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Youth stabbed dead in Sylhet
A 19-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants in front of Sylhet Osmani Medical College in Sylhet city on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Nazim Ahmed, a hotel employee and son of Nur Mia of Darga Mahalla in the city.
Local people rescued Nazim as he was bleeding profusely in front of the emergency unit gate of the hospital around 9 pm, said Mohammad Ali Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station.
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Later, he was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Police arrested a young man suspecting his involvement in the killing from the area at night, said OC Mahmud.
Supervisor found dead inside bus in Laxmipur, driver held
A 32-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a bus parked in front of the deputy commissioner’s office in Laxmipur district early on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Riad Hossain Liton, son of Dudu Mia of Sadar upazila, who worked as a supervisor with the transport firm operating the bus.
Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Laxmipur Police Station, said the bus reached Laxmipur around 10pm on Friday. "Later, Nahid, the driver, parked it in front of the deputy commissioner’s office in the district town and left," the OC said.
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"Liton and a helper were supposed to spend the night on the bus. But around 4am, Nahid returned to the bus and found Liton lying in a pool of blood," the OC said.
On information, police recovered the body and arrested Nahid for interrogation. "The helper of the bus is missing," the OC 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.
Police say 6 dead, 10 injured in California shooting
Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento that claimed six lives and left 10 other people injured.
Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and six people dead. Another 10 either took themselves or were transported to hospitals. No information was given on their conditions.
Authorities don't know whether one or more suspects were involved and are asking for the public's help in identifying who is responsible. Lester did not give specifics on the type of gun used.
This is “a very complex and complicated scene,” she said. Lester issued a plea to the public, asking for witnesses or anyone with recordings of the incident to contact police.
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Shortly after the shooting, video was posted on Twitter that showed people running through the street amid the sound of rapid gunfire. Video showed multiple ambulances at the scene.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said on Twitter: “Words can’t express my shock & sadness this morning. The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend. We await more information about exactly what transpired in this tragic incident.”
Residents were asked to avoid the area, which is packed with restaurants and bars, including the London nightclub.
Kay Harris, 32, said she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother had been killed. She said she thought he was at London.
Harris said she has been to the club a few times and described it as a place for “the younger crowd.” Bars and clubs close at 2 a.m. and it's normal for streets to be full of people at that hour.
She has spent the morning circling the block waiting for news.
“Very much so a senseless violent act,” she said.
Police have the streets around the club closed, with yellow police tape fluttering in the early morning breeze.
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Berry Accius, a community activist, said he came to the scene shortly after the shooting happened.
“The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, ‘They killed my sister.’ A mother running up, ‘Where’s my son, has my son been shot?’“ he said.
Worker dies falling off building in Jhenaidah
A construction worker died as he fell from an under-construction building of a college in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenaidah district on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Selim, 21, son of Tachhu Mondol of Amnura village under Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj.
Witnesses said Selim fell off the under-construction building of Kotchandpur Govt K M H Degree College and sustained serious injuries.
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He was rushed to Kotchandpur upazila health complex where doctors referred him to Jashore Sadar Hospital.
Selim succumbed to his injuries on way to Jashore, said Kotchandpur police station Officer-in-Charge M Moinuddin.
Missing youth found dead in Chuadanga
Police have recovered the body of a young man from Chuadanga’s Alamdanga upazila four days after his disappearance.
The hanging body of Sajjadul Alam Chapal, 35, was found at their abandoned house in Gobindpur village of Alamdanga at around 2.30 pm on Friday.
He was the son of Shahed Ali Gazi of the Mathpara area in the village.
Chapal used to live with his family at his father-in-law's house in Meherpur district. No one lived in their abandoned house in Alamdanga.
On Friday, locals spotted him hanging there and informed the police. Later his body was recovered and sent to the morgue of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
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Alamdanga Police officer-in-charge (OC) Saiful Islam said Chapal's hanging body was recovered from his abandoned house four days after he went missing.
Police suspect it as a case of suicide.
The body has been sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy, said the OC adding they have launched an investigation on the death.
Reciter Hasan Arif passes away, leaving a pall of gloom
Renowned reciter and general secretary of Sammilito Sangskritik Jote Hasan Arif passed away in a city hospital on Friday. He was 57.
He breathed his last around 1:50 pm, confirmed Sammilita Sangskritik Jote President Ghulam Quddus.
Quddus said Hasan Arif tested positive for Covid-19 in December last year. “Since then, he had been suffering from long-term diseases,” he said adding the artiste was on life support.
Asked about if any arrangement will be made for public tribute to the late reciter Quddus said, "No decision has been taken yet by his family. We will inform you if anything gets final.”
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the demise of the reciter. She also prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
Born in Cumilla Hasan Arif started his career as a reciter from the 1980s. In his long career, he has played a vital role in organizational recitation as well as training in the country. His first solo performance was held at the Shilpakala Academy, Chottagram in 2005.
Known for his pro-liberation and secular values Hasan played an important role in the campaign to bring the 1971 war criminals under trial.
Two killed, 6 injured in Tangail road accident
Two people were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a pick-up van in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Friday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Ramzan Ali, 55, the auto-rickshaw driver from Uttar Betdoba village, and one of its occupants -- Rina, 30, from Bir Basina village of the upazila.
The accident occurred on Friday morning in front of RS Government Pilot High School.
According to witnesses, the auto-rickshaw heading towards the Kalihati bus stand was hit at high speed by the pick-up van coming from the opposite side, leaving its driver and the female passenger dead on the spot.
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The injured were all passengers of the auto-rickshaw. "Two of them have been admitted to Tangail General Hospital in a critical condition, while others are being treated at Kalihati Upazila Health Complex," said Molla Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kalihati police station.
Both the ill-fated vehicles have been seized, but the pick-up van driver managed to flee, said the OC. "The bodies will be handed over to the family members of the deceased after completion of the legal process."
Young couple found dead in Ashulia
A young couple's bodies were found hanging in a house in Nischintapur in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Saidul Mandal, 32, son of Samad Mandal, and his wife Shahnaz Parvin Babita, 24, of Naogaon district.
Quoting local people, police said Saidul is an expatriate and his wife Babita used to work at a garment factory. They were tenants of a tin-roof house, owned by one Shahsul Haque.
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Local people spotted the hanging bodies of the couple and informed police who recovered the bodies and sent them to Dhaka Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, said Kazi Naser, sub-inspector of Ashulia Police Station.
Primarily, police suspected that the couple committed suicide over family matters.
“The actual reason behind the death will be known after getting autopsy report,” said SI Kazi Naser.
Dentist stabbed dead ‘by muggers’ in city
A 34-year-old dentist was stabbed to death allegedly by muggers at Shewrapara in the city’s Mirpur area early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Ahmed Mahi Bulbul who worked in a clinic at Moghbazar. He was well known as ‘Gariber Doctor (The doctor of the poor)’ in his locality.
Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Model Police Station, said police recovered the body of Ahmed lying in a pool of blood under the Metrorail pillar no-278 on the road of Shewrapara around 6 am and sent it to Suhrawardi Medical College and Hospital morgue.
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Primarily it is suspected that he was killed by muggers, said the OC.
However, police also recovered cash Tk 12,000 and a mobile phone set from his possession.
Police are investigating the incident, he said.
Meanwhile, a relative of the victim said Dr. Ahmed Mahi Bulbul was a kind man. Always smiling face Dr Bulbul got the title 'the doctor of the poor' providing free treatment. So he is not supposed to have such enemies. But besides medicine, he was in the contracting business for about 5 years, he said requesting anonymity.
Bulbul recently got a work order worth Tk 12 crore. He was supposed to go to Noakhali in the morning for that purpose. He was supposed to take Saurabh, a painter, with him.
Talking to reporters at Suhrawardi Medical College and Hospital morgue, Sourav said the decision to go to Noakhali was taken last night (Saturday). “Sir (Bulbul) called me around 4:00 am this morning (Sunday). After picking up the phone, he asked me to come to Farmgate after Fajr prayers.”
“When I came to Farmgate and called him, he told me that he had started for Farmgate. But after some time, I could not get Sir on the phone. I repeatedly rang him,but did not get any response. About an hour later, someone picked up the phone and said he is police,” Sourabh added.
“As I was asked to go to the hospital, I went there, I saw that Sir was dead,” he said.