Despite there being no charges or cases, why did Jubo Dal leader Touhidul Islam have to die in the custody of the joint forces? This is the question being asked by the family of the deceased and the residents of Italla village in Cumilla Sadar Upazila.
Cumilla Trauma Center itself is in trauma, as the locals describe it. Despite being inaugurated twice under the governments of both the Awami League and BNP, it has remained non-functional for nearly two decades. Residents argue that political rivalry has led to the waste of a crucial public service institution, which was built with taxpayer money. The trauma center, strategically located along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Daudkandi, Cumilla, was established in 2006 with the noble goal of providing emergency medical care to road accident victims. However, no medical services have ever been fully operational there. Currently, only a nominal outpatient department exists, offering minimal treatment for general ailments.
Over the past decade, at least seven people have been killed and over a hundred injured due to violence by teenage gangs in Cumilla city. Many gang members have also sustained injuries during fights among themselves.
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In Brahmanpara, Cumilla, five people have been murdered in separate incidents over the past two and a half months. Between August 22 and November 3 of this year, five murders occurred in different incidents. Among them, two murders took place on consecutive days, November 2 and November 3. The remaining three incidents occurred in August and September.