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Bus strike called off in Rangpur
Bus services to Dhaka returned to normal after three days on Friday, as transport workers in Rangpur withdrew their strike on Thursday night.
The workers called off their strike after a meeting with the bus owners over their five-point demand, including wage hike, in the presence of senior officials of the district administration and the metropolitan police, said AWM Rayhan Shah, additional deputy commissioner (education and ICT).
"We helped clear the misunderstanding between the striking workers and the bus owners in the meeting, following which the former decided to resume services to Dhaka," he said.
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Passengers heaved a sigh of relief. "Finally, we feel relieved," said a commuter.
On Tuesday morning, the transport workers in Rangpur embarked on an indefinite strike without any prior notice causing immense sufferings to regular passengers.
Father gets life sentence for violating daughter in Rangpur
A 49-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison in a case filed for violating his own daughter in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Monday.
The convict is identified as Abdul Malek of Fatehpur Fakira village.
According to the prosecution, Abdul Malek violated his sixth-grader daughter at his house on August 4, 2018.
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On August 14, 2018, Malek’s wife lodged a complaint against him.
On January 12, 2019, police submitted a chargesheet against Malek and after examining records and witnesses, Rangpur Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal M Ali Ahmed handed down the judgment.
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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.
4 killed in Rangpur road crash
Four people were killed and another injured when a speeding bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Kurigram road at Nabdiganj in Rangpur city on Sunday.
Two of the deceased were- Pabitra Nandi of Khulna’s Paikgacha and Anil Chadra, 55, a resident of Rangpur city. However, identities of two others were not immediately known.
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Witnesses said the accident occurred around 7:30pm when a Rangpur-bound ‘Manik Express bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Kurigram road, leaving two passengers of the auto-rickshaw and its driver dead on spot and two others injured.
On information, fire service took them to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries, said Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, assistant director of Rangpur Fire Service.
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Bangamata Football: Nilphamari emerge group champions beating Rangpur
Nilphamari District emerged Group F champions in the Bangamata National Women’s Football Championship defeating Rangpur District by 2-0 goals in the final at the Bir Muktijoddha Shirajul Islam Stadium in Panchagarh on Monday.
After a barren first half, Sabita scored first for Nilphamari in the 49th minute (1-0) while Mitu confirmed the winners’ victory scoring one more goal in the 59th minute (2-0).
In Group A, Rangmati District moved into the final beating Khagrachhari District by 2-1 goals at the Bhasha Shaheed Abdus Salam Stadium in Feni on Monday.
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After a goalless first half, Crowching put Khagrachhari team ahead in the 56th minute (1-0) while Julekha leveled the margin for Rangamati District in the 66th minute (1-1) .
Malini scored the match-winner for Rangmati in the 77th minute (2-1) .
In the day’s other Group A match, Cox’s Bazar District reachedthe semifinal eliminating Lakshipur District by 6-0 goals at the same venue.
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Maria made a hattrick scoring three goals in the 36th, 40th nd 51st minutes, Sumaiya struck two in the 56th and 82nd minutes while Salma scored the remaining goal for Cox’s Bazar in the 13th minute.
Fire at Rangpur Medical College & Hospital under control; 5 hurt
The fire that broke out at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Monday morning has been brought under control.
Md Salehuddin, a deputy director at the Rangpur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the corridor of Ward No 7 on the third floor of the hospital around 10 am.
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On information, six units of firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after one hour of efforts. Five firefighters suffered burn injuries while trying to extinguish the blaze.
All the 38 patients of the ward were moved to a safer place when the fire had broken out, Salehuddin said.
The fire gutted furniture, hospital beds and medical equipment of the ward, he said, adding that the origin of the fire could not be known yet.
Rangpur & Rajshahi may see drizzle in next 24 hours
Some places in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions are likely to witness drizzle in the next 24 hours. The prediction has come from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
According to the Met office regular bulletin, “Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of drizzle at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions.”
The depression over coastal Tamil Nadu in southern India and adjoining areas moved west-northwestwards, weakened into a well-marked low first and then into a low and became unimportant. The trough of low lies over Northwest Bay.
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Night temperature may rise slightly but day temperature is likely to remain nearly unchanged over the country.
According to the weather report, the lowest temperature was recorded at 13.6 degrees in Srimangal on Saturday.
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Rangpur school teacher gets life term for raping student
A Rangpur court on Thursday sentenced a school teacher to life time imprisonment in a case filed over raping a ninth grader last year.
Rangpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Md Rokonuzzaman pronounced the verdict and fined the convict Tk one lakh.
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The lifer is Monwarul Islam Mithu, 40, English teacher of Suger Mills High School in Shyampur.
According to the case statement, on June 30, 2020, the class IX student of Suger Mills High School met Monwarul Islam near Shyampur Railway station on her way home from a coaching center around 10 am.
Monwarul asked the student to go to school immediately for filling up information form for students.
When she went to school she found no one else there except Monwarul who raped her in a classroom.
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Monwarul later threatened the girl not to inform the matter to others.
The same day the girl filed a complaint at the Badarganj police station with the help of her family members and then police filed a case.
On November 12, 2020, investigation officer in the case submitted the charge sheet in the case.
SSC examinee jumps off a building hours before exam
A SSC examinee died after he allegedly off a six-storied building in Rangpur hours before he was to sit for this year's exam that began Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Wasif Rayhan,17, a student of Rangpur Zila School and son of Abu Taher Md Masud, additional district commissioner of Rangpur.
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Wasif jumped from the roof top of the building at Keranipara around 7 am, said Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur metropolitan Kotwali police station Hossain Ali quoting the family.
As no complaint was filed in this regard the body was handed over without any autopsy.
The reason behind the suicide could not be known yet, he said.
Rangpur custodial death: HC seeks police probe report by Nov 11
The High Court on Wednesday directed police to submit their probe report over the death of Tajul Islam allegedly after police torture at Haragach in Rangpur.
The HC bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Khandaker Diliruzzaman also asked police to submit his post-mortem report to the court.
The court fixed November 15 for the next hearing.
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Deputy Attorney General Amit Das Gupta read out the Rangpur Police Commissioner's report before the court which was sent from Rangpur through an email.
According to Rangpur Police Commissioner's report, a four-member probe committee has been formed which has been asked to submit its report within seven days.
The autopsy report did not mention about any injury marks on Tajul’s body, it said.
On Tuesday, the HC bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Khandaker Diliruzzaman asked Deputy Attorney General Amit Das Gupta to inform the court about the steps taken in this regard after consultation with the Rangpur police commissioner.
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Tajul Islam, 55, a resident of Dalalhat village in Haragach union, was reportedly beaten to death by police at Haragach Natun Bazar around 6 pm on Monday.
Tajul was detained with some drugs during a police drive at Haragach Natun Bazar on Monday evening and he fell unconscious as police beat him up mercilessly. At one stage, police pushed him against a wall and he died on the spot.
Enraged by the incident, locals cordoned off Haragach police station, threw brick chips at police and vandalized some vehicles.
Police later fired rubber bullets and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the protesters.