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Landslides in hill tracks: communication in Dhaka-Chattogram road interrupted
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02 Jul 2024, 09:51
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Road communication with Dhaka and Chattogram has been interrupted due to landslides in Sapmara area of Alutila in Khagrachari due to heavy rainfall.
The landslide happened on Tuesday (July 2) around 5 am. Traffic has stopped due to accumulation of mud on the road.
The passengers of the night coach leaving from Dhaka to Chattogram were stranded. Passengers travelling to Dhaka and Chattogram have suffered. Fire service workers are working to remove soil from the road.
Apart from this, road communication with Langadu in Rangamati has been closed in the headquarters area of Dighinala-Langadu road. Merung market has sunk.
About 25 villages have been flooded in Merung Union and Kabakhali Union of Dighinala due to continuous rain. Due to continuous rain, the water level of Myinee river has increased and caused floods. Traffic is also closed on the Rangamati-Khagrachari road.
Leader of Khagrachari Fire Service Civil Defense Md. Jasimuddin said that the work of removing soil is underway in Sapmara area. However, there is a risk of landslides at some other places on the Alutila road. It is raining in Khagrachari. Vehicles will not be able to pass through the submerged roads until the rain stops.
Apart from this, the low-lying areas of the district are getting flooded due to heavy rains and landslides. Water is also entering the house.
Meanwhile, the special weather forecast for inland river ports till 9 am on Tuesday (July 2) says, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Pabna, Rangpur, Bogura, Mymensingh, Jessore, Kushtia, Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet may experience rain or thundershowers with gusty or gale force winds at a speed of 45 to 60 km per hour from south or south-west direction.
River ports in these areas have been asked to display warning signal number 1.
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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.
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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.
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On Monday (June 10) at around 12:30 noon, their bodies were recovered about 7 and a half hours after the landslide.
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After the incident, Fire Service, CSIC staff along with locals conducted rescue operations in search of the missing persons, but they were not found. Later, the army joined the rescue operation.
Jahangir Alam, Ward Councilor No. 35 of CSIC said, 'There were two families living in the collapsed house. Six members of two families were trapped under the collapsed house. Police, Fire Service and we came and rescued three members of a family and sent them to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. Apart from this, a team of the army started working at the spot in search of the rest of the same family who were buried under the dune collapse. At one stage, the bodies of Karim and his wife and child were recovered. The incident is very shocking.
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The deceased were identified as Elias (31) son of Md Zafar Ahmed, Ishaque (54) son of Zafar Ahmed and Firoz Khan (18) Md Ismail's son from camp-3's E block.
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Shima bites, cuts apart her husband's tongue!
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The incident took place at Patibila village in Chaugachha upazila on Monday afternoon (June 10). The injured was identified as Sohag, son of Mozammel Haque of that village.
According to Sohag's family, there was a quarrel between Sohag and his wife Shima Khatun around 12:30 pm. At one stage, Shima Khatun bit her husband's tongue and cut it apart. Later, family members rescued Sohag and took him to Chougachha Upazila Health Complex. At that time, the duty doctor referred him to Jashore General Hospital for better treatment.
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Train schedule disruption on first day of Eid journey
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As a result, thousands of homebound passengers have suffered. There is a long wait at the station in the scorching heat. Those who bought tickets on the 2nd June are returning home today.
On Wednesday (June 12) at 8:30 am, a crowd of people was seen at Kamalapur railway station. On the first day of the Eid journey, such a crowd has gathered at the station due to the train schedule disaster. Mentioning that the railway is passing through a transitional period due to heat wave, mango special train and several development projects, the station manager said that the delay of the railway will be over soon.
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The first Eid special train of the day 'Dewanganj Eid Special' was scheduled to leave Dhaka station at 9:25 am, but the train left Dhaka station at 10:25 am by delaying one hour.
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