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Sylhet drowned in heavy rain, Eid joy declined
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17 Jun 2024, 18:08
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Sylhet city is flooded due to heavy rains. Several low-lying areas including suburbs of the city, Sobhanighat, Jamtala, Taltala have been submerged. The main road from Chowkidekhi to the airport is also submerged.
Water started entering the houses and shops of many people. For that, the city dwellers are in trouble while celebrating the holy Eid-ul-Adha. The joy of Eid turned into sadness.
On Monday (June 17) the rain started from 4 am and continues till 8:30 am.
It can be seen that, many people are not able to perform sacrifice animal because of not getting a dry place. Cows and goats are tied in the water. Apart from this, the flood situation has worsened in various upazilas of the district.
Meanwhile, the main Eid congregation was held at Shahi Eidgah in Sylhet at 8 am with heavy rain. Lakhs of worshipers participate in this Jamaat every year but this time was an exception. Not only the Shahi Eidgah, every mosque and Eidgah was in the same condition. At 8:00 am, water entered the Masjid in the police line.
Similarly, Eidgahs and mosques in several areas including Majortila, Kadamtoli, Airport Road, Uposhahar, Sobhanighat were disrupted due to water entering.
According to Sylhet Meteorological Office, Sylhet recorded 86 mm rainfall from 6 am to 9 am.
Sylhet Water Development Board says that the water of Surma river is flowing below the danger level at Sylhet point but it is flowing 72 cm above the danger level at Kanaighat point.
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Flood situation worsens in Sylhet marooning 5 lakh people
More than 100 villages in five upazilas of Sylhet district have been inundated due to incessant rains and onrush of water from India. Crops on 5,601 hectares of land in the district have been submerged in the flood waters. In such a situation, all the tourist centers of Sylhet have been declared closed. 5 lakh 33 thousand people have become waterlogged. A total of 547 shelters have been opened. New areas of Sylhet city are being flooded.
On Friday (May 31), it was seen, after Gowainghat, Companiganj, Jaintapur and Kanaighat upazilas of the district, the low-lying areas of Zakiganj and Golapganj upazilas have been inundated. Sylhet-Tamabil road submerged in flood waters. Road communication with the district headquarters has been closed with Gowainghat Upazila Sadar.
Meanwhile, local residents have become panicked as water has started entering in the low-lying areas of Sylhet city. Flood waters have entered Taltala, Kazirbazar, Upashahar, Sobhanighat, Masimpur, Mendibagh and Alampur areas of the city.
According to the Sylhet Met Office, the rainfall in Sylhet has more than doubled this month. In May last year, it had rained 330 mm. In May, it rained 705 mm. Earlier, during the devastating floods of 2022, Sylhet recorded 839 mm of rainfall in May.
According to Sylhet district administration sources, about 5 lakh 33 thousand 202 people have been marooned in seven upazilas of Sylhet district. A total of 547 shelters have already been opened. Of these, 4,802 people have taken shelter in 349 cyclone centres in seven upazilas. Among the flooded upazilas, the district administration has allocated rice, dry food and money in Kanaighat, Jaintapur, Gowainghat, Companiganj and Zakiganj.
Prices of all types of vegetables hiked
The vegetable market is on the rise again after a series of hikes in the heatwave. In the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, the kitchen market in the capital has become unstable.
No vegetables are available below Tk 60 to Tk 70. Carrots and tomatoes are being sold at Tk 100 per kg. The Green chillies are being sold at Tk 200-220 per kg.
The price of eggs is also increasing. Last week, the price of eggplant, which was sold at Tk 80-100 per kg, are being sold between Tk 40-60.
Although imported from India, the price of onion is not decreasing. The onion's are being sold at Tk 75-80 per kg.
Although beef and mutton were sold at higher prices, the price of chicken has gone down slightly.It is being sold Tk 180-190 per kg.
Not only that, all types of spices have increased without any logical reason. The price Cardamom is increased by Tk 1000 per kg.
The common people are struggling to maintain the family due to the high prices of daily commodities. On the other hand, there are enough vegetables in the market, but traders have various excuses behind the price hike. They said prices have increased due to reduced supply due to rain.
Consumers demand to keep the prices of essential commodities tolerable through regular market monitoring.
Train services on Benapole-Mongla route set to begin today
Finally, the wait is going to end for the people of the south, another door of possibilities is going to be opened in the country's tourism industry. The Benapole-Khulna-Mongla rail line has been completed at a cost of Tk 4,225 crore, although the cost of the project was initially fixed at Tk 1,721 crore.
After a long wait of 13 and a half years, a commuter train will start operation on Benapole-Mongla route from Saturday (June 1). The train going to inaugurate the new route has been named 'Khulna Betna Express'.
The train will run on the route every day except Tuesday.
Construction Project Director and Additional Chief Engineer, Ariful Islam said Khulna-Mongla Port Railway with the aim and objective of establishing the existing network of the country's railway with Mongla, the second largest seaport of Bangladesh, establishing rail communication between Mongla Port and neighboring countries, attracting tourists to enjoy the natural beauty of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, facilitating comfortable travel by rail up to Mongla Port, expanding the railway network and increasing the revenue of Bangladesh Railway The project has been implemented.
He said that regular train movement on the Mongla-Benapole route will start from June 1 with the old trains, but new trains will be added to this route after the Eid ul-Adha and the number of trains will also increase.
149 bhori gold ornaments disappeared from bank locker in Chattogram
A client's 149 bhori gold ornaments have disappeared from the locker of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited at Chawkbazar in Chattogram.
The client, Rokeya Akter Bari, claims that it was a theft and bank officials were involved.
In this context, Rokeya Bari's son Dr. Riyad Mohammad Marzouk claims that the bank officials tried to assure them that they have formed an investigation team to investigate the incident and will reveal the exact facts within seven days. Apart from this, although no complaint was filed, the incident was verbally reported to the police.
When asked about this, the police said that Rokeya Bari is a resident of Beverly Hill area of the city and a customer of Islami Bank.
According to Rokeya, 'I have been using the locker and account at Islami Bank's Chawkbazar branch for the past 17 years. On 29 May, at 1:30pm, I went to the bank to retrieve some gold jewellery. When I requested the officer in charge of the lockers to open, he found my allocated locker already open. I was stunned by this.'
Ali Uddin Akbar, OC of Chawkbazar police station, said that there is no CCTV camera in the locker room. We visited the spot and collected primary evidence. The victim and her son wanted to report to the police station. But we have asked to file a criminal case due to the seriousness of the incident.
Doctor Riyad Mohammad Marzooq said that his mother has been using the locker to keep her gold jewelery at Chawkbazar branch of Islami Bank since 2007. Went to the bank around 12 noon on Wednesday and requested the in-charge of the locker room to see her locker. His mother has the original key of the locker and another duplicate key is kept by In-charge.
He said, 'They both entered the locker room. Then the in-charge first saw that my mother's locker was open. Later my mother checked the locker and informed the bank officials about the missing of gold ornaments.'
A senior official of Islami Bank, on condition of anonymity, said that,'Whether the incident at the Chawkbazar branch is a case of theft, missing or any other incident is under investigation. A senior official of the bank will visit the scene on Sunday to investigate the matter.'
An official of the bank said the vault is insured.
Victim's son Riyad Mohammad Marzuq said, 'People keep their hard-earned money at banks for extra security. If such incidents happen through the bank authorities, then who can be trusted? Whether it is a bank official or an outsider, I want the culprits to be identified and punished.'
Kolkata CID takes Siam into custody: DMP commissioner
Kolkata Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken Siam, an accused in MP Anar murder case, into custody.
The DMP commissioner said this on Friday (June 7).
He said Siam has taken into custody by the CID of India. The interrogation continues. Further action will be taken after the decision of the investigators of the two countries.
DB Lalbagh discovers counterfeit money factory in Dhaka
A fake currency factory has been found in Donia area of Kadamtali in the capital. Fake notes Tk 1.5 crore were recovered from the spot.
DB porvided such information after arresting four members of the gang in a raid on Saturday morning (June 8).
DB's Lalbagh Division Deputy Commissioner Mashiur Rahman, who led the raid, said the syndicate of fake currency traders has become active centering the upcoming Eid ul-Adha.
Preparations were already underway to spread fake notes of about two crore taka at the field level around Eid.
Lekayat Hossain Zakir, the mastermind, has also sold some money at the wholesale level. Earlier, he was arrested by DB in 2020 for the same crime.
Zakir said that earlier the demand for 500-1000 notes was high, but now the demand for small notes is high. He used to sell one lakh bundles of Tk 1,000 for a maximum of Tk 8,000. He also printed the Indian rupee.
BCL activist shot in head, accused Farabi arrested
Police arrested Hasan Al Farabi Joy, the prime accused in the murder case of Bangladesh students League (BCL) activist Ashraful Rahman Ijaz in Brahmanbaria.
He was arrested on Saturday (June 8) morning.
Earlier on Thursday night, a murder case was filed against 16 people. The father of the deceased, Haji Md. Aminur Rahman filed the case.
The main accused Farabi, a master's student at Brahmanbaria Government College and the expelled vice-president of the district unit of BSL. Farabi's father Yakub Ali is a teacher of Sonargaon University in Dhaka.
The incedent took place on June 5 during the voting for the post of Sadar Upazila Parishad chairman.
During the time of voting Ijaz got into an argument with Jalal Hossain Bhuiyan, former Vice President of Brahmanbaria at the polling station.
The argument escalated when Jalal pushed Ashraful out of the queue when he tried to cast his vote. The accused, led by Jalal, threatened Ashraful.
When they reached the road in front of Jamal Mia's house at College Para around 6:15 pm, Jalal and the accused stopped Ashraful and his friends with pistols, machetes and various local weapons. Jalal handed over the pistol in his hand to Hasan and ordered Ashraful to be shot dead. Hasan Al Farabi shot Ashraful on the left side of his head with a pistol. He was taken to Brahmanbaria General Hospital.
