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10 get death sentence in Subarnachar gang rape case
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05 Feb 2024, 17:19
A Noakhali court sentenced 10 people to death including six others to life term imprisonment in a case over raping a woman in Subarnachar upazila in 2019.
The judge of Noakhali Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2, Fatema Ferdous, has delivered the judgment today (Feb 5).
The court also fined the accused Tk 50,000 each. If they fail to fulfill the fine, they would have to stay in jail for two more years.
15 accused were present in court at the time of pronouncement of verdict and one accused was absconding.
The assaulted woman alleged that the attack and rape happened because she did not vote for their preferred symbol. The incident was widely discussed at home and abroad.
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Bogura Edible Oil Factory Explosion: 4 Killed
4 workers died in an explosion during the repair of the reserve tanker of Majumder Rice Bran Oil Mill at Sherpur in Bogura.
The explosion happened on Thursday (September 12) around 2:30 pm.
The deceased are Md. Imran, Mohammad Sayeed, Md. Rubel, Md. Monir. All of them are residents of Syedpur Officers Colony in Nilphamari District.
Eyewitnesses said that the workers were repairing the reserve tanker of Majumder Rice Bran Oil Mill. Meanwhile, the welding flame suddenly entered the oil tank and caused an explosion. Several workers were injured.
Later, four of them were seriously injured. They were taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where doctors on duty declared them dead.
Confirming the matter, Chilimpur Medical Police Outpost Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Lalon Hossain told the media that the bodies of the deceased are currently in the mortuary of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
6 Killed Including Mother, Child in Cox's Bazar Landslide
6 people died from 2 families in separate incidents of landslides in Cox's Bazar due to heavy rain. Among them, three people including mother and child died in Sadar's Jhilongjha and 3 people were killed in the Ukhiya Rohingya Camp.
The death of three members of the same family took place in the South Dikkul area of Ward No. 2, Jhilongjha on Thursday (September 12) around 2:00 pm.
The deceased were Akhi Moni, wife of Mizanur Rahman of South Dikkul, and her two daughters Miha Jannat Naima and Latifa Islam.
According to the relatives, during the heavy rain around 1:30 on Thursday night, the sound of the landslide was heard from the direction of Mizan's house. Later, he went there and saw that Mizan's family was crushed. Mizan was immediately rescued alive. Later, his wife and two baby girls were recovered with the help of the fire brigade.
They also said that Mizan's house is at the foot of the hill. The heavy rain that started yesterday, Thursday (September 12) afternoon made the ground soft. Later in the night, a landslide fell on his house from above.
Meanwhile, the Additional Commissioner of Cox's Bazar Relief and Repatriation Commission office, Shamsudauza Nayan said that three houses were destroyed by a landslide in Hakim Para, Rohingya Camp No. 14 in Ukhiya due to heavy rain. Three members of the same family were killed. Volunteers are carrying out rescue operations in the destroyed houses. They are Kabir Ahmed's sons Abdur Rahim, Abdul Hafez and Abdul Wahed.
Abdul Mannan, assistant meteorologist of the Meteorological Department Cox's Bazar office, said that 401mm of rain had been recorded in Cox's Bazar in the last 24 hours, the highest record in a single day this season. Heavy rains have caused waterlogging in many parts of the district.
90pc Area of Cox's Bazar City Submerged
90 percent area of the tourist city of Cox's Bazar has been submerged due to 12 hours of continuous heavy rain. The goods of many shops have been damaged due to water entering the shop. Many people have suffered greatly as hundreds of houses have been submerged in water.
On Friday (September 13) afternoon, it was seen that there was waterlogging in most areas including Kolatali, Bazarghata, Tekpara, Bus Terminal, Kalur Dokan, Buddho Mondir road in the tourist zone of Cox's Bazar city. This is disrupting the traffic in the city. As a result, many people are suffering.
Local public representatives and residents said that the rain started at 9 am on Thursday, but the heavy rain started at 12:30 pm. After that, heavy rain for 12 hours till 12:30 am stopped the work of eight lakh people in the entire city. No one has seen such heavy rainfall in the last 50 years.
President of Cox's Bazar Citizen Forum Helal Uddin said that he had never seen such heavy rain in his life. About 90 percent of the town has been flooded due to rains. As a result, people have suffered greatly.
Babul Barua, a resident of the Pahartali Bailla neighborhood of the city, said that due to continuous rains, three roads of Pahartali have sunk and water has entered hundreds of houses and five educational institutions. As a result, women and children are suffering.
Akhtar Kamal, councilor of ward number 1 of the municipality, said that hundreds of houses in ward number 1, Samiti Para, Kutubdia Para, Fadnardale, Mostaika Para, Bandar Para, North Nuniachhata have been submerged in rainwater. As a result, thousands of people are facing a shortage of food and drinking water as cooking is stopped.
Abul Kashem Sikder, President of Cox's Bazar Hotel-Motel, Guest House Owners Association, said that waterlogging occurs in the hotel-motel zone only when it rains heavily. Then the tourists suffered a lot. There is a slowdown in business. Due to the cutting of the hill, the rainwater has flowed down and filled the water channel. As a result, water cannot be drained quickly causing waterlogging. Heavy rains in July last year also led to waterlogging across the city.
Additional District Magistrate Ataul Gani Osmani said that hundreds of villages of Cox's Bazar are submerged in water due to continuous rain. The district administration is working to evacuate those who are living at risk at the lower part of the hill.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department informed that under the influence of active monsoon winds, deep circulating clouds have formed in the coastal areas of the North Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh. Due to its effect, gale-force winds may blow in the coastal areas and seaports of Bangladesh. Local warning signal number 3 has been asked to be displayed at four sea ports including Cox's Bazar.
Abdul Hannan, the assistant meteorologist of Cox's Bazar Meteorological Office, said, Cox's Bazar Meteorological Office has reported that 501 mm of rainfall has been recorded from Thursday 3 pm to Friday 3 pm, which is the highest rainfall record in the current season.
On the other hand, the risk of landslides has increased due to heavy rains. Meanwhile, 6 members of two families died in separate incidents of landslides in South Dikkul of Cox's Bazar Sadar and Hakimpara Camp No. 14 of Ukhiya on Friday morning.
Cox's Bazar Flooded After Heavy Rains, Thousands of Tourists Stranded
Continuous heavy rainfall has led to severe waterlogging in Cox's Bazar, with nearly 90 percent of the popular tourist city submerged. In addition, most villages in nine upazilas across the district have been flooded, with water levels rising by two to three feet in many areas. The situation is particularly dire in Teknaf and Ukhia, where residents of at least 100 villages have become waterlogged.
By Friday afternoon (September 13), around 25,000 tourists were stranded in hotels across the city as the flooding intensified. Between 3 p.m. on Thursday and 3 p.m. on Friday, Cox's Bazar recorded 501 mm of rainfall, the highest in a single day since 2015, prompting warnings from the Meteorological Department about potential landslides and further flooding.
The main road in the Kalatali Hotel-Motel zone, a key area for tourists, was completely submerged, with side streets and access routes to more than 500 hotels and guesthouses also underwater. Tourists, trapped in their hotels, were seen wading through knee-deep water, while many spent their time confined to their rooms.
Abul Kashem Sikdar, President of the Cox's Bazar Hotel-Motel Guesthouse Owners Association, expressed his concern, noting that such widespread flooding is unprecedented in the area. "Thousands of tourists are stuck in hotels and motels due to the flooding. We've never seen anything like this before," Sikdar said.
Cox's Bazar Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Vibhishan Kanti Das confirmed that several areas of the city are underwater. A control room has been set up to monitor the situation, and officials are working under the direction of magistrates to evacuate residents from high-risk areas, particularly on hillsides prone to landslides.
Truck-Autorickshaw Collision Claims 5 Lives in Kaliganj
A tragic collision between a covered van and a CNG-powered autorickshaw in Kaliganj, Gazipur, resulted in the death of five people, including a child, and left two others injured.
The accident occurred late on Saturday, September 14, around 11 p.m., on the Tongi-Ghorashal bypass road near Moolgaon Madrasa in Kaliganj municipality. Among the victims were three men, a woman, and a child.
According to police and local sources, the covered van collided head-on with the autorickshaw, killing four passengers instantly. Locals rushed three severely injured individuals, including a four-year-old boy and the autorickshaw driver, to the Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex. Sadly, the child was declared dead by the attending doctor. The critically injured autorickshaw driver has been transferred to Dhaka for further treatment.
Mostafizur Rahman, the leader of the Kaliganj Fire Service, confirmed that four bodies, including that of a woman, were recovered at the scene. The child succumbed to injuries after being taken to the hospital.
Ex-MP Shah-E-Alam's Remand Granted
After being beaten and given to the police station, the court granted the remand of former MP Shah-E-Alam Talukder. He was a Member of Parliament of Barishal-2 (Banaripara-Ujirpur) Constituency and President of the Central Committee of Chhatra League.
On Sunday (September 15) afternoon, the judge of Dhaka's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court granted his 3-day remand. The judge gave this verdict based on a case lodged over the murder of college student Md Naimur Rahman in the capital's Gulshan area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
On Saturday night Shah-e-Alam was beaten and handed over to Dhaka's Gulshan police station. Gulshan Division Deputy Police Commissioner Riazul Haque confirmed the matter and told the media that Shah-E-Alam has been kept in custody. It is being investigated whether there is a case against him.
Earlier, Syed Atikur Rahman, the son of a brave freedom fighter, filed a case against Shah-E-Alam Talukder in the court for assault and attempted murder for extortion. Shah-E-Alam along with his three brothers and 14 activists have been accused in the case.
On September 11, Barisal Senior Judicial Magistrate Sharmin Sultana Sumi ordered the CID to investigate the complaint and submit the investigation report.
Metro Rail Service Suspended on Agargaon-Motijheel Route
Metro rail service on the Agargaon-Motijheel route has been suspended due to a viaduct collapse.
On Wednesday (September 18), the viaduct gave way in the area between Farmgate and Bijoy Sarani, leading to the suspension of metro operations.
Nasir Uddin Ahmed, Director (Operation and Maintenance) of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, confirmed the news, stating, “A major issue has occurred on that route. It will take time to fix. Currently, the metro rail is operating only up to Agargaon (from Uttara). Service on this route will remain suspended until the issue is resolved.”
