Desk Reports: OC withdrawn over clash in Hathazari The officer-in-charge (OC) of Hathazari Model Police Station, Abu Kawsar Mahmud, has been withdrawn from duty a day after clashes broke out between Qaumi students and Sunnis in Chittagong over an objectionable post on Facebook. He was removed from duty around 11pm on Sunday, but the matter was made public on Monday. Chittagong Additional District Superintendent of Police (Hathazari Circle) Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz confirmed the authenticity of this information. Earlier, on Saturday evening, a clash broke out between Sunnis and students…
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Case filed against Khulna Medical College doctor Shamshun Nahar for torturing domestic worker
Desk Reports: A case has been filed in court against doctor Shamshun Nahar Lucky for allegedly torturing a domestic worker in Khulna. Doctor Lucky is a professor at Khulna Medical College and the head of the hospital’s gynecology and obstetrics department. On Tuesday (September 2), domestic worker Aklima Khatun filed a case with the Khulna Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Sadar Amli) Court, alleging torture. The court judge took cognizance of the case and ordered the PBI to investigate. The next date for the case was fixed for September 30. Plaintiff’s…
Read MoreShaheed Anas’ mother wrote a letter to the tribunal before going to the procession
Desk Reports: Three more people have testified at the tribunal in the crimes against humanity case related to the shooting of six people at Chankharpool in the capital during the anti-discrimination student movement. They are Sanjida Khan Dipti, mother of Shaheed Shahariar Khan Anas, Hafez Rabbi Hossain, a participant in the movement, and Gafur Sawdagar. Gafur Sawdagar is the owner of the shop where Shaheed Ismamul Haque worked. A total of 11 people have testified in this case so far. This testimony was taken at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed…
Read MoreJatiya Party office attacked and set on fire again
Desk Reports : The Jatiya Party’s central office has been attacked, vandalized and set on fire again. The attack and vandalism was carried out by leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council in Kakrail, the capital, shortly after 7 pm on Friday. At that time, they set fire to the inside of the office. Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan, a presidium member of a faction of the Jatiya Party, told Ajker Patrika, “The leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council came with a procession and set fire to our party…
Read More‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra
Desk Reports: ‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra A teacher named Mizanur Rahman of Demra University College in the capital has been accused of sexually harassing several female students. Students and guardians protested on the college campus on Wednesday afternoon demanding the resignation of the teacher from the college’s accounting department. The protesters displayed placards reading ‘One point, one demand – resignation’, ‘Not the victim of bullying, but injustice’, ‘We want justice’, and ‘Raise your voice against bad touch’. Tensions were seen in the area last…
Read MoreDNCC Kidney Care Center launched in Mohakhali
Desk Reports : Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken the initiative to establish a ‘Comprehensive Kidney Care Center’ in Mohakhali of the capital to ensure low-cost dialysis and specialized treatment facilities for kidney patients. To this end, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Sonar Bangla Foundation at the DNCC Nagar Bhaban auditorium in Gulshan on Tuesday. The program was chaired by DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury and DNCC Administrator Mohammad Ejaz was the chief guest. Sonar Bangla Foundation President Dr. Abu Hena Mostafa…
Read MoreHousewife dies after finding poisonous snake in bathroom ventilator
Crime Reports : Housewife dies after finding poisonous snake in bathroom ventilator A housewife named Ferdous Begum (35) died after being bitten by a poisonous snake in Patiya, Chittagong. The incident took place at Shukkur Hazir’s house in Belkhain village of Baralia union of the upazila on Tuesday. The deceased Ferdous Begum is the wife of Md. Russell, a businessman from Budhpura Bazar. Her only son Md. Raihan (16) is a student of class eight. The housewife’s younger brother Md. Belal Hossain said that while working near the ventilator in…
Read MoreYouth arrested with 130,000 yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Crime Reports : Police have arrested a young man with 130,000 yaba pills while smuggling them on a motorcycle in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. He was arrested during the operation at around 4 pm on Tuesday (September 2) after setting up a check post on the Panjegana-Sonaichhari road in Madhyam Ghonarpara of Rajarkul Union of the upazila. The arrested Abu Taher (25) is the son of Sultan Ahmed of Ghilatoli of Rajapalong Union of Ukhia Upazila. Ramu Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mohammad Farid confirmed this information. He said that after receiving…
Read MoreArmy deployed in Chittagong University area after imposition of Section 144
Desk Reports : Section 144 has been imposed to control the situation in the clash between students and local residents at Chittagong University (CU). The army has been deployed in the relevant areas to control the situation. This order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, was issued on both sides of the road from the eastern boundary of Gate Bazar No. 2 of Chittagong University in Fatepur Union of Hathazari Upazila to the eastern rail gate from 2 pm today to 12 midnight tomorrow Monday. This information…
Read MoreHighways without service lanes have a higher risk of accidents
Desk Reports : Road accidents are increasing in the country. Along with fast-moving vehicles, slow-moving vehicles are one of the main causes of accidents. Experts say that the risk of accidents on highways is increasing due to the lack of adequate service lanes. The highways that have service lanes merge into highways at some distance. Drivers do not know the rules for using service lanes. There is also not enough publicity about the penalties for violating the rules. The concerned authorities consider construction to be the only solution. Professor Dr.…
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