Jamuna floods several villages

Sirajganj: Hundreds of houses of seven villages and crops of around three hundred hectors of land under Chouhali upazila in Sirajganj district were inundated due to the Jamuna river overflowing in Chouhali upazila, reports UNB.

Hundreds of families of these areas, living near the bank of the river, were found being surrounded by the waterlogging while others whose houses were engulfed in the river, are spotted living under the open sky, causing immense suffering to the people.

Many families shifted their houses from their previous residence in those villages including Brahmangram and Arkandi village. Not only were the houses and roads of the villages destroyed, over 3 hectares of crops along 6 kilometers of the upazila were ruined in the monsoon flooding.

In the space of only two months this is the second flood to occur in the region under Enayetpur Police Station, triggering panic of being eroded down the water body to the inmates.

The river erosion has gone up due to continuous increase in the Jamuna river for last seven days said Engineer of Sirajganj Water Development Board Rafiqul Islam adding that concerned ministry has sanctioned TK 5 crores for embankment that if implemented, would reduce the flooding in the area.

2 held with fake notes in Natore   

Natore: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 4.40 lakh in Singra municipality area on Sunday night, reports UNB.

The arrestees are Samad Mollah and Kisman Sarker, residents of Agpara area. Major Sibli Mostafa, camp commander of Rab-5, said Samad and Kisman gave the money to rice trader Kanchan Paul for business purpose.

On suspicion, Kanchan informed the matter to the municipality mayor. Later, the mayor called the accused at his office and informed the matter to Rab members.

A team of the elite force arrested them from mayor’s office, said the Rab official.

Rickshaw van puller found dead

Bagura: Police on Sunday recovered the body of a rickshaw van puller from an abandoned place at Dhappara village in Shahzahanpur upazila in the district on Sunday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Mojnu Mia, 35, son of Mahmudul Hasan of Talpukurpara village in the upazila. Victim’s elder brother Jahangir Alam said Majnu went missing on Saturday night.

Later, his body was found under a tree at an abandoned place in the morning.

Officer-in-charge of Shajahanpur police station Zia Latiful Islam said he might have been killed in an attack by some miscreants.