Three employees of Fulganzi Upazila Parishad in Feni have been temporarily suspended over the embezzlement of around Tk 51 lakh by forging 26 government cheques from the upazila's revenue fund.
After nine days of heavy rainfall, floodwaters in Cox's Bazar began receding on Monday, July 13, as no significant rain was recorded from Sunday night through Monday morning. The district administration has published a preliminary damage assessment, with officials stating that the actual scale of damage will become clearer after on-the-ground verification once waters fully recede.
The bodies of four fishermen have been recovered after a trawler capsized in the deep sea off Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar, while one fisherman remains missing.
A stone-like object was seen falling in front of a vehicle in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's security convoy during his Barishal visit on Monday morning, July 13. The incident occurred around 8:30 am on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in the Sadhur Bridge bus stand area of Madaripur. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, and police are investigating whether it was accidental or intentional.
An internet service provider's office in Chattogram's Chakbazar area was attacked by armed miscreants on Monday afternoon, July 13, who vandalised the premises and looted Tk 35 lakh. Before the attack, the owner was demanded Tk 2 crore as a one-time payment and Tk 10 lakh per month to continue his business, according to the owner's complaint. Police said the attackers are associates of Sazzad Ali, a fugitive gangster based abroad.
Four bogies of the Intercity Ekota Express train derailed in the Dohorshola area of Lalpur upazila, Natore, on Monday afternoon, July 13, suspending rail communication between Dhaka and North Bengal. However, train services on the Khulna-bound route remain normal.