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10 hurt as Karnafuli 3 launch catches fire in Chandpur
At least 10 people including women and children were injured as a Dhaka-bound launch from Bhola, the Karnafuli-3, caught fire in the middle of the Meghna river in Majherchar area in Chandpur's Haimchar on Saturday (April 20, 2024).
Md Shahadat Hossain, deputy director of Chandpur BIWTA, said the fire broke out around 11:30am due to a technical glitch.
At the time, 10 people were injured in the launch fire incident as they panicked and jumped into the river, he added.
The stranded passengers of Karnaphuli-3 were being taken to Dhaka through Karnaphuli-4 launch.
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On information, our investigation team along with the fire service rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control, he added.
However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.
The injured were treated locally.
Meanwhile, senior police officers of Naval Police Chandpur region visited the spot soon after the incident, added the officer.
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Body of Navy person recovered 8 hrs after going missing in Muhuri River
The body of a member of Bangladesh Navy who went missing while taking a bath in the Muhuri River in Feni on Saturday (April 20, 2024) afternoon has been recovered after more than 8 hours.
The deceased Abul Hasan was the son of Abul Khair of Dhanikunda village of Parshuram upazila. He was posted at Chittagong Naval Basecamp.
Abul Hasan along with his friends went to take a bath at the ghat adjacent to Nazir's house on the Muhuri river around 2pm on Saturday for some relief from the scorching heat.
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Suddenly, Abul Hasan presumably drowned and went missing. Failing to find him, his friends informed the Parashuram Fire Service.
Despite a lot of searching, the members of the Fire Service failed to rescue the missing Abul Hasan.
Later, a diving team from Chattogram joined the rescue operation and managed to recover the body around 9:20pm.
Mohammad Shahadat Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Parashuram Police Station, said the body would be sent to Feni General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
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Exemplary punishment for accused involved in mob beating over temple fire in Faridpur: Religious Affairs Minister
Calling Bangladesh a non-communal country, Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan on Saturday warned that exemplary punishments will be taken against those who were involved with the deaths of two construction workers in a mob beating following a fire in a temple in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur on Thursday night.
He said this while talking to the family members of the victims, also two brothers, during a visit to their house in Ghoperghat village under Naowarpara union of the upazila.
The minister condoled the victims’ parents and assured them of taking exemplary punishment against the accused involved with the mob beating, bringing them under trial.
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Faridul said, “I just want to tell you one thing, the honourable Prime Minister has instructed me, I also want to tell the administration quoting the Honourable Prime Minister that you (administration) will do whatever is necessary for the sake of justice at the earliest and let it be justice.”
Addressing the country as a non-communal one, he said no one else can commit such misdeeds and the criminals should not dare to do this in any other place.
Urging all to be patient, he expressed gratitude to all who stood by the victims’ families.
Minister Faridul provided the victims’ parents with the financial assistance of Tk two lakh. The injured will be given Tk 25000 each.
During the visit, he offered a prayer for the salvation of departed souls of the brothers at the graveyard and inspected the Hindu-dominated Panchpalli village where the mob beating occurred on Thursday night and talked to local residents.
Secretary to the ministry Md A Hamid Zamadder, district deputy commissioner Md Qamrul Islam and superintendent of police Mohammad Morshed Alam and other officials accompanied the minister.
On Thursday afternoon, a fire broke out at Kali idols of the Barwari temple in Hindu-dominated Panchpalli village.
Hindu residents became angry over the incident and they locked seven workers on suspicion of their involvement in the desecration of the idols.
The workers were constructing a wash block at Panchapalli Government Primary School, 20 yards off the temple.
On information, Madhukhali police and upazila administration officials rushed to the spot but the mob also confined them. Later with the help of Faridpur District Sadar and Rajbari District Police, the besieged people were rescued after a few hours.
Seven workers were rescued with injuries and taken to Madhukhali Upazila Health Complex and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur. Two of the injured succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
The deceased were identified as Ashraful, 21, and his younger brother Ashadul, 15, sons of Shahjahan Khan of Ghoperghat village under Naowarpara union of the upazila.
Later, three platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members led by a magistrate were deployed along with police to ease the tensions in the Dumain area.
2 die from heat stroke amid ongoing countrywide heat wave
Two people died from heat stroke in Chuadanga and Pabna districts respectively on Saturday as the country continues to experience a heat wave for the past few days, forcing the authorities concerned to close all schools, madrasas and colleges till April 27.
The deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 33, son of Amir Hossain of Thakurpur village under Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga and Sukumar Das, 60, a resident of Shalgaria Jakir Moar in Pabna district town.
Amir Hossain said his son Jakir went to a cropland to irrigate in the village in the morning. After around one hour, they came to know that Jakir fell sick due to the heat.
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Later, he breathed his last on the way to Damurhuda Upazila Health Complex, said the father.
The health complex’s Resident Medical Officer D Mohibullah said they heard that a farmer died from the heat stroke while working in the cropland.
Pabna General Hospital’s on-duty physician Dr Zahedul Islam said Sukumar suddenly fell sick amid the scorching heat while taking tea at a tea stall in the city’s Rupkotha Moar at noon.
Later, locals rushed him to the hospital where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, he said.
On the other hand, Chuadanga recorded the season’s highest temperature at 42.3 degree Celsius on Saturday afternoon.
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Tahmina Nasrin, weather observer at Chuadanga First Class Meteorological Observatory, said after a continuous intense heat wave, the temperature has increased further and a very severe heat wave has started.
The heat wave is going on because there is no rain. If it rains, the temperature will drop considerably, she said, adding that there is no rain forecast for now. However, if there is a storm, it may rain with it.
Moreover, the season’s highest 41.6 degree Celsius temperature was recorded in Pabna’s Ishwardi on Saturday afternoon.
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Honey collector dies in tiger attack in Sundarbans
A honey collector died in an attack by a tiger at Notabeki under Satkhira range of the Sundarbans on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Maniruzzaman Bachhu, son of Abul Kashem Gazi of Dumuria village in Shyamnagar upazila.
Nure Alam, assistant range officer, said Maniruzzaman along with others went to the Sundarbans for collecting honey on April 2 with permission.
On Saturday, the tiger attacked Maniruzzaman and tried to drag him to the deep forest.
Another honey collector rescued him from the tiger’s clutches after hitting it but he died shortly.
Body of missing youth recovered from septic tank in Gaibandha
The body of youth, who had gone missing on Wednesday, was recovered from a septic tank at Saghata in Gaibandha on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Samrat, a resident of Sampur village of Muktinagar union of Saghata upazila.
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Police arrested Samrat’s friend Rifat, of Bati village of the same union, in this connection.
According to police, Samrat and Rifat were friends and Samrat sold his camera to Rifat in exchange of Tk 1500 after Eid.
On Wednesday, Samrat went to Rifat’s house with the money to take back his camera.
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Rifat did not want to return the camera and fed slipping pills to Samrat, leaving him unconscious. He along with some friends dumped the body in a septic tank.
Samrat’s family filed a missing diary at Saghata police station and police arrested his friend Rifat on suspicion.
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According to his confession, Samrat's body was recovered from the septic tank of a house on Friday night.
Momtazul Haque, Officer-in-charge of Saghata police station, said a drive is underway to arrest those involved in the murder.
Man dies falling from tree in Khulna
A 47-year-old man died after falling from a tree at Shantinagar in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district early Saturday.
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The deceased was identified as Mahsin Sana, 47, son of Nowsher Ali Sana of the area.
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Quoting witnesses, Tony Mia, officer-in-charge of Dumuria Police Station, said Mahsin fell from a lebbek tree near Ramkrishnapur Primary School when he was trying to cut a branch of the three around 6:30 am.
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Later, he was taken to a local hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
An unnatural death case was filed in this connection.
2 killed as bus rams auto-rickshaw in Chattogram
Two people were killed and four others injured when a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar highway in Patiya upazila of Chattogram district on Friday night.
The deceased were identified as Abu Bakkar Tasif, 18 of Chandanaish upazila and Nurul Amin, 27 of Cox’s Bazar district.
Toufiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Patiya Crossing Highway Police said the accident occurred near Kharna Chairman Ghat area around 10 pm when the Chattogram-bound ‘Marsa Paribahan’ hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving six people injured.
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Later, they were taken to Chandanaish BGS Trust Hospital where the doctors declared two of them dead.
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One killed, 21 injured in Pabna clash over land
A 40-year-old man died and 21 others were injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute in Sahapur Union of Ishwardi Upazila in Pabna on Friday.
The deceased Khairul Islam was the son of late Nasim Uddin Pramanik of Chargargari Alhaj Mor Paschimpara.
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Some of the injured are Saju Hudi, 50, Jamaat Fakir, 50, Nasiruddin, 30, Md. Mithun, 35, Moslem Uddin, 60, Manu Pramanik, 55, Md. Khokon Pramanik, 35, and Nur Begum, 50.
According to the locals, the two groups had a quarrel a few days back over a piece of land. This led to a clash between the two groups in the last two days.
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As a result of the clash, Khairul died on the spot around 3pm on Friday.
Locals rescued the injured and sent them to the hospital.
Monirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC-Investigation) of Ishwardi Police Station, said police are on the spot.
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The details of the incident will be informed later, added the officer.
Farmers to get fair price for rice: Agriculture Minister
The price of rice will be fixed in such a way that farmers get a fair price, Agriculture Minister Dr. Mohammed Abdus Shahid said on Friday.
Besides, the government is implementing various initiatives to de-risk Haor crops, he said.
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The Minister was speaking at the Boro Paddy cutting festival organized by the DC office and Agricultural Extension Department in Bahadurpur village of Sunamganj's Sadar Upazila on Friday.
Earlier, the minister distributed combine harvester machines among the farmers.
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Addressing the farmers, the minister said that as there is a risk of crops in Haor areas getting submerged, early and short-lived varieties of paddy should be cultivated.
“The production of new varieties of rice invented by scientists in Bangladesh is very high so cultivate them,” added the minister.
Regarding the price of paddy, the minister said that the meeting will be held after two days to fix the price of paddy. It will ensure that farmers get a fair price. The price of rice will be determined in such a way that the farmers are encouraged to grow paddy, he said.
He said that strict attention should be paid to ensure that only real farmers can sell paddy at a fair price. “Upazila Chairmen should keep a close eye so that no syndicate is formed in the sale of paddy.”
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Former minister MA Mannan, lawmakers Mohammad Sadiq and Ranjit Chandra Sarkar, Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources Nazmul Ahsan, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture Malay Chowdhury, Chairman of BADC Abdullah Sajjad, Director General of Directorate of Agriculture Badal Chandra Biswas, Director General of Rice Research Institute Shahjahan Kabir, Director General of Atomic Agriculture Research Institute Mirza Mofazzal Islam, Deputy Commissioner Rashed Iqbal Chowdhury and others spoke.