Our Correspondent
Two fingers of a local trader were cut off by his rivals during a clash over dredging sand from Kirtinasa River in Mirasar village of Zajira upazila on Friday.
The victim Jalil Tepar, 50, a local trader of raw material, was sent to Dhaka for treatment along with his wife Nasima Begum, 40, and uncle Hamed who were also injured during the clash.
A group of local influential people were dredging sand from Kirtinasa by installing pipe line on Jalil’s land for past seven days, Jalil’s brother Sobhan said.
A scuffle took place when Jalil obstructed them from using his land to dredge sand from the river,he said.
Their land was losing fertility and was caving in due to the dredging of sand, he stated. Officer-in-Charge of Zajira Police Station Ajharul Islam said after being informed, police rushed to the spot and controlled the situation. No case has been filed over the matter, he said.
Virus-infected police OC removed after raid with murder suspect in Noakhali
Our Correspondent
Police authorities in Noakhali have removed Sonaimuri Police OC Abdus Samad after he went on a raid with a suspect in tow despite being infected with COVID-19.
The police officer was sent to a temporary COVID-19 hospital set up in the Sadar Upazila’s Shahid Bhulu Stadium after being relieved of his duties on Thursday, Superintendent Alamgir Hossain told our correspondent.
He has been replaced by Feni Police Inspector Muhammed Gias Uddin.
Samad began displaying symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, and his sample was subsequently sent to Noakhali’s Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College for testing on Jun 9. The result came back positive on Jun 15.
Although he should have been in isolation in line with the health directives, Samad instead conducted a raid to recover illegal firearms in Sonaimuri Police Station area with murder suspect Mir Hossain Mira, 20, by his side, SP Alamgir said. “Apart from Mira, several police officers also came in contact with him. It has sparked criticism on social media.”
“A police officer has a responsibility to ensure that people follow the law. But Samad himself flouted the rules and neglected his duties. His actions have brought disrepute upon the police which is why measures have been taken against him.”
Our Correspondent, Kishoreganj
Members of Repid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man allegedly for derogatory posts on the Prime Minister and cabinet Ministers on his Facebook page on Thursday night from Gachihata Bazar in Katiadi Upazila of Kishoreganj.
The arrested is Shiblu Miah (36), son of MD. Kenu Miah hailed from Desh kahnia village of Katiadi Upazila.
RAB officials told the New Nation that detained Shiblu Miah used to make derogatory remarks and spread propagandas against PM and others Cabinet Ministers by opening a Facebook Id as Zia Soinik Dal , Katiadi Upazila Unit.
2 Islami bank officials test positive for
coronavirus in Satkhira
Our Correspondent
Two officials of Islami Bank tested positive for coronavirus in the district on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 87.
Satkhira Civil Surgeon, said Dr Joyonto Sarkar, said Asadul Islam, 45, principal officer of Khulna Daulatpur branch Islami Bank and a resident of Kalaroa upazila and Shahin Hossain, 35, proncipal officer of Islami Bank Khulna Zonal office and a resident of Kaliganj upazila, were found infected with the virus.
Already, local administration have put the houses of the two bank officials under lockdown and red flags were also hoisted atop their houses.
A total of 87 people have so far been diagnosed with coronavirus in the district till Thursday.
Cop dies of Covid-19 in Bogura
Our Correspondent
A police constable died from coronavirus at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Foysal Alam, hailing from Raninagar village in Godagari of Rajshahi and a constable atached to Naruli Police Outpost of Bogura Sadar.
Sonaton Chakraborty, additional superintendent (media) of Bogura Police, said Foysal was taken first to Bogura Police Hospital following chest pain around 1am.
As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the SZRMC hospital where he died around 2:45am.
After his death, his sample tested positive, said the official.
So far 8,496 policemen were infected with coronavirus across the country until Friday.
“Among the total infections, 2,050 policemen were attached to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) alone till the date,” said sources at the Police Headquarters.
Among them 4,811 policemen made recovery.
Meanwhile, 27 cops and one civilian member of the law enforcement agency died of Covid-19 till date, the sources added.
Bangladesh on Friday recorded 45 deaths from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,388.
The number of total COVID-19 patients also surged to 105,537 to as the health authorities confirmed the detection of 3,243 new cases across the country during the same period.
