Explosion at gas cylinder shop in Chattogram leaves 10 burnt
Ten workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a gas cylinder shop in a market in Chandanaish, Chattogram, on Wednesday (September 17) morning. The incident occurred around 8am.
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Highway, railway blockade in Gazipur underway
Diploma engineers and students of polytechnic institutes staged protests in Gazipur on Tuesday by blocking the railway lines, halting train services on the Dhaka–Rajshahi and Dhaka–Mymensingh routes for about two hours. They have also announced a blockade programme on highways and railway tracks in Gazipur from 10am on Wednesday.
6 bogies of Padmarag train derail in Rangpur; train services suspended
Six bogies of the passenger Padmarag commuter train derailed at Pirgacha railway station in Rangpur on Tuesday afternoon, leading to a complete halt of train services connecting Rangpur with the rest of the country.
Nuruzzaman arrested in Sylhet for stabbing son to death
Nuruzzaman, accused of fatally stabbing his son, Mohammad Shahed, was arrested on Tuesday evening by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the South Surma area of Sylhet. Alongside him, his second wife, Anwara Begum, was also taken into custody from a residential hotel in the same locality.
Rajbari shrine attack: 8 accused confess in court
Police have so far arrested 24 individuals in two separate cases filed over the attack, vandalism, looting, arson, burning of corpse, murder, and assault on police at the shrine of Nurul Haque alias Nural Pagla in Goalanda, Rajbari.
Faridpur protesters suspend blockade till Saturday
Protesters in Faridpur have temporarily suspended their ongoing blockade of highways and railways, which was initiated to protest the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies and demand the restoration of previous boundaries. The announcement came today, Tuesday, September 16.
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