Faridpur
Eloped teenage girl from India rescued in Faridpur, lover held
Police rescued a 16-year-old Indian girl from Faridpur just before she married her 21-year-old Bangladeshi lover.
The girl was identified as Puja Bishwas, daughter of Sunil Dash from Nadia district in India’s West Bengal, said Suman Kar, Assistant Superintendent of Faridpur police on Saturday.
Her Bangladeshi boyfriend is Tonmoy Rajbanshi, 21, from Gunbaha village in Boalmari municipality in Faridpur - also detained by police.
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On information, the girl was rescued on Friday around 11 pm from Poail village where the arrangements to officiate their wedding were made, said ASP Suman Kar.
Puja and Tonmoy were involved in a romantic affair through Facebook. On Friday 4pm Puja came to Boalmari and from there Tonmoy took her to his brother-in-law’s house in Poail village.
“The girl had no passport or visa with her and she was underage for marriage,” said Md Abdul Wahab, Officer-in-Charge of Boalmari police station.
Tonmoy was held for alluring the girl to come to Bangladesh and has been presented to court under section 54 of CrpC (Code of Criminal Procedure) on Saturday, said the OC.
Meanwhile, the court sent Puja to a juvenile correction centre under the Social Service Department, said OC Abdul Wahab.
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The matter is under investigation, he said
Worker dies after being crushed by agriroller in Faridpur jute mill
A 25-year-old youth died after being crushed between two rollers of a softening and cleaning machine at a jute mill in Shibrampur upazila of Faridpur on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Raju Sheikh, of the upazila. He was a worker at RM Jute Mill.
Raju accidently crushed between two rollers of a machine used for jute while working at the mill around 9am, said Md Abdul Jalil, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali police station.
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Later, the fire service men recovered the body from the machine, said Faridpur Fire Service Senior Station Manager Subhash Baroi.
Legal steps will be taken after an investigation, said the OC.
Policeman killed in Faridpur road crash
A policeman was killed in a road accident at the Sadarbera area of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Raihan Islam, 26, a constable of Faridpur district police. He was from Prabhakardi village of Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj.
The accident occurred around 9:30pm when Raihan lost control of his bike in the Sadarbera area of Talmar, Nagarkanda on the Dhaka-Barisal highway, said Habil Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nagarkanda police station.
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“He fell off the bike and sustained serious injuries,” added the OC.
He was rescued and first taken to Nagarkanda Upazila Health Complex. Later he was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur as his condition worsened, where doctors declared him dead.
Youth stabbed dead in Faridpur, one detained
A youth was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over a mobile phone set in Kacharitek Mohammadpur Bazar area of Sadar upazila in the district Saturday night, said police.
The deceased was identified as Md Akash, 20, a resident of Gazipur district.
MA Jalil, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotowali Police Station of the district, said Akash, Firoz, 25 and their friend Shimul were coming to Faridpur from their workplace in Dhaka’s Nabinagar by a motorbike on Saturday.
Akash and Firoz locked into an altercation over a mobile phone set on their way, he said adding that Firoz and his some local friends stabbed Akash with knives at Kacharitek Bazar around 9 pm.
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Akash sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical College Hospital where physicians declared him dead, the OC said.
Police detained accused Firoz, a resident of Faridpur district, after the incident.
Child patients rising in Faridpur hospitals amid heat wave
Hospitalization of children with fever, diarrhoea and itching is on the rise in the district due to heat wave that is sweeping different parts of the country.
“At least 400 to 500 children took treatment every day at outdoor unit in the last seven days. Most of the children came with cold, fever, diarrhoea, itching and other diseases caused by excessive hot weather,” said Dr Mrityunjay Saha Swapan of Dr Zahed Memorial Child Hospital, the lone pediatric hospital in the district.
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During a visit to the hospital on Saturday, the UNB correspondent found parents from suburb and sadar upazila were crowding the specialised hospital with their sick children.
Two killed in Faridpur road accident
Two persons were killed when an auto-rickshaw overturned and caught fire after being hit by a speeding truck on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Thursday night, police said.
The accident occurred around 9.30pm in the Arkandi area of the busy highway in Faridpur's Madhukhali upazila, said Kankan Biswash, officer-in-charge of Kanaipur highway police station.
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While one of the occupants of the auto-rickshaw died on the spot, another was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the upazila health complex, said OC Kankan.
The identities of the deceased could not be known but they were both occupants of the auto-rickshaw, he said.
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"The truck has been seized and legal action will be taken in this regard," the OC added.
Man dies after being hit by train in Faridpur
A man aged around 50 died after being hit by a speeding train in Faridpur city on Wednesday night.
The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
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Masud Alam, officer-in-charge of Rajbari railway police station, said that the man was crossing the track in the Laximpur railway crossing area around 8pm when he was hit by the freight train.
On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in Faridpur road accidents
Three people including a 30-year old woman and her 7-year old daughter were killed on Sunday in separate road accidents in Faridpur.
Two of the deceased were identified as Suparna Biswas, wife of Prabir Biswas of Tungrail village in Boalmari upazila and their daughter Protyasha Biswas.
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Suparna and her daughter were returning home on a paddled van with her daughter from Shasrail market around 2:30 pm when a recklessly speeding truck hit the van from behind near Kalimajhi brick kiln on Maijkandi-Bhatiapara regional highway, said Kalpana Mandal one of the witnesses.
The truck driver managed to flee along with the truck, leaving the duo dead on spot, said , Md Abdul Wahab, Officer-in-Charge of Boalmari police station.
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Meanwhile, Sajib Sheikh, 17, a construction worker, was killed and two others were injured as he lost control over his motorcycle near Syampur filling station in Sadarpur upazila headquarter.
12 shops gutted in Faridpur market fire
At least 12 shops, mostly fruit and sweetmeat outlets, were gutted in a fire at Bhanga Upazila Sadar Bazar of Faridpur on Saturday morning.
Officials said that the fire broke out at a shop at the bazar around 5.30am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops.
Several fire tenders were pressed into service and it took them over four hours to douse the flames.
Abu Jafar, station officer of Bhanga Fire Station, said an electrical short-circuit at the first shop might have triggered the fire.
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The amount of loss caused by the fire could not be ascertained immediately, he said.
The local traders, however, claimed that goods and properties worth several crores were damaged in the fire.
Padma Bridge: Harbinger of economic prosperity of Faridpur
The inauguration of the much-awaited Padma Bridge on June 25 is going to bring increased economic activities in the 21 southwestern districts of the country.
Businesses will expand, employment will be generated and new industries will be set up.
Faridpur will be no exception.
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The 6.15-km Padma Bridge, the country’s largest infrastructure, has instilled a sense of hope among the people of Faridpur since the beginning of its construction in 2014.
Faridpur and 20 other districts in the region anticipate a huge change in their livelihood after the opening of the double-decker bridge. The railway tracks are being set up along the lower deck, while the upper deck has been built for vehicles. The bridge is connected with a six-lane Mawa-Bhanga Expressway.