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Eminent Indian author, 1971 war correspondent Gita Mehta dies
Eminent Indian author, filmmaker, and journalist Gita Mehta died at her Delhi residence on Saturday, She was 80.
She is survived by her son.
Mehta, a war correspondent for a foreign television channel during 1971, had extensively covered the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
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Mehta, the elder sister of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, was married to renowned American publisher late Sonny Mehta, who passed away in Manhattan in December 2019 at the age of 77, report Indian media.
In 1979, Gita wrote her first book ‘Karma Cola’, a collection of essays on Indian spirituality and the perception of the Western world about it.
During the years 1970–1971, she was a television war correspondent for the US television network NBC and produced four documentaries.
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Her film, a compilation of the Bangladesh revolution, Dateline Bangladesh, was shown in cinemas both in India and abroad.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death, with a post on X: "I am saddened by the passing away of noted writer Smt. Gita Mehta Ji. She was a multifaceted personality, known for her intellect and passion towards writing as well as film making. She was also passionate about nature and water conservation. My thoughts are with @Naveen_Odisha Ji and the entire family in this hour of grief. Om Shanti."
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Narsingdi road crashes leave 6 dead
Six people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road crashes on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Raipura and Shibpur upazilas of Narsingdi district on Friday night and early Saturday.
In Shibpur upazila, three people were killed and seven others injured when a truck rammed a microbus on the highway at Srifulia in Shibpur upazila around 2 am.
The deceased were identified as Efazul Haque, 50, son of Abul Kashem, Mostakim, 18, son of Efazul and Sagar Chandra, 32, son of Subhas Chandra of Chandpur district.
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Abul Kaheyr, sub-inspector of Itakhola Highway Police said the accident occurred around 2 am when the speedy truck hit the Narayanganj-bound microbus from Sylhet, leaving three people dead and three others injured.
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The injured were taken to Narsingdi 100- bed Hospital.
The victims went to a shrine in Sylhet and met the tragedy accident while returning home by the microbus.
In Raipura upazila, three people were dead and three injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shimultoli in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Dolna Begum, wife of Kashem; Arian, Dolna’s grandson, of Borochar village in Raipura upazila; and Rana Mia of Belabo upazila.
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Quoting witnesses, Tapar Uddin, sub-inspector of Raipura Police Station, said the accident occurred at 9:45 pm when the truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying five people, leaving three dead on the spot and three others injured.
The injured were taken to a local hospital.
3 dead as sand pile collapses in Rajbari
Three people died when a sand pile collapsed on them while loading it on a truck at Joikura ghat in Sadar upazila of Rajbari district on Tuesday night.
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The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim Sheikh, 55, a sand trader; Maruf Sheikh, 22, driver of an excavator machine; and Ripon Ali alias Imran, 38, driver of the truck in which sand was being loaded.
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Quoting local people, Eskarul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rajbari Police Station, said the trio went to load sand around 11 pm.
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At one stage, a big chunk of sand collapsed on them, leaving the trio dead on the spot.
Magura road crash leaves 2 dead
Two people including a woman were killed as a speeding bus crashed into a motorbike on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in front of Magura Sadar Hospital on Monday afternoon.
The deceased were Anwar Hossain, 50, of Atharkhada village of Magura Sadar upazila, and Rokeya Begum, 60, of Urura village in Mohammadpur upazila of the same district.
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Mizanur Rahman, sub inspector of Magura Highway police station, said the accident occurred around 2pm when the Khulna-bound bus of ‘Goldenline Paribahan’ from Dhaka hit the bike while crossing the highway in front of the hospital, leaving Anwar dead on the spot.
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Moreover, pedestrian Rokeya was killed when she got trapped between the bus and a stationary ambulance at that time, he said.
The bodies were sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, the SI said, adding that they seized the bus and lodged a case in this connection.
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Patient jumps off hospital in Dinajpur, dies
An elderly patient died allegedly after jumping off the 3rd floor of a medical college hospital in Dianjpur Sadar upazila early Saturday.
The deceased is Amina Khatun, 80, wife Afsar Ali of Uttar Shandar village under Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district.
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The relatives of the deceased said she was admitted to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in the district with fever and other complications on September 5.
She was undergoing treatment at the medicine ward on the third-floor of the hospital.
The body of the elderly woman was found lying on a slab between two buildings of the hospital in the morning, they said.
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Farid Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station, said on information they recovered the blood-stained body from the spot.
An unnatural death case was filed in this connection, the OC added.
RMG worker ‘pushed off’ moving bus, dies in Gazipur
A 32-year-old garment worker died after she was allegedly pushed off a moving bus following an argument with the helper of the bus over fare at MC Bazar in Sripur upazila of Gazipur district on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Champa Begum, wife of Abul Kalam of Mymensingh district.
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Sumon Mia, nephew of Champa, said on Friday, Champa went to her sister’s house in Nayanpur of the upazila to visit her parents.
At 8:45 pm, Champa boarded a bus of ‘Taqwa Paribahan’ from Nayanpur to go to Mymensingh’s Gargaria Masterbari.
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At one stage, she locked into an altercation with the bus helper over fare and when the bus reached MC Bazar, the helper pushed Champa off the bus, alleged Sumon.
Later, she was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared her dead.
Angered by the incident, local people vandalised a number of minibuses passing the area at night.
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Kankan Kumar, officer-in-charge of Mawna Highway Police, said they have heard about it. Police are trying to identify the bus the woman was travelling in.
Action will be taken after getting complaint from the family of the deceased, said the OC.
Flooding in southern Brazil leaves at least 31 dead and 2,300 homeless
Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving 2,300 homeless, authorities said Wednesday.
More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state's deadliest, Gov. Eduardo Leite said.
“The fly-over we just did, shows the dimension of an absolutely out of the ordinary event,” Leite said in a video posted on the state's social media accounts. “It wasn’t just riverside communities that were hit, but entire cities that were completely compromised.”
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Videos shot by rescue teams Tuesday and published by the online news site G1 had shown some families on the top of their houses pleading for help as rivers overflowed their banks. Some areas were entirely cut off after wide avenues turned into fast-moving rivers.
Leite said Wednesday that the death toll had reached 31, and state emergency authorities said at least 2,300 people were made homeless. Another 3,000 had to temporarily evacuate their houses.
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In Mucum, a city of about 50,000 residents, rescuers found 15 bodies in a single house. Once the storm had passed, residents discovered a trail of destruction along the river with most buildings swept away down to the ground level. Images showed a sheep hanging from an electrical line — an indication of how high the water had risen.
“The water arrived very fast, it was rising two meters (6½ feet) an hour,” Mucum resident Marcos Antonio Gomes said, standing on top of a pile of debris. “We have nothing left. Not even clothes.”
In an indication of how long people might be stranded, the Mucum city hall advised residents Tuesday to seek out supplies to meet their needs for the next 72 hours. Other towns called on their citizens with boats to help with rescue efforts.
Gomes, a 55-year-old businessman, said it was the fourth time in 15 years that his house was damaged by floods. He said this one was the worst so far, and he expects more flooding in the future.
“There's no way we can live here. This will come back. We have to abandon (this place)," Gomes said.
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Many of the victims died from electrical shock, or were trapped in vehicles, online news site G1 reported. One woman died as she was swept away during a rescue attempt.
Search and rescue teams have focused on the Taquari Valley, about 150 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of the state capital, Porto Alegre, where most of the victims and damage were recorded. But those efforts expanded farther west on Wednesday morning, with helicopters sent to the Rio Pardo Valley.
More heavy rains were expected to hit the state’s center-south region, while possibly sparing worst-hit areas. Authorities maintained three flooding alerts on Wednesday — for the Jacui, Cai and Taquari rivers.
Rio Grande do Sul was hit by another cyclone in June, which killed 16 people and caused destruction in 40 cities, many of those around Porto Alegre.
Youth killed after being hit by train in Natore's Bagatipara
A youth was killed after being hit by a train on Baral railway bridge in Natore's Bagatipara upazila on Monday.
The identity of the deceased, aged around 25, couldn’t be known yet.
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Railway line man Abdul Aziz said the Uttara Express train hit him at 10 am when it was crossing the rail bridge.
The body was recovered by Ishwardi GRP police.
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Gas cylinder blast in fishing trawler in Cox’s Bazar: One dies at CMCH, 8 battling for lives
A fisherman on Sunday succumbed to his burn injuries he sustained in a fire after a gas cylinder exploded inside a fishing trawler at ghat-6 of Nuniachara in Cox’s Bazar town.
The deceased was identified as Osman Gani, 20.
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He breathed his last on Sunday night while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said Brigadier General Md Shamim Ahsan, director of the hospital.
Osman was admitted to the hospital on Friday with 60 per cent burns.
Earlier on Friday morning, 11 fishermen suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded inside a trawler at ghat-6 of Nuniachara in Bazar town of Cox’s Bazar.
Of the injured, two injured fishermen were sent to Dhaka for better treatment.
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And the rest of the injured burn with 60-90 per cent, are currently being treated at the hospital and their condition is not so good, the CMCH director added. “Their respiratory tracts were also affected.”
Mizanur Rahman, ward-2 councillor of Cox’s Bazar municipality, said the cylinder exploded while cooking, leaving 11 fishermen injured.
Bangladeshi shot dead ‘by BSF’ in Kurigram
A 35-year-old Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Behularchar border in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Manik Mia, son of Abdul Baten of Shoulmari area.
Local people said Manik along with 15-20 people went to 1062-2 S pillar of the bordering area at 12:30 am on Saturday.
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The BSF members from Kuchnimara camp opened fire on them, leaving Manik dead on the spot.
However, local people managed to bring his body back.
Rup Kumar Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Roumari Police Station, said police recovered the body of Manik and took it to the local police station.
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Commanding officer of BGB-35, Lieutenant Colonel Mashruki, said they heard about the incident but he could not confirm it.