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Lightning kills two in Natore
A 60-year-old man and his grandson died after being struck by lightning in Singra upazila of Natore on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Amir Sheikh, and his sixth grader grandson Pappu, 14, of the upazila.
Chowgram Union Parishad Chairman Jahedul Islam Bhola said the two were struck by lightning while fishing in a waterbody near their house on Wednesday evening. "The two died on the spot."
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Lightning strikes in Bangladesh
Lightning strikes have turned into one of the deadliest natural disasters in Bangladesh, claiming over 200 lives every year.
At least 216 people die every year on an average in lightning strikes, more than by floods, cyclones and other calamities.
More than 70% of the total lightning strikes occur between April and June, say experts.
Driver, helper killed in Natore road accident
A pickup van driver and his assistant were killed in Lalpur upazila of Natore early Tuesday as a pickup van collided with a bus on Natore-Pabna highway.
The deceased were identified as driver Apon Mia, and his assistant Moazzem, both from Tangail district, said sub-inspector Firoz Ahsan, in-charge of Banpara highway police station.
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The accident occurred around 2 am when the Tangail-bound pickup van collided with the Pabna- bound bus, leaving Apon and Moazzem severely injured.
They were taken to Boraigram Health Complex where doctors announced them dead in the morning, said the SI.
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Auto-rickshaw driver found dead in Natore
Police have recovered the body of a auto-rickshaw driver from Ghatchilan area of Lalpur upazila in Natore district.
The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 30, of Mahishbhanga of Boraigram upazila.
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Milon went out with his battery-run auto-rickshaw asusual on Saturday afternoon and he remained missing since then, said police.
Based on a complaint, police started investigation and recovered the body from a roadside sugarcane field in Ghatchilan area on Sunday night, said Monoaruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalpur police station.
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There were several injury marks on Milon’s body, said the OC.
Muggers might have killed him for snatching his auto-rickshaw, he added.
Two electrocuted to death in Natore
Two people were electrocuted to death in Natore on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Ratan Ali, 32, a resident of Hamlaikola village, and Milon Hossain, 28, of Khacchop Bazar area in Gurudaspur upazila.
Mizanur Rahman Suja, Biaghat Union Parishad chairman, confirmed the deaths of the two locals on Tuesday.
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"Ratan was electrocuted while trying to plug an electrical line in his litchi orchard," he said.
"Milon, on the other hand, got an electric shock while repairing a paddy harvesting machine at a shop in Singra upazila. He died on the spot," Mizanur said.
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Natore road accident: Death toll rises to 9
The death toll in the head-on collision between two buses in Boraigram upazila of Natore on Saturday has risen to 9.
With the latest figure, a total of nine people including two siblings were killed and 10 others were injured in the accident.
Two of the deceased were identified as Kawsar Ali, 16, and his sister Sadia, 12, while the identities of the others could not be known yet.
Munshi Shahab Uddin, superintendent of Bogura Highway Police, said the accident occurred around 11.15am when a Rajshahi-bound ‘National Travel Paribahan’ bus from Dhaka crashed into another bus coming from the opposite direction.
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The crash left six people dead on the spot, he said, adding that the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals and clinics. "Of the injured, a woman succumbed to her injuries at a clinic in the Banpara area."
Eye-witnesses attributed the accident to reckless driving on the part of the two bus drivers.
On information, deputy commissioner Shamim Ahmed, police superintendent Liton Kumar Saha and superintendent of Bogura Highway Police Munshi Shahab Uddin have visited the spot.
Deputy commissioner Shamim Ahmed said families of the deceased will be given all sorts of assistance from the administration.
Liton Kumar Saha said the accident took place due to over confidence of the driver of ‘National Travel Paribahan’.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
As many as 6,284 people, including 927 women and 734 children, were killed in 5,371 reported road accidents across the country in 2021.
Road Safety Foundation (RSF), an organisation that campaigns for safe roads, on Saturday revealed a new report on 2021 accidents on Bangladesh's perilous roads.
According to the report, 7,468 people suffered injuries in road accidents last year
Besides, 166 died in road accidents in March this year in Bangladesh, according to a report by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC).
Youth’s body recovered from Natore madrasha
Police have recovered the body of a young man from a madrasha in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore.
Gurudaspur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Matin said locals informed police when they found the body of the 22-year old youth wrapped with a polythene on the verandah of Udbaria Dakhil Madrasa Saturday night.
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Police, PBI and CID Crime Scene Unit collected evidence from the spot and sent the body to hospital morgue, he said.
Police suspected that the young man was strangulated to death and then his body was left on the verandah of the madrasha. However, an investigation is underway, added the OC.
Minor girl dies in Natore road crash
An eight-year-old girl travelling in a three-wheeler with her mother died after a bus rammed the vehicle at high speed in Natore's Lalpur area on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Mim Akter, daughter of Kakuli Begum.
Police said both Kakuli and her child Mim were in the three-wheeler when the bus carrying a picnic party hit it on the busy Ishwardi-Lalpur Road.
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"Mim fell off the three-wheeler and was run over by the killer bus. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival," said Lalpur police station OC Moniruzzaman.
Locals managed to nab the driver and seize the bus after the accident, he added.
Youth dies after ‘drinking excessive liquor’ in Natore
A 25-year-old youth has died allegedly after drinking excessive liquor in Harishpur area of Natore town.
The deceased was identified as Sobuj, son of Jahangir Alam of the town.
Anwar Hossain, counselor of a private drug rehabilitation center in the area, said drunk Sabuj was brought to the rehab center by his friends around 9pm on Sunday.
Read: 3 die after drinking ‘toxic liquor’ in Pabna
He advised them to take Sobuj to Natore Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Monsur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Natore Police Station, said Sobuj might have died from excessive alcohol consumption.
“The cause of the death will be known once we get the autopsy report,” said the OC.
Child killed, parents injured as truck hits bike in Natore
A seven-year-old girl died while her parents sustained injuries when their bike was hit by a speeding truck in Natore on Saturday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as Fahima, a first grader and daughter of Faruk Hossain, a businessman.
The accident occurred in Natore's Baraigram upazila when Faruk, his wife Dilara and their child were returning home on their bike this morning.
READ: Two killed in bike accidents in Dhaka
Bonpara Highway Police OC Keramat Ali said, "The family was returning home at Hoibatpur in Natore Sadar upazila from Bonpara of Baraigram upazila when the truck crashed into their bike in Kalikapur."
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The three fell off the bike in the impact of the crash and sustained injuries, he said. "Firefighters rushed them to Natore Sadar Hospital, where Fahima was declared dead on arrival," the OC added.
‘Suicide’ attempt: Natore mother survives, daughter dies
A middle-aged housewife and her young daughter attempted to hang themselves from the ceiling of their home at Halsha village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Daughter Munni, 20, died instantly but her mother Jaheda Begum, 40, is now fighting for life at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH).
Police said they took the extreme decision to kill themselves as Jaheda’s husband, Khorshed Alam, a former Union Parishad member, got married secretly for the second time.
After learning about it around 12 pm, both Jaheda and Munni took some sleeping pills and then tried to hang themselves from the ceiling of their home.
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Sensing that something was going wrong, their neighbours rushed to their home and took them to Natore Sadar Hospital where doctors declared Munni dead and transferred Jaheda to the RMC in critical condition, said Munsur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station.
He said police have launched an investigation in this regard.