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Autorickshaw driver hacked dead in Ctg
An 18-year old autorickshaw driver was hacked to death at Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Monday.
The deceased was Tarek, hailing from Noakhali. He used to live in a rented house in Signboard area of the upazila.
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According to locals, Tarek’s throat-slit body was lying on Dataram Road in Elite City near Chowdhury Hat area on Monday night.
Informed by locals the body was recovered from the spot around 9 pm and was sent for an autopsy, said Md Sohrawardy, In- charge of Madunaghat police outpost.
The cause of the death could not be known yet and Hathazari police station is investigating the matter, he said.
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Gulshan eatery manager killed in bike accident
A 38-year-old restaurant manager who was on his way to work died after an oil tanker hit his bike in the city's Rampura area Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abu Naser, the manager of a restaurant in the Gulshan area and son of Abu Taher from Eidgah Amin Bazar village in Noakhali district.
"Naser was on his way to the eatery when the oil tanker coming from the opposite direction crashed into his bike near Farazy Hospital in Rampura," said Shahriar, a sub-Inspector at Rampura police station.
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He fell off the bike in the impact and was crushed under the wheels of the oil tanker, said SI Shahriar.
Naser was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in a critical condition, where doctors announced his death at 8.45 am, he said.
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The truck was seized and the driver and his assistant were arrested, the officer said.
RU student killed in road crash: students vandalise and set fire on vehicles
A student of Rajshahi University (RU) was killed and another injured as a truck hit their motorcycle in front of a university dorm on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Himel, a fourth-year student of Graphics Design department, confirmed Pradip Kumar Pandey, public relation officer.
The accident occurred in front of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall inside the campus.
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According to students the truck carrying construction materials hit the motorcycle from behind, leaving Himel dead on the spot. Another student, Romel, was critically injured.
After the accident, agitated students vandalised and touched several vehicles including private cars and trucks in the area.
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The students later blocked Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway demanding justice.
Man beaten dead ‘by in-laws’ in Khulna
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his brother-in-law and father-in-law at Miyapara Pipermor in Khulna city Saturday afternoon.
The deceased is Md Sabuj, 30, a resident of the area.
Sabuj’s father-in-law Siddique and brother-in-law Sagar beat him up severely after he had a quarrel with his wife.
They hit on his head and chest with bricks and then stabbed him with knives, said locals.
He was rescued and taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital by locals and where he died at night.
Sabuj used to live with his wife in a rented house in the area. His in-law’s house was near Tota Bridge in Labanchora area.
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Khulna Sadar Police officer-in-charge (OC) Hasan Al-Mamun said it is being investigated whether Sabuj was beaten to death by them.
Sabuj’s family has not yet filed any complaint yet, he said.
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Trucker stabbed dead in city
A truck driver was stabbed to death allegedly by muggers in Demra area of the capital early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, son of Fazlul Haque of Mendipur Uttarpara in Demra.
Quoting family members, police said Saiful used to drive his own truck.
Police found him wounded in Demra area and took him to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 5 am, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital police camp.
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“He had no enmity with others. Muggers stabbed him in his abdomen at night and snatched away Tk 10,000-15000 from his possession,” said Saiful’s uncle Mostaq Ahmed while talking to police.
Efforts are on to arrest the culprits, said police.
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Sramik League leader hacked to death in Rajshahi
A Sramik League leader was hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Bhadra Rail Colony over land feud on Friday noon, police said.
The victim was identified as Zahurul Islam, a railway portal at Amanura station in Chapainawabganj.
He was the vice-president of the railway Sramik League and former general secretary of ward-19 Awami League.
Touhidul Haque Sumon, local councilor of Ward-19 said Zahurul was having a dispute with Sajeeb, son of Motihar, another railway worker, over farming on a railway land behind his house.
On Friday afternoon, Sajeeb stabbed him and escaped after a quarrel with Zahurul while planting paddy in the feild. Locals took him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctor on duty declared him dead, he said.
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Chandrima Police officer-in-charge (OC) Imran Ali said Zahurul and Sajeeb were both railway employees. The two of them used to cultivate on railway land for several years. This year, when Zahurul went to plant paddy in the land alone which became a matter of dispute.
Sajeeb's father Matiar has been arrested and taken into police custody. He was present during the incident, the OC said.
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1 killed, 2 injured in Jashore road accident
A man was killed and two others injured in a road crash in Sharsha of Jashore as a car hit a tree while trying to overtake a truck.
The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, 30, a passenger of the car and resident of Sharanpur village under Jhikargachha upazila.
The accident occurred at Jamtala on the Navaran-Satkhira highway in the upazila on Friday morning.
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Navaran Highway Police sub-inspector Amirul Islam said a private car heading towards Satkhira lost control while overtaking a truck and hit a tree by the road. Three people were seriously injured.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to Jessore General Hospital. Ripon Hossain died on the way to the hospital, he said.
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7 migrants die, 280 rescued off Italian island of Lampedusa
Seven migrants have died of apparent hypothermia on a packed wooden boat, the Italian coast guard said Tuesday after rescuing about 280 others off the coast of Lampedusa.
Three people were dead when the coast guard arrived for the rescue in rough waters, and a further four died while being transported to Lampedusa. Most of the migrants were from Egypt and Bangladesh.
Two coast guard boats conducted the rescue while a boat from Italy’s financial police stood by during “an operation made more complex by the rough sea conditions,” the coast guard said.
Italian authorities said the 20-meter (65-foot) boat was in Tunisian waters when the distress call first came in, but that they were unable to locate the boat. It was later found in the Italian search-and-rescue area, the coast guard said.
The NGO Alarm Phone, which forwards rescue calls from smugglers’ boats packed with migrants to authorities, tweeted that it took Italian rescue boats six hours to reach the migrants in distress.
“Their deaths could have been prevented,” the group said.
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Arrivals in Italy this year are significantly higher than the past two winters, totaling 2,051 through early Tuesday, compared with 872 in the same period last year and 835 a year before that. Arrivals typically peak in the summer months.
The International Organization for Migration has marked 2021 as the deadliest for the central Mediterranean crossing route since 2018, with at least 1,315 dead. Bodies aren’t often recovered and the deaths are presumed from the accounts of survivors. More than 23,383 migrants are missing and presumed dead in the Mediterranean since 2014, 80% of those in the central Mediterranean.
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At least 6 reported dead in crush at African Cup soccer game
At least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realizing fears over the capacity of the country to stage the continent’s biggest sports event.
Naseri Paul Biya, the governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more deaths.
“We are not in position to give you the total number of casualties,” he said.
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The crush happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the capital city of Yaounde to watch the host country play Comoros in a last 16 knockout game in the African Cup of Nations.
Officials at the nearby Messassi hospital said they received at least 40 injured people, who were rushed to the hospital by police and civilians. The officials said the hospital wasn’t capable of treating all of them.
“Some of the injured are in desperate condition,” said Olinga Prudence, a nurse. “We will have to evacuate them to a specialized hospital.”
People were seen lying motionless on their backs near an entrance to the stadium in the aftermath of the crush. A man knelt next to one of the victims and appeared to be trying to resuscitate the victim. Shoes, caps and colorful wigs — part of some of the fans’ game costumes — were strewn on the ground.
Witnesses said children were among those caught up in the crush. The witnesses said it happened when stadium stewards closed the gates and stopped allowing people in. It was not immediately clear if the crush happened before or during the game.
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Soccer officials said around 50,000 people had tried to attend the match. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but it was not meant to be more than 80% full for the game due to restrictions on the size of the crowd because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Confederation of African Football, which runs the African Cup, said in a statement it was aware of the incident.
“CAF is currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired,” it said. “We are in constant communication with Cameroon government and the Local Organizing Committee.”
One of the federation’s top officials, general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba, went to visit injured fans in the hospital, the statement said.
Cameroon is hosting the African Cup for the first time in 50 years. The Central African nation was meant to host the tournament in 2019 but the event was taken away from it that year and awarded to Egypt because of serious concerns with Cameroon’s preparations, particularly the readiness of its stadiums.
Olembe Stadium was one of the venues that was under scrutiny. It is the main stadium for the monthlong tournament and will stage three more games, including the final on Feb. 6.
Monday’s incident was the second serious blow to the country in the space of a day, after at least 17 people died when a fire set off a series of explosions at a nightclub in Yaounde on Sunday.
Following that incident, Cameroon President Paul Biya urged the country to be on guard while it hosts its biggest national sports event in a half century.
Cameroon won Monday’s game 2-1 to move on to the quarterfinals.
Teenage girl found dead at police station in Rangpur
A 19-year-old girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan at the Victim Support Centre of Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Ruhi, daughter of Sekendar Ali of Harinakunda upazila in Jhenaidah district.
Quoting local people, police said Ruhi developed a love affair with one Akash of Ram Gobindamore area of Rangpur city. Following their relationship, Ruhi came to the city to meet Akash on January 22.
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After reaching a designated place Ruhi failed to see Akash and she also found his phone switched off.
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Local people found Ruhi in the area alone late in the night and made a phone call to emergency service 999 around 3:30 am on Sunday and informed police.
Responding to the call, a team of police took her to the Victim Support Centre of Kotwali Police Station where she ‘killed herself by hanging from the ceiling fan’.
Mohammad Sazzad Hossain, deputy police commissioner of Metropolitan Police (DB media) said “Ruhi killed self by hanging herself from the ceiling fan.”
The body of Ruhi was taken to local hospital morgue for autopsy. The body will be handed over to Ruhi’s family after completing legal process, he said.