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Two teenage girls have been accused of being gang-raped in the hotel-motel zone of Cox's Bazar. One of them has been admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Center of Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital. One person has been arrested in the incident. However, the police did not reveal his name. At around 9 pm on Tuesday, Cox's Bazar Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Rafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest of a person. He said that the police operation is still ongoing. The people involved have been identified. One person has been arrested. His name and address will be announced later. Police and locals said that two teenage girls were gang-raped in a residential hotel named 'Rajan Cottage' in the hotel-motel zone area of Cox's Bazar city on Monday night. A few days ago, a…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Padma Bridge rail link project on October 10. On that day, train services will officially start from Dhaka via the Padma Bridge to Bhanga station in Faridpur. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan gave this information. Before the election schedule is announced, the Padma Bridge rail link, the Dohazari to Cox's Bazar railway line, the Khulna-Mongla railway line and the Akhaura to Agartala railway line in India will be inaugurated. Railway Secretary Dr. Humayun Kabir told Samakal last week that the summary has been sent to the Prime Minister for the inauguration, seeking time. Railway Director General Kamrul Ahsan told Samakal that the summary has not been returned yet. The railway from Kamalapur in Dhaka at a cost of Tk 39,246 crore on a loan from China…

Awami League Presidium Member Kazi Jafarullah stood by the van and easy bike drivers of Bhanga Upazila of Faridpur. On Wednesday night, he exchanged greetings with 1,300 van and easy bike drivers of Manikdaha and Nurullaganj Unions at the Brahmankanda AS Academy premises of Manikdaha Union of the upazila. At that time, Kazi Jafarullah listened to them and assured them of solutions to various problems. Later, he handed over Tk 500 to each of the drivers. At that time, District Awami League General Secretary Shah Md. Ishtiaq Arif, Bhanga Upazila Awami League Acting President Saifur Rahman Miron and General Secretary Akramuzzaman Raja were present. Earlier, on Tuesday night, Chandra Union…

Imtiaz Uddin Ahmed Ifti, a student of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute, was building a house in Harbaid Purbapara village of Gazipur metropolis. Since Ifti was busy with his studies, he entrusted the construction of his house to his uncle. In the middle of the construction, the miscreants demanded extortion from Ifti's uncle. When they did not receive the extortion, they planned to kill Ifti. Ifti was sleeping at night in his village house. The miscreants took this opportunity to kill him by slitting his throat. Five years after the incident, the investigation by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has unraveled the mystery of Ifti's murder. On Tuesday afternoon, PBI's Gazipur District Superintendent of Police Mohammad Maksuder Rahman said that after a long investigation, two people named Mridul Hasan and Farid Ahmed involved in Ifti's murder were arrested on Sunday evening.

A Harirampur Upazila Assistant Land Officer was taken hostage by sand pirates while conducting a mobile court to stop illegal sand mining in the Padma in Dhulshura Union of Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj. He was later rescued by the intervention of the Dohar Upazila Assistant Land Officer. The incident took place on Tuesday evening on the border of the Padma River between Harirampur, Manikganj and Dohar Upazila of Dhaka. Harirampur Upazila Land Officer Tapsi Rabeya said that after receiving information about illegal sand mining in the Padma in Dhulshura Union of Harirampur Upazila, she went to the area on Tuesday afternoon to conduct a mobile court. She was accompanied by three policemen and an Ansar member. After going to the spot, a bulkhead was seized for illegally mining sand in the Padma…

A madrasa student (13) has been accused of sexual abuse in Bauphal, Patuakhali. He died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka National Cancer Research Institute and Hospital around 8:30 pm on Friday. However, the father of the student said that his son died of sexual abuse. He has demanded justice for the madrasa director in this incident. The deceased student was a student of the hefz department of Madinatul Ulum Qawmia Hafezia Noorani Kindergarten Madrasa and Orphanage of Nazirpur Tanterkathi Union. When news of the boy's death spread, the accused Selim Gazi closed the madrasa and fled, according to locals. The boy's family said that after admission, the madrasa director Hafeez Selim Gazi sexually abused him in various ways.…

A hole has been dug in the narrow bridge built over a canal south of Taratia Bazar on the Dewanganj-Sanandbari-Dangdhara road. Vehicles are taking risks every day as there is no alternative road. Locals are demanding that the broken bridge be removed quickly and a wide bridge suitable for the road be built. People from Dewanganj city, including three unions in the north - Dangdhara, Charamkhawa, and Parramrampur - and Rajibpur and Roumari upazilas - travel over the broken bridge every day. The bridge is located on the only road for them to travel in Dewanganj city. Although there is an alternative route to travel to Jamalpur district town, the distance is long. Due to this, they have to take risks to travel between Jamalpur and Dewanganj cities over the broken bridge. Abdul Hai Sarkar of Sanandbari Mugirchar said that several lakhs of people in the northern region…

RAB has arrested a woman on charges of strangling her husband to death over a marital dispute. She was arrested from Mithachara area of Mirsarai police station on Thursday midnight. The arrested woman is named Rumi Akhter (25). She is the daughter of the deceased Md. Tajur of Bazarpara village of Pekua police station in Cox's Bazar. RAB said that Rumi got married to Md. Riduan of the same area a year and a half ago. After marriage, Rumi got involved in a relationship with another man. She used to have a fight with her husband over this. Rumi was arrested in a murder case on August 28. She was released on bail on October 17. After being released from prison, the couple again had a dispute over an extramarital affair. Due to this, last…

A Bangladeshi was injured in BSF firing at the Barachhara border in Tahirpur, Sunamganj. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at the border of Burungachhara village in Uttar Sreepur union of the upazila. The injured person is Md. Delwar Hossain, son of Md. Rashed Mia of Burungachhara village. It is learned that on Friday afternoon, Hanufa Begum, a resident of Burungachhara village in Uttar Sreepur union of Tahirpur, went to take a bath in a hilly stream along the zero line of the border. Hanufa Begum had an argument with BGB members of Barachhara BOP over this. At one stage, a BSF patrolling member arrived at the spot and hit the woman with a stick. In this incident, the villagers started throwing bricks and stones at the BSF members. BSF members also chased the Bangladeshi citizens. Later…

Miscreants shot a motorcycle rider in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet. The rider was shot and two others were injured. The incident took place at around 8 pm on Tuesday in the Muluk Nagar area between Dhalarpar and Gachghar villages of East Islampur Union of Companiganj. The injured are motorcycle rider Saddam Hossain (32), son of the deceased Lal Mia of Khairgaon village of East Islampur Union of the upazila, and Nazir Mia (34), son of the deceased Moti Mia of the same village. Sadek Mia, a relative of the injured Saddam Hossain, said that the locals rescued the injured and first admitted them to Companiganj Upazila Hospital and later to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. The injured Nazir said that they were carrying passengers on the motorcycle. On their way home at night, a group of people…