four wickets conceding 60 runs while Asitha Fernando took three.
Winning the toss, Sri Lanka opted to bat first in this match and ended their first innings at 397 with an outstanding 199 by Angelo Mathews.
For Bangladesh, Nayeem Hasan bagged six wickets in the first innings which is now the best bowling innings by him in the format. It was the third five-for for the right-handed spinner.
BNP leader Shahadat gets bail in two sabotage cases
A Chattogram court on Monday granted bail to BNP Chattogram city unit convener Dr. Shahadat Hossain in two sabotage cases filed by the police.
The court of the 5th additional session judge Nargis Akter passed the bail order as Shahadat appealed after appearing before the court.
Shahadat’s lawyer advocate ASM Badrul Anwar said, on March 13, the court had issued an arrest warrant against Shahadat as he didn’t present before the court and submitted a time petition through his counsel.
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Police filed two separate sabotage cases against the BNP leader at Chakbazar police station on November 21, 2018, on a charge of blasting cocktails at Mehedibag in the port city.
Meanwhile,district session judge Abdul Aziz Bhuiyan on Monday granted the time petition of Dr. Shahadat till May 26 in another case filed with Kotwali police station on charge of the attack on police.
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Mathews stands tall as Sri Lanka end day 1 at 258/4
Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten century on Sunday to guide Sri Lanka to comfortably finish at 258-4 the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
Bangladesh bagged two wickets in the opening session at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, but in the post-lunch session, Sri Lanka held firm without losing any more wicket despite some good bowling from Bangladesh.
After losing two wickets for 66 runs, Kusal Mendis and Mathews added 92 runs to the board which eventually helped Sri Lanka to put up a good total.
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Mendis fell after hitting a fifty, but Mathews showed his grit on way to his 11th Test tome on a wicket that looked good to bat on. He ended the day on an unbeaten 114 off 213 with 14 fours and one six.
It was his first century in 12 innings. His last ton came up against England in Galle in 2021.
“It was a very good wicket, so somebody had to go big and bat for long,” Mathews told the broadcaster.
“On a placid wicket like this, first innings total is important. Bangladesh bowled well, it wasn't easy for us to go big. I hope it will turn on day 3 and day 4.”
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Along with Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal also remained not out for 34.
For Bangladesh, Nayeem Hasan bagged two wickets while Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam scalped one wicket each.
12,000 litres of edible oil seized in Chattogram
A team of Rapid Action Battalion and National Consumer Rights Protection (NCRP) in a drive seized 12,100 litres of edible oil from two warehouses at Bandartila Saltgola of Chattogram port city on Sunday.
A team of Rab and NCRP conducted a drive at Ishanmistrir Bazar in Saltgola and seized edible oil from a number of warehouses in the area, said Didar Hossain, assistant director of Chattogram, NCRP.
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Later, they also slapped a fine of Tk 5 lakh on the owners of the two warehouses including Ilias Hossain for hoarding the oil illegally.
Earlier, the NCRP team seized 4500 litres of edible oil from different warehouses in Agrabad and Karnaphuli bazars on Friday and Saturday.
3 arrested in Ctg over gang rape of girl who escaped from Cumilla
Police arrested three youths on allegation of gang raping a 22-year-old girl in Chattogram who ran away from her home in Cumilla.
The arrestees were identified as Md Ariful Islam Arif, 23, son of Md Abul Hossain, Md Nayan, 29, son of Saifuddin Prakash, and Md Abdul Latif, 22, son of Md Solaiman, said Jahir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Akbar Shah police station in Chattogram.
According to police, the girl from Cumilla left her home out of anger and reached Chattogram on Saturday morning by train. When she decided to return, she could not do so as she had no money.
Around 11:30 she was sitting in front of a house at Shapla Residential area under Akbar Shah police station when accused Nayan came to her and said he will give her a job and keep her with his family.
Later Arif and Latif joined him and took the girl to an under construction building and fled after raping her.
Police rescued the girl from the building after being informed by locals, said OC Jahir.
The accused were arrested from different places in the city during a drive conducted from Saturday evening to Sunday morning.
“The accused have accepted their crime during primary interrogation and the girl is currently under treatment at One-stop Crisis Center,” he said.
Accused Arif and Nayan were arrested last year in another rape case filed with Kotwali police station, said the OC.
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Housewife stabbed dead in Ctg
A 54-year-old woman has been stabbed to death allegedly by her husband at Chandnaish upazila in Chattogram.
The deceased was identified as Rezia Begum, wife of rickshaw puller Abdus Sattar of the upazila.
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Locals said the couple had an altercation at their home in West Elahabad area on Saturday evening. At one stage, Abdus Sattar stabbed his wife with a sharp weapon and fled the scene.
Later, Rezia was admitted to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where she succumbed to her injuries early Sunday, said Md Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandnaish police station.
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Efforts are on to arrest the husband, he added.
Besides, family members of the deceased are being interrogated, the OC added.
12-year-old dies as house ceiling collapses in Ctg
In a freak accident, a 12-year-old boy died after a portion of the ceiling of his family house collapsed in the port city in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Rudra Das, son of Sukumar Das from Shyamol Babu Colony in the city.
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The tragedy occurred around 1.30am when the family was fast asleep in the house in the Kattali Choto Kalibari area of the city, said locals residents.
Rudra was taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition, where doctors declared him dead on arrival at 2am, said Sadekur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Panchlaish police station.
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4-tier security in Chattogram for Eid Jamaat
A four-tier security system has been mounted in Chattogram to ensure the safety of the devotees at Eid congregations on Tuesday.
The main and first Eid Jamaat will be held in the port city at Jamiatul Falah Mosque at 8am. The second Eid Jamaat will be held at the same place at 9am.
Besides, Eid congregations will be held at various mosques and Eidgah maidans in the Chattogram city including at the Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque with religious fervour and solemnity.
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Chattogram Metropolitan Police have taken tight security measures around the Eid Jamaat.
CMP commissioner Saleh Mohammad Tanvir said they have taken all kinds of security measures for a smooth Eid celebration in the port city.
Members of the counter-terrorism and SWAT will be deployed besides plain cloth police and detectives. Apart from CCTV cameras will be deployed to keep an eagle eye on the Eid grounds, said Monzur Morshed, deputy commissioner (Special Branch) of CMP.
2 killed in Chattogram road crash
Two people were killed in a collsion between a private car and an auto-rickshaw in the port city on Sunday.The deceased were identified as RajuDash,40, the auto-rickshaw driver from Halishahar area and Josna Ara Begum, 75, passenger of the private car.
The accident occurred around 2:30 pm near Kalushah bypass at Banglabazar area on Sitakunda-Patenga road.
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The private car heading towards the city from Mirsarai collided with the battery driven auto -rickshaw coming from the opposite side of the road leaving its driver Raju dead on the spot, said the witnesses.
Josna Begum was taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in a critical condition where doctors announced her dead , said Zakir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Akbar Shah police station.“Josna’s son Maruf and the car driver remained unhurt. The car was seized but the driver managed to flee”, said OC Zakir Hossain.
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Ctg youth who dreamt of becoming a cricketer commits suicide
An 18-year-old youth, whose dream was to become a cricketer, took his own life at his house in EPZ area of Chattogram, having failed to endure acute poverty.
The deceased was identified as Sagar Majumdar, son of Nayan Majumdar of the city. He was a class XI student of Islamia University College in the city.
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Sagar committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house in the absence of family members on Thursday night, said police.
Later, he was rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where the doctor declared him dead around 11pm.
The body was kept in CMCH morgue for an autopsy, Sadekur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pachlaish police station.
Family sources said Sagar's dream was being a cricketer. But he got mentally ill as his family had to fight with poverty due to his father’s illness.
The OC said they suspect Sagar to have committed suicide. “However, details can be known after an autopsy.”
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Suicidal tendency among students
Bangladesh reports 70% more deaths from suicide than Covid-19, according to a recent study by Aachol Foundation, a student oriented non-profit social organization, published on March 14, last year.
Some 61.2 percent of young people, aged 18-25, have been suffering from depression during the pandemic, and among them 3.7 percent have attempted suicide, as per the study.