Chattogram
Chattogram Test: Taijul bags three, Abid Ali hits a ton
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam scalped three wickets in the morning session of the third day of the ongoing Chattogram Test against Pakistan on Sunday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
At the lunch break of the third day, Pakistan were batting at 203 for four. The tourists are trailing by 127 runs with six wickets in hand.
On the two previous days, no team has lost any wickets in the second and third session, but that trend is guaranteed to continue on the third day as the Bangladeshi spinners are taking control.
In the very first over, Taijul removed Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali off successive balls. Debutant Shafique fell to Taijul scoring 52. In the next ball, Azhar Ali suffered a golden duck.
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The next two wickets— Babar Azam and Fawad Alam— were removed by Taijul and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Abid Ali completed his century as well. He remained unbeaten at 127 at the lunch break along with Mohammad Rizwan who scored 5.
Earlier, Bangladesh posted 330 in the first innings of the match riding on the maiden Test ton of Liton Das. Mushfiqur Rahim also came up with a well-composed 91. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali bagged five wickets.
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Firefighter dies after falling sick dousing Ctg chemical factory fire
A firefighter died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital after falling ill while dousing the fire that broke out at a chemical factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Md Milon, 41, a worker of Agrabad Fire Service.
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Farid Ahmed, Deputy Director of Chattogram Fire Service, said Milon felt chest pains after extinguishing a fire at a chemical factory. He was then taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where he died around 2pm.
Earlier in the day, a massive fire broke out at a chemical factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram around 10.30 am. The blaze soon triggered an explosion, according to locals.
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A total of 12 fire fighter units pressed into service to try and douse the flames.
"The cause of the fire could not be ascertained yet. But highly inflammable chemicals stockpiled inside are giving us a hard time," said Newton Das, deputy assistant director of the Chattogram fire service.
Massive fire rages on in Ctg chemical factory
A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday morning.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
However, a total of 12 fire tenders pressed into service to douse the flames were yet to contain the blaze till last reports came in.
The fire broke out at Homeland chemical factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram around 10.30 am. The blaze soon triggered an explosion, according to locals.
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By the time, the first fire tender reached the spot, the blaze was already out of control.
Soon, 11 more tenders from various parts of Chattogram chipped in, but were battling to bring it under control, our correspondent reports from Chattogram.
Newton Das, deputy assistant director of the Chattogram fire service, said that "the 12 fire tenders are trying their best to contain the blaze".
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"The cause of the fire could not be ascertained yet. But highly inflammable chemicals stockpiled inside are giving us a hard time," he said.
5 Ctg jail officials in the dock over custodial torture of lifer
The wife of a lifer has approached a court in the port city accusing five officials, including the senior superintendent of Chattogram Central Jail, of torturing her husband.
Parvin Akter, the wife of murder convict Md Shamim, filed the complaint against the five in the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Sarwar Jahan on Thursday. The hearing is slated for Tuesday, said bench secretary Md Bakhtiar.
Those named in the complaint are senior jail superintendent Shafiqul Islam, jailor Dewan Mohammad Tariqul Islam, deputy jailor Md Saimur, and jail guards Sabuj Dash and Md Emdad Hossani.
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According to the complaint, Shamim was admitted to Chattogram jail hospital on July 17. However, when he demanded food, the five jail officials beat him up. And next day, he was shifted to Cumilla Central Jail.
On November 11, during routine attendance, Shamim apprised the Chattogram court of his alleged ordeal.
Senior jail superintendent Shafiqul could not be contacted.
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On April 24, 2007, Shamim was sentenced to death in a murder case. However, five years later, a higher court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
Chattogram man beaten to death with cricket bat; 2 held
A 56-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat in the Chandgaon area of Chattogram city Thursday.
"Md Yakub, 56, was brutally assaulted with a bat over a brawl with his neighbour. Police held Nabil and his father Akkas in connection with the incident," Moinur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandgaon Police Station, said.
The father and son used a cricket bat to thrash Yakub, alleging that he broke down the wooden barrier they had put up on the road next to the entrance of their house, the OC added.
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Yakub fell unconscious on the ground and had to be rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival.
Two men were held in connection with the incident, and inquiries continue against two more, Moinur said.
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Woman held in Ctg for duping poor people
Police have arrested a 33-year-old woman in Chattogram for allegedly duping poor people on the pretext of providing loans.
The arrestee has been identified as Jannatun Naima.
On Monday evening, the victims, mostly low-income earners and beggars, gheraoed Naima’s office in the Hamzarbagh area and demanded that she returned their money.
Cops were soon alerted and a team from the Panchlaish police station rushed to her rescue, only to place her under arrest subsequently.
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According to police, Jannatun runs an NGO -- ‘Save As Your Earn’ -- but she has not taken the mandatory licence from the government.
Officer-in-charge of Panchlaish police station Zahidul Kabir said, "Naima who started the NGO last year took money from domestic helps and other economically poor people in the name of arranging a loan of Tk 4,000 each from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief."
"The NGO collected Tk 200 each from around 14,000 low-income earners over the past two years," he added.
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To gain people’s trust, the accused showed them a draft of the loan documents, forging the signature of a deputy secretary of the department of Disaster Management, the OC said.
Whenever people would enquire about the loans, she would tell them that they will get a phone call directly from the ministry, said OC Zahidul.
Maritime connectivity: Maldives to establish direct shipping line with Chattogram
Bangladesh and the Maldives have agreed to establish a direct shipping line with Chattogram as Malé is keen to enhance connectivity and bilateral trade between the two countries.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen discussed the issue when they had a meeting with visiting Vice President of the Maldives Faisal Naseem at a city hotel on Monday evening.
The Vice President of the Maldives is accompanied by two Cabinet Ministers and the Foreign Secretary of the Maldives.
The Bangladesh Foreign Minister was accompanied by Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and other senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Dr Momen assured the Maldives of extending necessary assistance in providing medical education, training and skill development in various areas of the Maldives.
He stated that Bangladeshi expatriate workers in the Maldives are diligently contributing to the host economy.
The Maldives side expressed keen interest to recruit specialized professionals and medical doctors from Bangladesh.
Both sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, discussed ways and means for further strengthening cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international issues.
Dr Momen stated that Bangladesh attaches high importance to the Maldives which are rooted in shared religion, culture and values.
He recalled that the state visit of the President of the Maldives on the occasion of birth centenary of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh on 17-19 March 2021 had contributed to advancing Bangladesh-Maldives bilateral relations to a great extent.
Dr Momen thanked the government of the Maldives through the Vice President for the gift of 2,00,000 Covid-19 vaccines for the people of Bangladesh.
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Earlier, Faisal paid tribute to the memories of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi, Dhaka with a floral wreath.
Faisal Naseem arrived here on Monday on a three-day official visit.
He is expected to meet President Abdul Hamid and a few cabinet ministers during the visit.
Ctg Arabic teacher arrested for raping minor student
Police arrested an Arabic teacher from Satkania upazila in Chattogram on Sunday night for raping a 9-year-old student.
The arrestee was Abdul Malek, teacher of a local Maktab in Moneabad area of Purangor union. Maktab refers to a type of elementary school for learning Quran and Arabic.
On Sunday night police arrested the teacher during a drive following a complaint filed by the student’s mother at the Satkania police station.
Officer-in-Charge of Satkania police station Anwar Hossain said according to the complaint, the girl was a regular student of that Maktab.
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On November 17, the accused teacher raped the student keeping her back after the class, said the student’s mother.
As the student suddenly fell sick on Saturday, she informed her mother of the incident and later a case was filed under Women and Children Repression Prevention act.
The student is currently being treated at the One-stop Crisis Center at the Chattogram Medical College Hospital, said the OC.
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Vaccination programme begins at Chattogram slums
After a vaccination drive at Korail slum in Dhaka, health authorities have started giving Covid jabs to the slum dwellers of Chattogram city on Sunday.
Some 2,000 residents of Jhautala slum in Khulshi area will get the jabs under the programme which started around 2 pm, according to the Civil Surgeon’s office.
The dwellers of all other slums in the city will be brought under the vaccination programme in phases, it said.
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Apart from the slum dwellers, the third gender people will also be brought under the vaccination programme, and it will start on Monday.
The dwellers of Jhautala slum will be allowed to get vaccinated without registration and the campaign will continue till Thursday.
According to the Civil Surgeon office, the vaccination drive will continue till 5 pm, and a three-member medical team is there to provide vaccine doses to the slum dwellers.
Dr Ilias Hossain, the District Civil Surgeon, said the Jhautala slum residents will be able to get their Covid shots on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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Already some 300 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine have been allocated for the transgender people and the number of doses will be increased depending the number of vaccine seekers.
The vaccination drive for the residents of Korail slum in Dhaka started on November 16.
According to the slum census conducted by the Bangladesh Statistics Bureau (BSS), in 2014, some 1.28 lakh people are living in 2,216 slums in Chattogram city corporation area.
Helper killed, driver injured as 2 trucks collide in Chattogram
A man was killed and another injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in Bandar area in Chattogram city.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sagar, 20, helper of a truck and son of Mohammad Badal of Bandartila area of the city.
Bandar Police Station OC Nizam Uddin said the the collision took place around 3 pm, leaving the helper and a driver injured.
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The injured were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Sagar dead.
The driver named Abu Bakkar is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, he said.
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