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Masum Hossain

  • Bogura district correspondent

Different statements by dom, doctor on rape signs on bodies of Ganapati Chakravarty’s wife, daughter
Different statements by dom, doctor on rape signs on bodies of Ganapati Chakravarty’s wife, daughter
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Different statements by dom, doctor on rape signs on bodies of Ganapati Chakravarty’s wife, daughter

Bablu Kumar Biswas, assistant professor of the Forensic Medicine Department of Rangpur Medical College Hospital, has said that there are no signs of rape on the bodies of the deceased mother and daughter of retired teacher Ganapati Chakravarty of Machuapara in Rangpur city. On the other hand, a mortuary worker (dom) has told Views Bangladesh that the mother and daughter may have been raped before the murder.

Tk30cr court project planned on land locked in 13-year dispute in Shahzadpur
Tk30cr court project planned on land locked in 13-year dispute in Shahzadpur
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Tk30cr court project planned on land locked in 13-year dispute in Shahzadpur

A long-running land dispute involving the Shahzadpur Chowki Court has resurfaced after the Public Works Department (PWD) prepared a site plan for a Tk 30.10 crore court building and judges' residential project on land whose ownership is still under litigation.

Long queue of trucks at Banglabandha land port, trade grows but so does suffering
Long queue of trucks at Banglabandha land port, trade grows but so does suffering
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Long queue of trucks at Banglabandha land port, trade grows but so does suffering

A long queue of cargo trucks. One truck behind another. Some drivers have been waiting for a day, some for two days at the port entrance. Some trucks carry garment factory waste, some carry husk, while others carry fibreglass and various other goods. Their destinations are Nepal, India or Bhutan. However, before reaching their destinations, the cargo trucks have to wait for hours at the border.

Rotten chillies openly sold at Panchagarh market, consumers at health risk
Rotten chillies openly sold at Panchagarh market, consumers at health risk
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Rotten chillies openly sold at Panchagarh market, consumers at health risk

Before dawn, the chilli market is set up — piles of good-quality dry chillies on one side and stacks of rotten ones on the other. As light breaks, the Kaliganj market in Panchagarh's Boda upazila bustles with buyers and sellers. Traders from various districts buy dry chillies, and by 9am, most of the business is done. The concern is that rotten dry chillies are openly sold here with significant demand, putting consumers at risk.

Leaving home for earning bread, day labourers return in coffin
Leaving home for earning bread, day labourers return in coffin
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Leaving home for earning bread, day labourers return in coffin

Dawn had not yet fully broken. After offering the Fajr prayer, they walked toward the Erulia labour market—some with a towel draped over their shoulders, others carrying a small bag with the few belongings they owned.

Enayetpur police killings: Survivors recall horror two years on
Enayetpur police killings: Survivors recall horror two years on
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Enayetpur police killings: Survivors recall horror two years on

Two years after 15 policemen were bludgeoned to death by anti-government protesters at Enayetpur Police Station, the screams of that afternoon still echo for those who witnessed it. An elderly woman living directly behind the station in Sirajganj says she still hears the cries of dying officers in her sleep. Her seven- and eight-year-old granddaughters wake up screaming "save me, save me, I'm dying" in the middle of the night, unable to shake the trauma of what they saw.

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