At least eight workers have died after toxic gas spread at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The government has formed a probe committee over the incident, said Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
Police have recovered the hanging body of a police constable named Ataul Kabir from a residential hotel in Cox's Bazar town. The body was recovered on Friday, August 14, from room 401 on the fourth floor of Dhaka Hotel in the bus terminal area of the town.
The administration has taken extensive security measures in Gopalganj to avoid any untoward incidents and maintain overall law and order in the district ahead of August 15. In addition to district police, five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), RAB, APBn and other law enforcement agencies have been deployed.
All CNG filling stations in Brahmanbaria have been shut down due to a severe gas crisis, causing immense suffering for passengers as CNG-run auto-rickshaws have become scarce.
Leaders and activists of the banned Awami League held a torch rally and protest in Banshkhali, Chattogram, under the party's banner. At least 50 activists are believed to have taken part in the rally. When police teams arrived at the scene after learning of the rally, the participants had already fled.
The Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association (BSBRA) has announced compensation of Tk 10 lakh for the family of each worker killed in the explosion and toxic gas leak at Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The Bangladesh Ship Recycling Board (BSRB) has also ordered a temporary shutdown of all operations at the yard.