News in Brief (2022-04-04)

Worker dies falling off bldg in Jhenidah

JHENIDAH, Apr 03: A construction worker died as he fell from an under construction building of a college in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Selim, 21, son of Tachhu Mondol of Amnura village under Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj. Witnesses said, "Selim fell off the under-construction building of Kotchandpur Govt K M H Degree College and sustained serious injuries". He was rushed to Kotchandpur upazila health complex where doctors referred him to Jashore Sadar Hospital. Selim succumbed to his injuries on way to Jashore, said Kotchandpur police station Officer-in-Charge M Moinuddin. — UNB

Tk 0.1m fined for illegal sand lifting

RANGPUR, Apr 03 (BSS): A mobile court fined two persons Taka 0.1 million (one lakh) for illegally lifting sand from the river Jamuneswari at Milanpur and Barobala areas in Mithapukur upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon. Getting allegations from locals about illegally extracting sand from the river by some people, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Mithapukur upazila and Executive Magistrate Mahmud Hasan Mridha led the mobile court with assistance of police and other officials. During the two separate raids, the mobile court fined one Masud Rana Taka 50,000 and another Moksedul Momin Taka 50,000 for their involvement in illegally extracting sand from the river. "We will continue conducting similar raids to stop illegal sand lifting activities from different rivers in Mithapukur upazila in the future," the Executive Magistrate told local reporters. — BSS

10 feet long python rescued

BAGERHAT, Apr 03: A 10-feet long python was rescued from a vegetable field in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday. The python weighing 12 Kg was rescued from the field in sluice gate area adjacent to Gabtala Bazar in the upazila. "The python got trapped in a net set around the field of a local trader named Delwar Hossain", said Md Sadik Mahmud, station officer of Sarankhola range of Sundarbans East Forest Department. After being informed, members of Wild Team, a wild life conservation organisation, rescued the python and it was released in Sarankhola range area of the forest later, he said. The python might have crossed the Baleswar River and entered the locality in search of food, said the forest department officer. — UNB